Michigan State University
Big Ten Championship
Men's Golf Finishes Eighth At Big Ten Championships
5/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 7, 2000
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State men's golf team shot a final round 313 to finish in eighth place with a team score of 296-306-300-313=1215 at the Big Ten Championships being held at Purdue University's Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind. 1999 Big Ten Champion Northwestern repeated as conference champions, finishing with a four-round total of 1160, 33 strokes ahead of second-place Purdue.
Individually, Dennis Riedel (Jr., St. Clair, Mich.) led the Spartan attack, finishing in a tie for 12th place at 73-72-76-77=298, 10 strokes over par. Riedel finished 11 strokes behind Northwestern's Luke Donald who took individual honors at 287, and earned Big Ten Athlete of the Year honors.
Brent Goik (Jr., Bay City, Mich.) fired a final-round 79 for a four-round total of 73-80-74-79=306, good for a tie for 26th position. Eric Jorgensen (Fr., Big Rapids, Mich.) tied for 31st place at 75-79-72-82=308.
Carlos Foulquie (Sr., Madrid, Spain) at 80-75-78-79=312 in a tie for 38th and Nathan Clark (So., Mason, Mich.) at 75-83-82-78=318 in a tie for 50th rounded out the Spartan competitors.
Big Ten Championships * West Lafayette, Ind. * Kampen Course * Par-72* 6,906 yards
Team Standings
1. Northwestern 281-286-303-290=1160
2. Purdue 296-296-305-296=1193
3. Penn State 311-291-295-301=1198
4. Ohio State 297-300-303-301=1201
5. Minnesota 292-299-307-304=1202
6. Wisconsin 306-301-303-301=1211
7. Michigan 292-299-311-311=1213
8. MSU 296-306-300-313=1215
9. Indiana 299-310-306-308=1223
10. Iowa 306-310-299-315=1230
11. Illinois 295-320-307-312=1234
MSU Standings
T12. Dennis Riedel 73-72-76-77=298
T26. Brent Goik 73-80-74-79=306
T31. Eric Jorgensen 75-79-72-82=308
T38. Carlos Foulquie 80-75-78-79=312
T50. Nathan Clark 75-83-82-78=318
