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Men's Golf Places 11th At Ron Smith Invitational
July 17, 2000 | Men's Golf
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)
