The University of Kentucky men’s golf team finished in13th place at the 2000 Northern Intercollegiate GolfChampionship after two days of competition in Urbana, Ill.The team posted a tournament total of 915. The Wildcatsfinished 26 strokes behind the champion PurdueBoilermakers.

Seniors Wes Furnish and Pat Kelly, along with freshmanMatt Wells all finished with a three-day total of 231 to leadthe Cats, 16 shots off Matt Abbott’s tournament low 215.Other UK scores included junior John Beckett with a 232and Andy Dustman with a 237.

The Wildcats will again see action on Oct. 9, when theyhead to Cincinnati to compete in the Xavier Invitational.

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Teams Individuals1. Purdue 291 298 300 889 1. Matt Abbott, Penn St. 70 71 74 2152. Iowa 298 291 304 893 2. Aaron Williams, Marshall 72 74 73 2193. Michigan 305 294 298 897 Lee Curry, Miami (Ohio) 71 73 75 219 Indiana 293 302 302 897 Tim Smith, Xavier 70 73 76 2195. Miami(Ohio) 292 306 303 900 5. Lee Williamson, Purdue 74 76 71 2206. Wisconsin 292 301 310 903 7. Illinois 298 296 312 906 Marshall 297 301 308 906 Xavier 304 297 305 906 10. Penn St. 302 299 306 90713. Kentucky 306 305 304 915

UK Finisherst46. Wes Furnish 79 78 73 231t46. Matt Wells 82 77 82 231t46. Pat Kelly 72 71 78 231t54. John Beckett 78 79 75 232t74. Andy Dustman 77 83 77 237