Sept. 19, 2000

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Notre Dame men’s golf team used a final-round 301 to move up to a ninth-place finish at the University of Minnesota’s PSINet Collegiate Invitational, held at the par-72, 7,118-yard Dellwood Hills Golf Club.

Notre Dame’s strong final round left the Irish with a 922 three-round total, one stroke back of Michigan State, while host Minnesota (883) rallied past Virginia Tech (885) and Purdue (891) to claim the 12-team title.

Irish junior Steve Ratay closed with a 72 for a 225 total and a share of 14th. Seniors Alex Kent (76-229) and Pat Schaffler (77-232) finished among the top 35 while freshman Peter Rivas (82-242) and sophomore Brandon Lunke (76-244) rounded out the Notre Dame contingent.

FINAL TEAM SCORES (36 holes): 1. Minnesota 295-298-290/883, 2. Virginia Tech 301-289-295/885, 3. Purdue 292-298-295/885, 4. Alabama 311-294-291/896, 5. Georgia State 312-307-289/908, 6. Louisville 317-299-295/911, 7. Rhode Island 310-301-303/914, 8. Michigan State 312-303-306/921, 9. Notre Dame 318-303-301/922, 10. Memphis 314-314-303/931, 11. Kansas State 319-314-300/933, 12. Manitoba 325-301-308/934.

TOP INDIVIDUALS (of 65): 1. Wilhelm Schauman (MINN) 71-71-70/212, 2. Lee Williamson (PUR) 70-72-72/214, 3. Nick Rousey (ALA) 78-70-68/216, 4. Ben Meyers (MINN) 77-74-68/219, Johnson Wagner (VATECH) 76-71-72/219, Jan Are Larsen (ALA) 75-68-76/219, 7. D.J. Fiese (GAST) 76-76-70/226, 8. David Morgan (MINN) 72-76-75, Brian Krusoe (VATECH) 78-69-76/223, Justin Smith (MINN, indiv.) 75-77-71/223.

NOTRE DAME SCORES: 14. Steve Ratay 80-73-72/225, 24. Alex Kent 79-74-76/229, 35. Pat Schaffler 78-77-77/232, 57. Peter Rivas 81-79-82/242, 61. Brandon Lunke 83-85-76/244.