Marquette University Athletics
Golfers to Begin 2004-05 Season
9/10/2004 12:00:00āÆAM | Men's Golf
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The Marquette golf team begins its 2004-05 season with a tournament it has played in regularly. Marquette will be part of the field at the John Piper Intercollegiate in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Tournament Format and Field
Three 18-hole rounds will complete the 2004 John Piper Intercollegiate. The first and second rounds will be held back-to-back on Monday, September 13. The final round will be held on Tuesday, September 15.
Typically, the John Piper Intercollegiate brings some of the best teams in the midwest. Marquette will be in a 14 team field that will compete for the title. Teams will field five golfers with the four best scores of each round going toward the team score.
The Stone Ridge Golf Club
The Stone Ridge Golf Club is an 18 hole course that was designed by Arthur Hills. The greens are relatively small in size and have moderate undulation. The layout is links-style, with open fairways which, like the greens, are also undulating. Water comes into play on six or seven holes in the form of ponds.
The course features some challenging par threes, with two each on the front and back nine. The 200-yard par three fifth is a difficult hole to get the right distance. It is the longest par three on the course.
The course finished with the 510-yard par five 14th, followed by a par four, a par three and two par fours, with the finishing hole measuring 450 yards.
Last Time at the John Piper Intercollegiate
The Golden Eagles came in sixth of 12 teams at last year?s John Piper Intercollegiate. Marquette shot a first round 299 to pace it to a 903, finishing 33 shots behind tournament champion, Oakland.
Colin Christie from Butler shot a 213 to win the tournament by one stroke, at three-under. He paced Butler to a third place finish. Bowling Green placed second on its home course.
Steve Sass was the pacesetter for Marquette. He shot rounds of 75, 73, and 74 to finish in 15th place, nine shots off the lead. Nathan Colson, who won?t participate at this event, shot a team and round best 69 in final round to place 18th at 224.
Joe Weber shot a 228 to place 25th. Mike Bielawski placed 37th with a 231. Kyle Murphy placed 48th with a 235.
Last Season
Joe Weber took the season scoring hold from two-time winner Nathan Colson. Weber Averaged 75.70 over 33 rounds last season. Colson, who still holds Marquette?s all-time scoring record, was just off the pace, averaging 75.71 over 35 rounds.
The pair was closely followed by Kyle Murphy who averaged 75.18.
The Lineup
Participating for Marquette are Kyle Murphy, Ted Gray, Steve Sass, Mike Bielawski and Joe Weber.
Gray is a freshman from Oshkosh, Wis. making his collegiate debut. The others are veterans. Murphy has played the John Piper two other times, carding a career best 227 two years ago. Weber has also played twice, scoring 228 last season. Sass shot a 222 in this event last season, his best at the event. Bielawski, a freshman in 2003-04, made his collegiate debut with a 231.
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