April 6, 2002
Huntington, W. Va. – Freshman John Holmes led the Wildcats with a first-place finish as the University of Kentucky men’s golf team finished the Marshall Invitational in fourth-place on Saturday, April 6 at the Guyan Golf and Country Club. Holmes and the Golf Cats had impressive performances in the 20-team, 104-player tournament.
Holmes, a Campbellsville, Ky., native, shot 71’s across the board to become the only player to shoot even-par in the tournament. His three-day total of 213 was four strokes better than his closest competitor. Holmes’ first-place finish was his second in as many weeks. He also took the individual title at the Johnny Owens Invitational in Lexington last weekend.
Other UK scores included senior Philip Schardein with a 223, junior Andy Dustman with a 227, freshman Mark Blakefield with a 229 and junior Ryan Coyne with a 232.
The Wildcats will look to carry their recent momentum into the Southeastern Conference Championships on April 19-21. The 2002 SEC Championships will be held in Sea Island, Ga., at the Seaside Golf Course.
Agate:1 Toledo, U. of 289 296 292 877 +252 Illinois, U. of 295 293 296 884 +323 Ohio State Univ. 298 295 295 888 +364 Kentucky, U. of 296 295 298 889 +37Eastern Kentucky U. 302 291 296 889 +376 Ohio University 298 295 300 893 +417 Michigan, U. of 295 301 298 894 +428 Xavier University 299 298 300 897 +459 Indiana University 302 301 295 898 +46Wisconsin, U. of 298 299 301 898 +4611 Notre Dame, U. of 308 300 292 900 +48Iowa, U. of 306 296 298 900 +4813 Louisville, U. of 308 299 296 903 +5114 Marshall University 300 302 302 904 +5215 Bowling Green State 311 300 300 911 +5916 Ball State Univ. 302 302 309 913 +6117 Miami of Ohio 301 304 310 915 +6318 Eastern Michigan U. 312 307 309 928 +7619 Wright State Univ. 316 305 316 937 +8520 Akron, U. of 318 304 317 939 +87
Individuals1 John Holmes Kentucky 71 71 71 213 E2 Doug Wade Ohio State 73 73 71 217 +4Geoff Lound Illinois 77 67 73 217 +44 Jon Turcott Wisconsin 72 74 72 218 +5Erik Herberth Ohio 73 72 73 218 +5Kenny Cook Ball State 70 71 77 218 +5
