Men's Golf Rallies To Win Johnny Owens Invitational

April 1, 2000

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Junior Chris Campbell fired a 5-under-par 67 in the final round to lead the Louisville men's golf team to a first-place finish Saturday at the Johnny Owens Invitational in Lexington. The win was the first team title for the Cardinals since the 1997-98 season.

Louisville, which entered the final round in third place and two strokes behind Marshall, finished with a three-round total of 876 (286-303-287) to edge Marshall by six strokes.

Campbell placed second overall with a 2-under 214 (71-76-67), while Grant Sturgeon tied for fourth at 218 (71-77-70). Marshall's Sam O'Dell took medalist honors with a 5-under 211.

Johnny Owens Invitational
Lexington, Ky.

TEAM SCORES
1.  LOUISVILLE         876
2.  Marshall           882
3.  Western Kentucky   885
4.  Ohio               889
5.  Morehead           892
6.  Eastern Michigan   889
7.  Xavier             895
8.  Kentucky           901
9.  Miami (Ohio)       903
10. Notre Dame         907
    Ball State         907
    Eastern Kentucky   907
13. Wright State       922
14. Akron              930
    Youngstown State   930
16. Murray State       931


U of L 286-303-287 = 876 (1st of 16 teams)
   2. Chris Campbell   71-76-67 = 214 (-2)
 t-4. Grant Sturgeon   71-77-70 = 218 (+2)
 t-8. Geoff Nuwash     73-75-72 = 220 (+6)
t-18. Danny Baron      71-75-78 = 224 (+8)
t-51. Ryan Hurley      74-78-78 = 230 (+14)

University of Louisville Athletics

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