Men's Golf Places 11th At Ron Smith Invitational
Grant Sturgeon fired a final round 74 to finish in a tie for 19th place.
 

February 27, 2000

TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Louisville men's golf team opened the 2000 portion of its schedule with an 11th place showing at the Ron Smith Invitational hosted by the University of South Florida. The Cardinals' three-day total of 897 placed them in a tie with Wichita State University, 34 shots behind team champion Florida Southern.

The Cards put one golfer in the top 20 as sophomore Grant Sturgeon fired a final round 74 to finish in a tie for 19th place with Ramiro Perez of Jacksonville State.

Sturgeon's 54-hole total of 221 (+8) earned him a top 20 finish for just the second time in his collegiate career.

Colorado State transfer Geoff Nuwash rebounded from an opening round 77 on Friday to finish in a tie for 33rd place with two other golfers at 12-over-par.

Freshman Ryan Hurley, who opened Sunday's action tied for 20th place, ballooned to a final round 80 and finished 42nd.

The Cardinals return to action in two weeks traveling to Ocala, Fla. for the Silver Springs Shores Invitational.

Ron Smith Invitational
Tampa, Fla. 

TEAM SCORES
1.  Florida Southern         292-284-287 = 863
2.  Columbus State           292-292-292 = 876
3.  Austin Peay State        304-288-289 = 881
4.  Central Florida          297-291-298 = 886
    Middle Tennessee State   299-293-294 = 886
6.  South Florida            297-296-296 = 889
7.  Troy State               302-295-293 = 890
    Virginia Commonwealth    299-294-297 = 890
9.  Arkansas State           304-298-290 = 892
10. Southern Mississippi     300-297-297 = 894
11. Wichita State            300-295-302 = 897
    LOUISVILLE               299-295-303 = 897
13. Florida Atlantic         305-297-298 = 900
14. Jacksonville State       299-308-295 = 902
15. Tulane                   294-305-307 = 906
16. Memphis                  301-300-314 = 915
17. Chattanooga              315-311-304 = 930
18. Marquette                311-318-305 = 934


U of L 299-295-303 = 897 (t-11th of 18 teams)
t-19. Grant Sturgeon      71-76-74 = 221 (+8)
t-33. Geoff Nuwash        77-73-75 = 225 (+12)
t-42. Ryan Hurley         74-73-80 = 227 (+14)
t-54. Steven Hassett      77-73-79 = 229 (+16)
t-76. Chris Campbell      81-79-75 = 235 (+22)

 

 

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