TicketsMarch 4, 2008
JACKSON, TN - The University of Cincinnati men's golf team overcame the elements to post a ninth-place finish in the second-annual Grover Page Classic hosted by University of Tennessee-Martin. The event which saw wind, rain and snow during periods of the play came to a close on Tuesday (Mar. 4), after the tournament was reduced to 36-holes. The Bearcats placed ninth out of 16 teams, scoring a 310 on the second day to end with a score of 613.
Cincinnati was led by the play of freshman Joe Kastelic (Newton, NC/Fred T. Ford). Kastelic shot a plus-one, 73 on the final day, ending the classic with a score of 148 and a share of 12th place. Behind Kastelic, was junior Alberto Fernandez (Gijorn, Spain/La Corolla) who finished the tournament one shot behind the freshman at 149. Fernandez finished the second-round with a 76 on the final day.
The Bearcats were rounded out by the play of Ryan Cahill (Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson) who shot 79 on day two, to post a score of 154. Blake Tucker (Findlay, OH/Owens CC) and Nick Proud (Middletown, OH/Lakota East) shot an 82 and 84 respectively on the final day.
The Bearcats next play in The Big Four tournament in Burlington, KY on Mar. 27.
Cincinnati, U. of 303 310 613
T 12 Joe Kastelic 75 73 148
T 22 Alberto Fernandez 73 76 149
T 41 Ryan Cahill 75 79 154
T 72 Blake Tucker 80 82 162
T 81 Nick Proud 83 84 167
Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Central Arkansas 295 289 584
2 Lipscomb Univ. 290 295 585
3 Murray State Univ. 293 295 588
Western Illinois U. 296 292 588
5 Tennessee-Martin 291 301 592
6 Tennessee Tech U. 297 298 595
7 Belmont University 299 297 596
8 Tennessee State U. 306 303 609
9 Cincinnati, U. of 303 310 613
10 Southern Indiana 310 306 616
11 Lewis University 308 312 620
12 Morehead State Univ 308 315 623
13 Union University -TN 318 312 630
14 Bradley University 322 321 643
15 Kentucky Wesleyan 323 323 646
16 Chicago State U. 336 329 665