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Men's Golf Team Finishes Third In Season-Opener
July 17, 2000 | Men's Golf
September 5, 1999
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A final round total of 294 (+6) helped the Louisville Cardinal men's golf team jump four places and finish their inaugural tournament under head coach Mark Crabtree third overall at the Gunby Jordan Intercollegiate. The Cards' 294 tied first-place Virginia Tech and ninth-place Georgia Southern for the low score on the final day of the 54-hole tournament.
Three Cardinals posted top 20 finishes led by junior Chris Campbell (Male H.S.) and senior Danny Baron (Trinity). The pair tied for 13th place with a total of 220 (+4) just one shot ahead of teammate Grant Sturgeon and two other golfers who tied for 15th place overall.
"I was pleased with the team's performance in the opener," said Crabtree who guided Colorado State to the NCAA Championships a season ago. "We put ourselves in a position to win on Sunday and that was exciting.
"All five players contributed and that is what we need in each event. We will work hard the next two weeks to get ready for the Kansas Invitational"
Campbell was the model of consistency posting rounds of 74-75-71 while Baron rode a career low 68 in the second round to finish at +4.
Sturgeon's 221 was his low 54-hole total in his brief collegiate career.
The tournament championship went to Virginia Tech at +16 (880) four shots ahead of Mississippi State. the Cardinals finished the tournament one shot behind MSU.
Gunby Jordan Intercollegiate
Columbus, Ga.
TEAM SCORES
1. Virginia Tech 294-292-294 = 880
2. Mississippi State 301-287-296 = 884
3. LOUISVILLE 298-293-294 = 885
4. College of Charleston 296-289-304 = 889
UNC Charlotte 286-300-303 = 889
6. Maryland 291-296-303 = 890
7. South Florida 292-297-302 = 891
8. Vanderbilt 296-297-300 = 893
9. Georgia Southern 299-302-294 = 895
Jacksonville State 296-300-299 = 895
11. Coastal Carolina 305-292-309 = 906
Columbus State 302-299-305 = 906
13. Southern Mississippi 304-302-303 = 909
14. Missouri 304-305-302 = 911
U OF L SCORES
t-13. Chris Campbell 74-75-71 = 220 (+4)
t-13. Danny Baron 78-68-74 = 220 (+4)
t-15. Grant Sturgeon 73-75-73 = 221 (+5)
t-34. Paul Singer 76-75-76 = 227 (+11)
t-48. Matthew Gade 75-76-79 = 230 (+14)
