April 11, 1998

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The University of Kentucky men’s golf team maintained its 14th place position from day one standings to finish out the Marshall Invitational Tournament with a score of 891, Saturday. Ohio, in eighth place after two rounds, finished in second with a score of 866. Illinois moved up one spot after day one competition to claim the championship slot for the tournament with a score of 862. UK’s Ron Layman had the best finish for the Wildcats firing a 221. He tied for 35th place in the individual competition. Sophomore Wes Furnish followed Layman with a score of 223.

Michigan’s Michael Harris set the tournament record with a final score of 208. He is the first place individual finisher. The Wildcats will see action next weekend when they travel to Athens, Ga., for the SEC Championships April 17-19.

AGATETeam Results1. Illinois   284-292-286-8622. Ohio State   295-292-279-866T3.Marshall    282-285-302-869T3.Indiana   291-289-289-8695. Minnesota   291-290-290-8716. Northwestern   294-294-285-8737. Miami of Ohio   288-288-298-8748. Notre Dame   284-301-283-8789. Michigan   300-291-288-87910.Louisville   305-289-286-88014.Kentucky   301-295-295-891

Kentucky ResultsT35. Ron Layman 75-74-72-221T49. Wes Furnish 77-73-73-223T55. Mike Cassity 72-76-76-224T60. Chris Mueller 77-73-75-225T72. Jay Knight 79-75-75-229