March 11, 2000

The University of Kentucky men’s golf team finds itself in 7th place entering the final round of competition on Sunday at the Silver Spring Shores Invitational in Ocala, Fla.

The Cats posted a team score of 574 after two 18-hole rounds on Saturday. Senior Ron Layman led Kentucky with a 2-under-par 142 for the day, putting him in a tie with five golfers for sixth place.

Other UK golfers include Wes Furnish and Pat Kelly with a 145, Andy Dustman with a 148, John Beckett with a 149 and Phillip Scherdien with a 163.

UK concludes competition on Sunday after a final round of 18 holes.

Silver Spring Shores Invitational
Country Club at Silver Shores
Ocala, Fla.

Team Standings

  1. Kent              570 T2. Michigan          571 T2. James Madison     571 T4. Indiana           572 T4. Methodist         572  6. Penn State        573  7. Kentucky          574 T8. Colorado State    579 T8. Xavier            579 10. Rollins           582 11. Northern Illinois 583 12. Wisconsin         584T13. Louisville        589T13. Ball State        589T13. Eastern Michigan  589 16. Bowling Green     591 17. Temple            592 18. Ohio              598 19. Akron             613 

Individual Standings

 1. Chad Collins Methodist            136 2. Steve Wheatcroft  Indiana         138 3. Nigel Spence Colorado State       139 4. Tim Smith Xavier                  140 5. Ben Curtis Kent                   141T6. Mike Saporito  Penn State         142T6. Ron Layman  Kentucky              142T6. Brent Goulding   Eastern Michigan 142T6. Shane FosterJames Madison         142T6. Mike Gooden James Madison         142