Men's Golf Sits in 12th Place After Two Rounds at the Mercedes-Benz Championship - NUSPORTS.COM

Men's Golf Sits in 12th Place After Two Rounds at the Mercedes-Benz Championship
2/18 -- Tom Johnson is tied for 28th following a par-72 in the second round

Tom Johnson, ranked 21st nationally, fired a 79 and 72 in the first two rounds of the Mercedes-Benz Championship

Feb. 18, 2002

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Following two rounds of play, Northwestern sits in 12th place out of 15 teams at the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship at Sawgrass Country Club, a 6,895-yard, par-72 course. The final 18 holes will be played on Tuesday, beginning at 8 a.m. ET. The tournament is also being presented by American Express Financial Advisors.

Ranked 45th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Collegiate rankings, the Wildcats shot 311 as a team for the first 18 holes and then lowered their second-round score to 301 to sit 25 strokes behind current leader Florida, the defending NCAA national champion. North Florida, the host school, and LSU are in second and third place, respectively.

Sophomore Tom Johnson (Fair Oaks, Calif./Del Campo), who is sitting 21st in this week's Golfweek/Sagarin Collegiate individual rankings, led the 'Cats with a 79 and 72 in his two rounds. Junior Scott Harrington (Portland, Ore./Jesuit) and Flagler College transfer Bjorn Widerstedt (Vasteras, Sweden) sit in respective ties for 32nd and 38th place. Harrington is one stroke behind Johnson (75-77), and Widerstedt (77-76) one stroke behind Harrington.

This tournament features 15 of the nation's top programs from across the nation, including four of the top-10 teams in the Golfweek/Sagarin Collegiate Golf Rankings and four of the top-11 ranked players.

Florida's Camilio Villegas, the country's fifth-ranked player, leads the field after shooting a 7-under-par 137 for the first two rounds.

Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Champ Sawgrass C.C. Ponte Vedra, FL Dates: 02/18 - 02/19 (Today:02-18-2002) Par: 72 Yardage: 6895

Fin. School Scores 1 Florida, U. of 298 287 585 +9 2 North Florida, U. of 303 288 591 +15 3 Louisiana State U. 305 289 594 +18 4 Wake Forest Univ. 299 298 597 +21 Tennessee, Univ. of 307 290 597 +21 6 Augusta State U. 303 295 598 +22 7 Texas, Univ. of 306 294 600 +24 8 North Carolina State 296 306 602 +26 9 North Carolina, U of 310 293 603 +27 10 Georgia State Univ. 309 300 609 +33 11 Duke University 312 299 611 +35 12 Northwestern 311 301 612 +36 13 Florida State Univ. 307 307 614 +38 14 South Carolina 314 302 616 +40 Vanderbilt Univ. 314 302 616 +40

Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Champ Sawgrass C.C. Ponte Vedra, FL Dates: 02/18 - 02/19 (Today:02-18-2002) Par: 72 Yardage: 6895 *- Denotes Individuals

Fin. Name School Scores 1 Camilo Villegas Florida 71 66 137 -7

2 Jason Hartwick Texas 77 64 141 -3

3 Nathan Goulding LSU 73 69 142 -2 Garth Mulroy NC State 71 71 142 -2 Scott Jamieson Augusta St 71 71 142 -2

6 Brandt Snedeker Vanderbilt 74 69 143 -1 John Limanti N. Florida 74 69 143 -1

8 Vince Covello N. Florida 76 69 145 +1

9 Brent Wanner Wk. Forest 75 71 146 +2 Ari Savolainen Florida 76 70 146 +2 J.J. Wall Texas 74 72 146 +2 Jimmy White Tennessee 75 71 146 +2

13 Dustin Bray N Carolina 79 68 147 +3 Ian Parnaby Tennessee 76 71 147 +3

15 Camilo Benedetti Florida 75 73 148 +4 Ramon Bescansa N Carolina 74 74 148 +4 Justin Walters NC State 73 75 148 +4 Garrett Prather LSU 79 69 148 +4

19 Leif Olson Duke 73 76 149 +5 Brandon LaCroix Duke 80 69 149 +5

21 Martin Rominger S Carolina 77 73 150 +6 Brad Schwartz N. Florida 75 75 150 +6 Michael Webb Augusta St 76 74 150 +6 D.J. Fiese Georgia St 74 76 150 +6 Heath West LSU 74 76 150 +6 Ken Lewis Vanderbilt 76 74 150 +6 Allen Thompson Georgia St 75 75 150 +6

28 Tom Johnson N'western 79 72 151 +7 Brent Delahoussaye S Carolina 79 72 151 +7 Bill Haas Wk. Forest 75 76 151 +7 Chris Yoder Wk. Forest 72 79 151 +7

32 Jack Croyle Georgia St 77 75 152 +8 John Klauk Texas 74 78 152 +8 Jay Morgan Wk. Forest 77 75 152 +8 Scott Harrington N'western 75 77 152 +8 Andrew Pratt Tennessee 74 78 152 +8 *Dalton Melnyk Florida 80 72 152 +8

38 Bjorn Widerstedt N'western 77 76 153 +9 Alan Beers Florida St 76 77 153 +9 Richard Treis N Carolina 79 74 153 +9

41 Ben Banks Florida 76 78 154 +10 Brad Clark Duke 80 74 154 +10 Tucker Ervin LSU 79 75 154 +10 Eric Beaty Florida St 78 76 154 +10 Chad Wilfong Wk. Forest 78 76 154 +10

46 Brad Lusenhop Florida St 79 76 155 +11 Erik Labitzke N. Florida 78 77 155 +11 Bob Cherry N Carolina 78 77 155 +11

49 David Skinns Tennessee 83 73 156 +12 Jason Moon NC State 78 78 156 +12 Oliver Wilson Augusta St 77 79 156 +12 Peter Mitchell Florida St 74 82 156 +12 Jeremy Elliott N Carolina 79 77 156 +12 Matt Torrance N. Florida 81 75 156 +12 Fernando Machareffe NC State 74 82 156 +12

56 Andrew Black Tennessee 82 75 157 +13 Emmett Turner Augusta St 79 78 157 +13 T.C. Ford N'western 80 77 157 +13

59 John Humphries LSU 82 76 158 +14 Alex Hamilton S Carolina 78 80 158 +14

61 David Denham Georgia St 83 76 159 +15 Mike Castlefort Duke 79 80 159 +15 Brendan Fischer Augusta St 87 72 159 +15

64 Zach DuFresne Georgia St 86 74 160 +16 Mark Donnell Vanderbilt 84 76 160 +16 Rick Westbrook Florida St 82 78 160 +16 *Will Lloyd N. Florida 81 79 160 +16

68 Chris Thayer N'western 86 76 162 +18 Nash Elliott S Carolina 80 82 162 +18 Rodney Thomas NC State 79 83 162 +18 Robert Litsey Florida 77 85 162 +18

72 Matt Krauss Duke 82 81 163 +19 Matt Brost Texas 81 82 163 +19 Jonathan Jackson S Carolina 86 77 163 +19 Cory Driskill Texas 83 80 163 +19 *Matt Ackley Florida St 82 81 163 +19

77 Jeff Yeckes Vanderbilt 81 83 164 +20

78 Jason Dallas Vanderbilt 83 85 168 +24

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