Men’s Golf Brief
By Daily Bruin Staff
May 31, 2001 9:00 p.m.
The men’s golf team finished the second round of the NCAA
Championships in 17th place with a 15-over par score of 591. This
means the men are no longer in contention for the NCAA title
because after the first two rounds, the tournament drops the bottom
half of the 30-team field. The Bruins were just one stroke out of
qualifying range, because three teams tied for 14th place with a
score of 590.
Junior Parker McLachlin, however, will continue playing as an
individual. To qualify as an individual he needed to be one of the
top nine golfers playing for teams that didn’t qualify.
McLachlin shot a 2-over par 74 on Wednesday, but shot a 3-under 69
on Thursday to put himself in contention. After the first two
rounds he was second out of the nine individual qualifiers.
Freshman Steve Conway and sophomore J.T. Kohut tied for 61st
place with a total of 149, freshman John Merrick tied for 81st one
stroke behind them at 150, and sophomore Travis Johnson tied for
146th with a score of 157.
Arizona is still in the team lead with a 7-under 569.
Brief compiled by Pauline Vu, Daily Bruin Senior Staff.
