Oct. 31, 1999
STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford men's golf team took their second tournament title of the year this weekend after winning the Nelson Invitational. Hosted by Stanford, the team posted rounds of 287, 279 and 281 for a five-under-par total score of 847. Stanford beat out Fresno State University by one stroke to win the title. Northwestern came in third with a total score of 853.
Jimmy Lee was the top finisher for the Cardinal team, tied for fourth with a score of 210 (three under par.) Captain Dusty Brett finished tied for 10th with a two-under-par score of 211, Philip Rowe finished with a 215, which tied him for 20th place. Eric Dahlberg finished tied for 30th with a score of 217, and Alex Aragon finished tied for 39th with a score of 218.
Playing individually for Stanford, Ron Won tied for fourth with a score of 210. Jim Skei finished tied for 20th, George Downing tied for 87th, and Rudy Barreto finished 103.
This tournament win marks the second win for Stanford in the 1999-2000 season after winning the Husky Invitational and finishing third at the Windon Memorial Classic. The team will not play again until Jan 31-Feb. 1 at the Ping/Arizona tournament in Tucson, Arizona.
Stanford Results
1 Stanford University 287 279 281 847 T4 Jimmy Lee 71 70 69 210 T10 Dusty Brett 73 67 71 211 T20 Philip Rowe 71 71 73 215 T30 Eric Dahlberg 74 75 68 217 T39 Alex Aragon 72 71 75 218
Playing as Individuals
T4 Ron Won 75 66 69 210 T20 Jim Seki 72 73 70 215 T87 George Downing 79 76 73 228 103 Rudy Barreto 82 76 80 238
Top 10 Schools
1 Stanford 847 2 Fresno State 848 3 Northwestern 853 4 Washington 854 5 Colorado 859 6 North Carolina State 860 Arizona 860 8 Colorado State 862 9 Kansas 865 10 Tulsa 870
Top 10 Individuals
1 Martin Maritz Tulsa 203 2 Jess Daley Northwestern 204 3 Todd Rose Fresno State 209 4 Jonas Runnquist Arizona State 210 Troy Kelly Washington 210 Derek Gillespie Arizona 210 Matt Call Colorado 210 *Ron Won Stanford 210 Jimmy Lee Stanford 210 10 Dusty Brett Stanford 211 Ricky Barnes Arizona 211 Danny Paniccia Fresno State 211*Playing as an individual.