TicketsUC Men's Golf In Second At Butler
Newman, Clodfelder both in the top-10
Contact: Shawn Sell
9/20/2004
Geoff Newman is tied for third at the Butler Fall Invitational. |
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.---With a pair of players in the top-10, the University of Cincinnati men?s golf team is just two strokes out of the team lead at the Butler Fall Invitational, being played at the Eagle Creek Golf Course.
Sophomore Geoff Newman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) is showing the way for the Bearcats, tied for third with a 36-hole total of 141. Newman carded scores of 71 in each of Monday?s two rounds. Junior John Clodfelder (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) also cracked the top-10, tying for eighth after one day with a two-round score of 145. Clodfelder opened the day with a 73, before firing a second round 72.
The team standings show the Bearcats just two strokes back of IUPUI with a score of 585. UC showed its consistency, shooting a team total of 293 in round one, followed by a 292 in the second round. In comparison, IUPUI carded a first round 300, but recovered with a tournament-best 283 in the final 18 holes.
The Bearcats will go for the tournament title when the event wraps up on Tuesday. The final 18 holes are set to get underway with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. CT.
Day One Cincinnati Individual Scores
T3 Geoff Newman 71-71?142
T8 John Clodfelder 73-72?145
T16 Justin Wilson 71-76?147
T40 Adam Fluty 78-74?152
T52 Joe Young 80-75?155
Day One Team Scores
1. IUPUI 300-283?583
2. CINCINNATI 293-292?585
3. Oakland 290-296?586
4. Butler 297-291?588
5. Cleveland State 297-294?591
6. Youngstown State 301-292?593
7. Indianapolis 304-291?595
Wisconsin-Green Bay 297-298?595
9. IPFW 306-299?605
10. Eastern Illinois 308-298?606
11. Morehead State 308-302?610
12. Quincy 304-307?611
13. Southern Indiana 310-305?615
14. Loyola-Chicago 312-311?623