Men’s Golf Finishes 6th at Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 4, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s golf team finished sixth in the 14-team Big Ten/Pac-10 challenge Tuesday. The Buckeyes shot 877 (287-294-296) at the two-day, 54-hole event. The competition was played at The Glen Club (par 72, 7,149 yards) in Glenview, Ill.
Ohio State’s Colin Biles, a junior from Columbus, Ohio, finished tied for the No. 7 spot in the individual standings with a score of 214 (69-75-70) to lead the Buckeyes.
Northwestern was the team champion with a score of 4-under par 860 (286-289-285). Minnesota finished three shots back at 863.
Northwestern’s David Merkow was the event medalist. He shot 209 (-7) to claim the title after rounds of 70-71-68.
The Big Ten and Pac-10 each sent seven schools to compete at the event.
Arizona, Arizona State, California, UCLA, Oregon, USC and Washington from the Pac-10 and Indiana, Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State and Purdue from the Big Ten participated in the Challenge this year. The event will held at Bandon Dunes in Oregon next fall.
Ohio State next travels to Durham, N.C., to compete in the Duke Intercollegiate Oct. 9-10.
Team
| Pl. | School | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Total |
| 1. | Northwestern | 286 | 289 | 285 | 860 |
| 2. | Minnesota | 294 | 282 | 287 | 863 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 288 | 285 | 292 | 865 |
| 4. | UCLA | 293 | 283 | 292 | 868 |
| 5. | Washington | 289 | 298 | 287 | 874 |
| 6. | Ohio State | 287 | 294 | 296 | 877 |
| 7. | Arizona | 296 | 290 | 292 | 878 |
| Michigan State | 290 | 298 | 290 | 878 | |
| 9. | Purdue | 298 | 284 | 300 | 882 |
| 10. | Illinois | 290 | 301 | 294 | 885 |
| 11. | Indiana | 293 | 294 | 299 | 886 |
| 12. | USC | 293 | 297 | 309 | 899 |
| 13. | Oregon | 305 | 304 | 296 | 905 |
| 14. | California | 298 | 310 | 312 | 920 |
Individuals
| Pl. | Name, School | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Total |
| 1. | David Merkow, NW | 71 | 70 | 68 | 209 |
| 2. | James Lepp, Wash. | 70 | 69 | 71 | 210 |
| 3. | Antti Ahokas, Minn. | 71 | 70 | 70 | 211 |
| Niklas Lemke, ASU | 73 | 66 | 72 | 211 | |
| 5. | Alejandro Canizares, ASU | 70 | 71 | 72 | 213 |
| Chris Wilson, NW | 72 | 70 | 71 | 213 |
Ohio State Individuals
| Pl. | Name | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Total |
| T7. | Colin Biles | 69 | 75 | 70 | 214 |
| T23. | Jack Tyler | 70 | 75 | 75 | 220 |
| T35. | Michael Haverfield | 73 | 74 | 76 | 223 |
| T49. | Dan Rush | 75 | 70 | 82 | 227 |
| 59. | Kevin Graberman | 79 | 78 | 75 | 232 |
