Men’s Golf Travels To 2001 Schenkel Invite – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 20, 2001
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%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Ohio State men’s golf team will head to Statesboro, Ga., Sat.-Sun., March 24-25, for competition at the 2001 Chris Schenkel Invitational. The tournament will take place at the Forest Heights Country Club (par 72–6,945 yards) and is hosted by Georgia Southern.%^$
%^$Ohio State will see competition from Augusta State, Auburn, Clemson, Duke, East Tennessee State, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Louisiana State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Northwestern, South Carolina and Tennessee.%^$
%^$The defending team champion of the tournament is Georgia and the defending individual champion is Bubba Watson, also of Georgia.%^$
%^$Up Next
%^$The Buckeys will head west April 2-3 for the Western Intercollegiate hosted by San Jose State. The tournament will take place in Santa Cruz, Calif. The Buckeyes last played in the Western Intercollegiate in 1997 and took home the title.%^$
%^$Last Time Out
%^$The Buckeyes finished competition at the Matlock Collegiate Classic, March 5-6 in seventh place, scoring 307-313-311=935. The top finisher for Ohio State was Ryan Dennis (Jr., Stow, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) in 10th place, scoring 77-82-72=231. Next for the Buckeyes was Jason Oien (Jr., New Albany, Ohio/Westerville North), scoring 77-77-78=232 for 14th place. David Wagenseller (Jr., Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington) finished in a tie for 34th place, shooting a three-round total of 238. Mike Austin (Sr., Burton, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic) and Chris Emanuel (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa) tied for 40th place, shooting a three-round total of 239.%^$
%^$Austin Holds Career Low Round
%^$Mike Austin keeps improving every year and the 2001 season is no exception. Austin shot his career-low round at the Gator Invitational, Feb. 10-11. He shot a 65 in the first round beating his previous record of 66. Austin also holds the team record for lowest round and ties with David Wagenseller for the lowest tournament this season, scoring 208, also at the Gator Invitational.%^$
%^$Kepler Tourney On The Way
%^$On April 14-15 the Buckeyes host the 32nd annual Kepler Intercollegiate, named for the late Robert Kepler, OSU’s golf coach from 1938-1965. The Kepler is played on the Ohio State Scarlet Course (par 72, 7,251). The Buckeyes have won the title 19 times, including six straight between 1974-79.%^$
%^$Brown Approaches 5,000 Wins
%^$As the head coach of the men’s golf team for 28 years, Jim Brown has been with the Buckeyes longer than any other coach on the Ohio State coaching staff. Brown is approaching his 5,000th career win for Ohio State.%^$
%^$His record stands at 4,933-1,182-25. His best season at the helm of the Buckeyes was in 1982-83 when he led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten title with a season record of 237-3-0.%^$
%^$The Schedule
%^$The Buckeyes’ 2001 schedule will take the team all over the country and to warm climates. This season the Buckeyes will compete in the Western Intercollegiate in Santa Cruz, Calif., April 2-3, for the first time since the Buckeyes took the title in 1997.%^$
%^$”I like to make sure that each team gets to go to some exciting places before they graduate,” Brown said. “I keep that in mind when I am scheduling so they have memorable experiences while playing on the team.”%^$
%^$The Buckeyes also will play host to the Kepler Intercollegiate at the Scarlet Course April 14-15.%^$
%^$Head Coach Jim Brown
%^$Head coach Jim Brown is in his 28th season with the Buckeyes. Under Brown, OSU has won 16 Big Ten titles and placed second in the conference eight times. Last season OSU won the First Energy Intercollegiate Invitational, giving Brown 151 tournament wins in his career. Brown led the Buckeyes to a National Championship in 1979.
