May 1, 2004
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Playing in its final tournament of the regular season, the Notre Dame men’s golf team is in 14th place at the Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational, hosted by Michigan State University, after shooting rounds of 319 and 321 for a 36-hole mark of 640 on Saturday. In their first tournament since winning the 2004 BIG EAST Championship, the Irish are 57 strokes behind tournament-leader Indiana, which has a two-round total of 583 (288-295). The 54-hole tournament is being played at the par 72, 7,013-yard Forest Akers West Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich.
Individually, freshman walk-on Adam Gifford (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth HS) is leading Notre Dame after day one’s action, turning in rounds of 78 and 76 for a 36-hole score of 154, placing him in a tie for 44th and 13 strokes behind the 141 (70-71) shot by Tyler Riley of Toledo. Senior captain Gavin Ferlic (South Bend, Ind./Mishawaka Marian HS) fired a 157 (78-79) in the first two rounds. Freshman Shane Sigsbee (McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS) contributed 18-hole totals of 80 and 83 on Saturday. Junior Steve Colnitis (Baldwin, Md./St. Paul’s School) shot a 166 (83-83) and junior K.C. Wiseman (South Bend, Ind./Riley HS) finished 36 holes with a mark of 168 (84-84).
The final round of the Bruce Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational will take place Sunday, May 2, with the teams beginning play via a shotgun start at 9 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. EST in South Bend). Results will be posted on the official Notre Dame athletics web site (www.und.com) upon completion of the day’s activities.
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TEAM RESULTS (36-hole totals): 1. Indiana 583 (288-295); 2. Toledo 586 (291-295); 3. Illinois 588 (293-295); 4. Minnesota 589 (289-300); 5. Michigan State 594 (293-301); 6. Ohio State 602 (309-293); 7. (tie) Iowa 603 (302-301) and Eastern Kentucky 603 (300-303); 9. Northwestern 607 (307-300); 10. Wisconsin 608 (307-301); 11. Michigan 609 (305-304); 12. Louisville 616 (306-310); 13. Eastern Michigan 621 (311-310); 14. NOTRE DAME 640 (319-321).
TOP NINE INDIVIDUALS (of 74): 1. Tyler Riley (Toledo) 141 (70-71); 2. Jeff Overton (Indiana) 143 (73-70); 3. (tie) Brad Heaven (Toledo) 145 (70-75), Patrick Nagle (Illinois) 145 (76-69), Heath Peters (Indiana) 145 (72-73), Bronson LaCassie (Minnesota) 145 (71-74; 7. (tie) Andrew Ruthkoski (Michigan State) 146 (71-75), Dave Butwell (Indiana) 146 (72-74), Ben Greve (Minnesota) 146 (68-78).
NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUALS (of 74): 44. (tie) Adam Gifford 154 (78-76); 58. (tie) Gavin Ferlic 157 (78-79); 69. (tie) Shane Sigsbee 163 (80-83); 73. Steve Colnitis 166 (83-83); 74. K.C. Wiseman 168 (84-84).