Men's Golf

Men's Golf Takes Fifth In Nelson Invitational

Oct. 29, 2000

STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford men's golf team posted a five-over par 289 in the final round of the Nelson Invitational Sunday to finish in a tie for fifth place with an 870, while Duke won the team title with a score of 862 (+10). North Carolina State was four strokes off the lead, finishing second at 866, and Washington (869) and Alabama (869) tied for third.

Florida Southern's Steve Sokol fired a 64 (-7) in the third round to come from 13th place and claim the individual title with a 208 (-5) total. Duke's Leif Olson, who led the 19-team tournament after the first two rounds, finished second with a 72 in the final round and a 211 total. Duke also placed Matt Krauss in fourth with a 214.

Stanford sophomore Jim Seki (Honolulu, HI) shot a two-over 73 Sunday to finish in a tie for eighth place at 215. Senior Eric Dahlberg (Fort Worth, TX) carded a 69 and also tied for eighth after rounds of 72 and 74 the first two days.

Junior Philip Rowe (Cornwall, UK) and senior Jimmy Lee (Coral Springs, FL) both tied for 40th with a 223 total. Rowe had a 74 in the final round while Lee came in with a 73. Alex Aragon (San Diego, CA) had a three-round total of 224 after a 74 Sunday.

Competing as individuals, Ron Won (Irvine, CA), Blake Mastalir (Englewood, CO) and George Downing (Santa Barbara, CA) all tied for 48th as Won and Mastalir both shot third round 77s and Downing shot a 76. Ned Yetten (Andover, MI) followed his 82 with a 76 for a 235 total (88th). Rudy Barreto (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) had a pair of 80s then an 81 Sunday for a 241 total.

The Cardinal returns to competition in The Prestige at Palm Desert on Nov. 6-7.

Fin.Top 20 PlayersSchoolScores
1.Steve SokolFlorida Southern73-71-64--208
2. Leif OlsonDuke68-71-72--211
3.Travis HurstKansas70-71-72--213
4.Matt KraussDuke71-72-71--214
Robby StephensonColorado State 69-74-71--214
Ryan BarauskasPurdue70-76-68--214
Ben PortieColorado73-70-71--214
8.Nick RouseyAlabama 71-72-72--215
David BennettNorth Florida70-72-73--215
Jim SekiStanford70-72-73--215
Mike SaboMiami-Ohio70-70-75--215
Eric DahlbergStanford72-74-69--215
13.Gordy ScuttWashington70-74-72--216
Corey PruchWashington70-75-71--216
15.Ross WellingtonNC State71-72-68--217
Jason MoonNC State71-74-72--217
17.Jan Are LarsenAlabama 78-72-68--218
Michael RadekMissouri73-74-71--218
Steve ParamoreFlorida Southern75-71-72--218
20. Nick Watney Fresno State75-76-68--219
Chris MundorfNC State70-77-72--219
Ryan BenzelIdaho73-75-71--219
Brock MackenzieWashington73-76-70--219
Mark TulloNC State71-73-75--219
Conrad RobertsKansas69-74-76--219
Conner RobbinsWashington71-78-70--219

Fin.SchoolScores 1Duke University280293289862 2Leif Olson687172211 T4Matt Krauss717271214 T27Kevin Streelman697477220 T36Paul Tucker727674222 T82Brandon LaCroix778372232

2North Carolina State284295287866 T15Ross Wellington777268217 T15Jason Moon717268217 T20Chris Mundorf707772219 T20Mark Tullo717375219 T64David Sanchez727680228

T3Washington284302283869 T13Gordy Scutt707472216 T13Corey Pruch707571216 T20Brock Mackenzie737670219 T20Conner Robbins717870219 T76Dan Potter777777231

T3Alabama288294287869 T8Nick Rousey717272215 T17Jan Are Larsen787268218 T27Lars Brovold717574220 T36Wesley Pate727575222 T64Oscar Lindvall748173228

T5Stanford289292289870 T8Jim Seki707273215 T8Eric Dahlberg727469215 T40Philip Rowe767374223 T40Jimmy Lee717973223 T48Alex Aragon777374224

T5Florida Southern293294283870 1Steve Sokol737164208 T17Steve Paramore757172218 T27Austin Jones727672220 T52B.J. Pitzen737676225 T92Brad Stainsby828375240

7Kansas288294293875 3Travis Hurst707172213 T20Conrad Roberts697476219 T34Casey Harbour747473221 T52Chris Marshall757575225 T64Andy Stewart797673228

T8Colorado State287307290884 T4Robby Stephenson697471214 T36James Kurtenbach727872222 T58Tommy Sharp757774226 T60Martin Laird717878227 T64Brett Toyne758073228

T8North Florida296298290884 T8David Bennett707273215 T27Johnny Thompson767371220 T52Brad Schwartz767970225 T72John Limanti757481230 T76Cristian Vargas758076231

10 Colorado292295300887 T4Ben Portie737071214 T36Matthew Zions757473222 T52Kane Webber737577225 T69Matt Call747679229 T72Shawn Wills727979230

11Miami of Ohio292298299889 T8Mike Sabo707075215 T27Blake Johnson717475220 T64Lee Curry767775228 T69Adam Speirs758074229 87Eric Phipps777779233

12Purdue292307294893 T4Ryan Barauskas707668214 T40Lee Williamson737575223 T58Shiv Kapur717778226 T72Ryan Masuda787973230 T94Chris Mayson818278241

13Michigan297306291894 T27Scott Hayes737473220 T40Andrew Matthews717874223 T52Andrew Chapman758070225 T69Scott Carlton787774229 T82David Nichols787777232

14Texas Tech301301293895 T34 Mark Hull757571221 T40David Bolen747574223 T60Kyle Willmann757577227 T60Brooks Kelly777674227 T82Corey Henegar778174232

15Fresno State293308297898 T20Nick Watney757668219 T27Jonathon Echols707377220 T40Chad Spencer697876223 91Dustin Smith808178239 T94Brent Vail798676241

16Missouri301295307903 T17Michael Radek737471218 T52Neal Stafford747675225 T76Mark McBride797478231 T76Brandon Knaub777183231 89Chris Happ777783237

17Wyoming287315306908 T40David Hearn697975223 T60Mike Urbatchka718076227 T72Jacob Hunter738077230 T76Kurt Kowaluk747978231 T82Mike Mezei767779232

18Idaho310310290910 T20Ryan Benzel737571219 T76Doug McClure817872231 T82Travis Inlow847672232 T92Jarrod Batchelder778182240 98Josh Nagleman798875242

19Hawaii-Hilo316310316942 T40Billy Noon757474223 90Garrett Okamura827581238 T94Shaun Pedersen788281241 99Chris Keiter848080244 100Ken Nakano818183245

Fin.IndividualsSchoolScores T48Ron Won Stanford717677224 T48George Downing Stanford717776224 T48Blake MastalirStanford727577224 88Ned YettenStanford778276235 T94Rudy BarretoStanford808081241