Sept. 18, 2001

The University of Kentucky men’s golf team jumped three spots in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championships in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday to finish in ninth place.

The Cats were led by two talented freshmen who made strong showings in their Wildcat debuts. Freshman John Holmes finished in eighth place after carding two rounds under 70 to finish at even par. Fellow freshman Mark Blakefield was able to put together a solid final round of 70 to move up to 32nd place.

Other UK scores were Philip Schardein with a 218, Ryan Coyne with a 225 and John Beckett with a 234. The Cats will be back in action on September 28, when they travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to compete in the Michigan Invitational.

Agate:1   Alabama, U. of          281  273  285    8392   Virginia, U. of          276  280  284    8403   Mississippi, U. of       283  284  276    8434   North Carolina State     277  276  292    8455   North Carolina, U of     284  283  284    851     Georgia State Univ.      277  278  296    8517   Vanderbilt Univ.         286  280  286    8528   Mississippi St. U.       285  286  287    8589   Kentucky, U. of          291  291  285    86710  Rice University          289  291  291    87111  Florida State Univ.      289  292  298    87912  Central Florida, U.         295  302  297    894

Individuals1 Codie Mudd6467692002 Steve Marino6867652003 Brandt Snedeker 736667206 Dustin Bray 676871206

UK FinishersT8 John Holmes 687369210T32 Mark Blakefield747370217T34 Philip Schardein727274218T51 Ryan Coyne 777375225T61 John Beckett 847872234