OSU Finishes Fifth At Fossum Invite – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 29, 2001
Ohio State finished in fifth place today after three rounds at the 33rd annual Bruce Fossum/TeamGear Online.com Invitational. The Buckeyes scored 298-284-295=877 to end the two-day competition hosted by Michigan State at the Forest Akers West Golf Club (par 71, 6,764 yards) in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes fell 26 strokes behind tournament leader Northwestern, which posted a team score of 851.
Ohio State’s top individual performance came from team captain Mike Austin (Sr., Burton, Mich./Flint Powers Catholic) who fired a three-round total of 214 for fourth place. Austin shot a one-under par 70 in the second round and shot a 71 for par in the third round. Jason Oien (Jr., Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) was next for the Buckeyes shooting a 218 with a one-under par 70 in the second round to tie for 17th place. Ryan Dennis (Jr., Stow, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) fired a three-round total of 224 to tie for the 41st spot and Justin Collins (So., Ironton, Ohio/Ironton) shot a 228 for a tie in the 58th position. Kevin Hall (Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Rita) finished the tournament scoring, 78-73-78=229 in a tie for 62nd place.
Luke Donald of Northwestern was the individual medalist of the tournament, scoring 69-72-64=205.
The Buckeyes will next compete in the Big Ten Championship, May 4-6 hosted by the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
TEAM STANDINGS (par 71) RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL 1. Northwestern 278 287 286 851 2. Minnesota 293 281 287 861 3. Michigan State 284 288 291 863 4. Wisconsin 284 295 294 873 5. Ohio State 298 284 295 877 6. Iowa 291 285 303 879 7. Kent State 297 290 294 881 8T. UNCG 294 291 297 882 8T. Eastern Michigan 291 298 293 882 10. Michigan 294 298 292 884 11. Illinois 298 298 294 890 12. Missouri 292 295 304 891 13. Marshall 300 294 298 892 14. Xavier 300 294 302 896 15. Indiana 312 300 305 917
OSU INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL 4. Mike Austin 73 70 71 214 T17. Jason Oien 72 70 76 218 T41. Ryan Dennis 75 76 73 224 T58. Justin Collins 82 71 75 228 T62. Kevin Hall 78 73 78 229
