Virginia's Golf Team Finished 17th At Thunderbird Invitational
Steve Marino finished tied for 29th to lead the Cavaliers.
VIRGINIASPORTSDOTCOM Junior Steve Marino tied for 29th with a two-day score of two-under-par 214 (71-69-74) at the Thunderbird Invitational.
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Junior Steve Marino tied for 29th with a two-day score of two-under-par 214 (71-69-74) at the Thunderbird Invitational.
 VIRGINIASPORTSDOTCOM

April 14, 2001

TEMPE, AZ - The University of Virginia men's golf team finished 17th at the Thunderbird Invitational at the Karsten Course in Tempe, Arizona. The Cavaliers placed 17th in the 22-team field with a 15-over-par 879 (290-292-297). Arizona State's team came back from nine strokes behind to win the Invitational at the par-72, 7,027-yard course on Saturday. The Sun Devils shot a 12-under 276 in the final round to finish at 25-under 839 (283-280-276), which is the second-best team score in the 29-year history of the tournament.

Anders Hultman of Oklahoma State won the individual title with a 10-under-par 206 (69-68-69). Leading the way for Virginia was junior Steve Marino, who tied for 29th with a score of two-under-par 214 (71-69-74). Freshman Rusty Kennedy tied for 69th with a two-day score of 220 (71-73-76). Senior Cameron Yancey tied for 87th with a score of 223 (75-73-75). Rounding out the Virginia players were freshman Kevin O'Connell (73-77-76-226) and senior Mike Mitchell (84-81-72-237).

Arizona State Thunderbird/Savane Invitational (Team Standings) 1. Arizona State 283-280-276-839 (-25), 2. Texas 284-270-291-845 (-19), 3. Southern California 283-276-288-847 (-17), 4. Houston 283-276-289-848 (-16), 5. Oklahoma State 284-286-279-849 (-15), 6. Arizona 282-288-282-852 (-12), 7. Brigham Young Univ. 274-294-287-855 (-9), 8. New Mexico 281-289-288-858 (-6), 9. UNLV 290-293-277-860 (-4), 10. Pepperdine 288-279-294-861 (-3), Arizona State Maroon 284-287-290-861 (-3), California 286-291-284-861 (-3), 13. UCLA 296-286-281-863 (-1), 14. Oklahoma 283-292-292-867 (+3), 15. Washington 295-291-285-871 (+7), 16. Texas El Paso 295-290-292-877 (+13), 17. VIRGINIA 290-292-297-879 (+15).

Top Three Individuals 1. Anders Hultman, Oklahoma State 69-68-69-206 (-10), 2. Ricky Barnes, Arizona 68-72-67-207 (-9), 3. Manny Hayes, Cal State-Northridge 69-71-68-208 (-8), Matt Jones, Arizona State 69-69-70-208 (-8).

 

 

Virginia Individual Standings T29. Steve Marino 71-69-74-214 (-2), T69. Rusty Kennedy 71-73-76-220 (+4), T87. Cameron Yancey 75-73-75-223 (+7), T95. Kevin O'Connell 73-77-76-226 (+10), T111. Mike Mitchell 84-81-72-237 (+21).