April 24, 2000
KILLEN, Ala. – The University of Kentucky men’s golf team finished 12th inthe 2000 Southeastern Conference Championships after posting a three-roundtotal of 920 in the tournament held at the Turtle Point Yacht and CountryClub.
Sophomore John Beckett led the Cats 9-over-par 225, including a 1-over-par73 performance on Sunday. Other UK scores include junior Wes Furnish whotallied a 14-over-par 230 and junior Pat Kelly with a 17-over-par 233.Senior Ron Layman and freshman Andy Dustman finished tied for 57th placewith scores of 21-over-par 237.
Georgia claimed the conference title with a three-day total of 852, justedging out Auburn, who posted a total of 854. Auburn’s Roland Thatcherclaimed individual honors with a tally of 8-under-par 208, which washighlighted by a 4-under-par 68 performance in Sunday’s final round.
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Teams
| 1. | Georgia | 286-278-288 = 852 |
| 2. | Auburn | 290-283-281 = 854 |
| 3. | Mississippi St. | 297-287-293 = 877 |
| 4. | South Carolina | 308-292-280 = 880 |
| 5. | LSU | 301-295-286 = 882 |
| 6. | Ole Miss | 304-293-289 = 886 |
| 7. | Alabama | 305-293-291 = 889 |
| 8. | Florida | 307-295-292 = 894 |
| 9. | Vanderbilt | 306-305-290 = 901 |
| 10. | Tennessee | 301-304-300 = 905 |
| 11. | Arkansas | 306-299-308 = 913 |
| 12. | Kentucky | 316-302-302 = 920 |
Individual Scores
| 1. | Roland Thatcher, Auburn | 71-69-68 = 208 |
| t2. | Alex Rocha, Mississippi State | 70-68-73 = 211 |
| t2. | Jason Dufner, Auburn | 72-69-70 = 211 |
| t2. | Erik Compton, Georgia | 72-68-71 = 211 |
| 5. | Michael Morrison, Georgia | 70-71-71 = 212 |
| 6. | Jon Bartlett, Ole Miss | 73-71-70 = 214 |
| 7. | Brandt Snedeker, Vanderbilt | 70-75-71 = 216 |
| t8. | Kyle Thompson, South Carolina | 78-73-66 = 217 |
| t8. | Bryant Odom, Georgia | 72-70-75 = 217 |
| 10. | Alan Morgan, LSU | 77-71-71 = 219 |
UK Finishers
| t29. | John Beckett | 73-79-73 = 225 |
| t46. | Wes Furnish | 83-72-75 = 230 |
| 53. | Pat Kelly | 83-75-75 = 233 |
| t57. | Ron Layman | 79-79-79 = 237 |
| t57. | Andy Dustman | 81-76-80 = 237 |
