Men's Golf Takes Fourth In Shortened Tournament
9/28/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 28, 1999
East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State?s men?s golf team finished Monday in fourth place after two rounds at the Colorado State Invitational, which is where the Spartans ended the tournament after Tuesday's final round was canceled due to an unseasonal snowfall. The Spartans shot 290-289=579 at the par-70, 6,878-yard Fort Collins Country Club. The University of Colorado won the tournament with 286-275=561.
Junior Brent Goik (Bay City, Mich.) played two spectacular rounds, shooting 70-71=141, which put him in a four-way tie for third place. Senior Carlos Foulquie (Madrid, Spain) tied for 10th place after shooting a 75-68=143. Foulquie's 68 was the Spartans' low round of the day.
Freshman Lorne Don (Toronto, Ont.) saw his first action of the year for the Spartans and posted rounds of 75-73=148, putting him in 35th place. Another MSU golfer who made his debut was Dennis Riedel, shooting 73-78=151.
Michigan State will next be in action on Oct. 1-2 at the Northern Intercollegiate in West Lafayette, Ind. The tournament will take place at the par-72, 7,253 yard Birk Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course.
Colorado State Invitational*Fort Collins Country Club * Par 70*6,878 yards * Fort Collins, Colo
Final Team Standings
1. Colorado 286-275=561
2. Colorado State 287-284=571
3. Texas-Arlington 289-286=575
4. Michigan State 290-289=579
5. Hawaii 290-291=581
6. Sam Houston St. 298-286=584
7. Utah 297-288=585
8. Mississippi 299-287=586
9. Wyoming 295-296=591
Alabama 299-292=591
11. Northern Iowa 295-300=595
12. Nebraska 301-298=599
13. Iowa State 311-296=607
14. Air Force 302-307=609
15. Denver 306-311=317
Final MSU Standings
T 3. Brent Goik 70-71=141
T 10. Carlos Foulquie 75-68=143
T 35. Lorne Don 75-73=148
T 42. Nathan Clark 72-77=149
T 52. Dennis Riedel 73-78=151