Michigan State University
Purina Classic
Men's Golf Finishes Eighth At Purina Classic
10/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 9, 2001
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Michigan State men's golf team finished tied for eighth place Tuesday (Oct. 9) at the seventh annual Purina Classic, hosted by the University of Missouri. The Spartans posted a three-round team score of 870 (294-287-289), which left them 13 strokes behind tournament champion Arkansas State (857). Kansas State also recorded a team score of 870 and tied with Michigan State.
Michigan State was led by junior co-captain Eric Jorgensen (Big Rapids, Mich.), who shot an even round of 71 in Tuesday's final round. Jorgensen finished the tournament with a three-round score of 216 (73-72-71), which was good for 14th place.
Senior co-captain Nathan Clark (Mason, Mich.) turned in the team's second best performance as he shot a tournament score of 219 (74-68-77). The highlight of Clark's performance came in the second round where he recorded two eagles and went on to shoot a 3-under round of 68. He finished the tournament tied for 26th place.
Junior John Koskinen (Baraga, Mich.) shot a final round score of 73. Koskinen's final scorecard read 220 (74-73-73) as he finished tied for 28th place.
Sophomore J.J. Beckstrom (North Muskegon, Mich.) carded an even final round of 71 on the day. He finished the tournament with a final score of 221 (76-74-71).
Freshman Andrew Ruthkoski (Muskegon, Mich.) recorded a 223 (73-76-74) for the tournament.
Michigan State returns to action this weekend (Oct. 13-14) at the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C.
Spartan Individuals
T 14 Eric Jorgensen 73-72-71 = 216T 26 Nathan Clark 74-68-77 = 219T 28 John Koskinen 74-73-73 = 220T 34 J.J. Beckstrom 76-74-71 = 221T 47 Andrew Ruthkoski 73-76-74 = 223
Final Team Results
1 Arkansas State U. 290 287 280 857 2 Missouri, U. of 286 288 286 860 3 Purdue University 295 281 285 861 4 Baylor University 289 290 286 865 5 Kansas, U. of 291 282 293 866 6 Illinois, U. of 286 283 299 868 7 Tulsa, U. of 289 291 289 869 8 Michigan State U. 294 287 289 870 Kansas State Univ. 289 296 285 870 10 Illinois State U. 295 287 293 875 11 Nebraska, U. of 297 295 299 891 12 Rice University 308 293 292 893 13 Charlotte 299 293 304 896 14 Louisiana-LaFayette 309 307 294 910 15 Mississippi St. U. 309 300 305 914
