Marquette University
Persimmon Ridge Intercollegiate
Golf Team Takes Ninth At Persimmon Ridge
10/19/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 19, 1999
LOUISVILLE - The Marquette University golf team finished ninth this afternoon at the University of Louisville?s Persimmon Ridge Intercollegiate Tournament at Persimmon Ridge Golf Club. Led by junior Mark Wentz, the Golden Eagles shot a two-round score of 613 to tie Ball State for ninth place. Notre Dame captured the team title with a 17-over-par 593.
Wentz shot a 73 on both days of competition, finishing with a two-over 146 that was good for fourth place among the 90 individual finishers. Tim Jacobs also turned in a strong performance, finishing in a nine-way tie for 26th place with a score of 152, which was eight over par. Western Kentucky's Eric Mason won the individual title by shooting a two-under par 142. He was one of only two players under par during the two-day event.
Marquette next competes at Tulane?s Deep South Intercollegiate Tournament on Oct. 25-26.
Final Results - Team 1. Notre Dame 301-292=593, 2. Western Kentucky 300-295=595, T3. Morehead State 294-308=602, T3. Ohio 298-304=602, 5. Louisville 306-297=603, 6. Cincinnati 300-305=605, 7. Kentucky 304-305=609, 8. Illinois 307 304=611, T9. MARQUETTE 307-306=613, T9. Ball State 307-306=613, 11. Marshall 306-310=616, 12. Saint Louis 307-310=617, 13. Wisconsin 321-297=618, 14. Eastern Kentucky 314-306=620, 15. Akron 310-311=621, 16. Youngstown State 314-310=624, 17. Murray State 320-306-626, 18. DePaul 303-326=629.
Marquette Finishers 4. Mark Wentz 73-73=146, T26. Tim Jacobs 74-78=152, T50. Edvins Erkmanis 80-76=156, T77. Scott Cole 82 79=161, T77. Marc Fisher 80-81=161
