Michigan State University Athletics
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Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic
Brehm Holds Onto Second Place at Duke Classic
10/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 10, 2005
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DURHAM, N.C. - Sophomore Ryan Brehm (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) secured a tie for second place at the Coca-Cola Duke Classic Monday afternoon, shooting an 8-under-par 66-70-72 - 208 total, tied for the third-lowest 54-hole total in Spartan golf history. Brehm, who owns the Spartan record with a 203 performance at last year's Big Ten Championship, captured his third top-five finish and ended the week seven shots behind Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson (67-67-67 - 201).
As a team, Michigan State shot 1-under-par 287 in the final round and improved two positions to finish in a tie for seventh. The Spartans' 3-over-par, 289-293-287 - 869 total was their lowest score of the season, but fell 15 shots shy of host Duke, who captured its second-straight Duke Classic title with a 283-279-292 - 854.
The Blue Devils edged Northwestern (288-284-283 - 855) and Coastal Carolina (280-282-293 - 855) by a single stroke, and finished six shots clear of Minnesota (286-282-292 - 560). Held at the par-72, 7,045-yard Duke Golf Club, the 14-team Duke Classic field included seven teams in the Golfweek top 30.
Junior Matt Harmon (Grand Rapids, Mich.) led the Spartans in the final round, carding a 2-under-par 70 that lifted him to a tie for 25th with a 77-71-70 - 218 total. Freshman Steve Cuzzort (Grosse Ile, Mich.) tallied a final-round 71, his second sub-par round in six career rounds, propelling him to a 76-76-71 - 223 total and a tie for 48th.
Sophomore Nathan Gunthorpe (Ovid, Mich.) and freshman Grant Tungate (East Lansing, Mich.) rounded out the Spartan lineup. Gunthorpe closed his fourth tournament of the year with a 74, giving him a 74-77-74 - 225 total and a tie for 59th finish. In his second collegiate tournament, Tungate finished at 73-76-77 - 226 and a tie for 62nd.
Michigan State has two weeks off before traveling to North Carolina for the Landfall Tradition hosted by UNC-Greensboro on Oct. 28-29.
