Men’s Golf Opens Play at Second Annual St. Croix Collegiate Classic – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 5, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s golf team opened play at the 2005 St. Croix Collegiate Classic Friday and are tied for ninth with Iowa State. The Buckeyes fired a first round total of 293 and sit nine strokes behind team leaders Rhode Island and Xavier. Xavier University is playing host to the 54-hole event at the par 72, 6,809-yard, Carambola Golf Club.
Senior Scott Anderson (Great Falls, Mont./Great Falls) is the top OSU golfer after one round as he carded a score of two-under-par 70 and is tied for sixth heading into the second round.
Also posting a strong showing for the Buckeyes was freshman Michael Haverfield (Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier). Haverfield opened the first round with a career-low round of even-par 72 and is tied for 18th.
Texas-San Antonio’s John Elizondo is in first-place with a round one total of 66.
Day two action began this morning with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start
St. Croix Collegiate Classic
Carambola Golf Club Virgin Islands
Par: 72, Yardage: 6809
Team
| Pl. | School | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Total |
| 1. | Rhode Island | 284 | — | — | 284 |
| Xavier | 284 | — | — | 284 | |
| 3. | Lamar | 285 | — | — | 285 |
| 4. | Texas-San Antonio | 287 | — | — | 287 |
| 5. | Marquette | 288 | — | — | 288 |
| 6. | UNC-Greensboro | 291 | — | — | 291 |
| 7. | Charlotte | 292 | — | — | 292 |
| Memphis | 292 | — | — | 292 | |
| 9. | Ohio State | 293 | — | — | 293 |
| Iowa State | 293 | — | — | 293 | |
| 11. | Ohio University | 295 | — | — | 295 |
| Miami (Ohio) | 295 | — | — | 295 | |
| 13. | Marshall | 296 | — | — | 296 |
| Charleston Southern | 296 | — | — | 296 | |
| 15. | Eastern Michigan | 303 | — | — | 303 |
| 16. | Akron | 305 | — | — | 305 |
| 17. | Wisconsin | 307 | — | — | 307 |
Individuals
| Pl. | Name, School | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Total |
| 1. | John Elizondo, UTSA | 66 | — | — | 66 |
| 2. | Chris Tipper, Marshall | 67 | — | — | 67 |
| 3. | Jon Johasky, Ohio | 68 | — | — | 68 |
| 4. | Jason Kokrak, Xavier | 69 | — | — | 69 |
| Neal Grusczynski, Xavier | 69 | — | — | 69 |
Ohio State Individuals
| Pl. | Name | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Total |
| T 6. | Scott Anderson | 70 | — | — | 70 |
| T 18. | Michael Haverfield | 72 | — | — | 72 |
| T 53. | Jamie Miller | 75 | — | — | 75 |
| T 63. | Colin Biles | 76 | — | — | 76 |
| T 68. | Jared Jones | 77 | — | — | 77 |
