Sam O'Dell Marshall
Sr. Hurricane, W.Va.
O'Dell won his first collegiate tournament individual title at the
Kentucky Johnny Owens Invitational on Sunday. The senior captain posted
a three-round total of 211 with a low round of 70. He has led the Herd
in stroke average for three out of his four seasons at Marshall.
Other Top Performances
Brent Goulding (EMU, Jr., Peterbrough, Ontario) posted his fifth top-10
finish of the year, and third straight of the spring at the Johnny
Owens Invitational. He tied for eighth place individually with a score
of 220. Goulding leads the Eagles (as he has all season) with a scoring
average of 73.48.
Joe Hill (Ohio, Sr., Frankfort, Ohio) finished 12th at the Johnny Owens
Invitational in Kentucky to help the Bobcats to a fourth-place finish,
marking the second time this season he led Bobcat golfers in a
tournament. It was also his fourth Top 15 finish of the season. His
221 is his low three-round tournament of the season, while his
third-round 71 matches his season low round.
Team Notes
Kent tops the MAC in the current MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings
and the lastest Sagarin Ratings. The Golden Flashes are ranke 13th in
the MasterCard Rankings and 11th by Sagarin. Senior All-American Ben
Curtis ranks 13th individually in the MasterCard poll and eighth in the
Sagarin ratings. He has placed among the top 10 in each of Kent's seven
tournaments, including three second-place finishes. Last summer, Curtis
won three of four matches to help the United States team to victory at
the Palmer Cup, before advancing to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur
where he lost to eventual champion David Gossett of the Texas.
Jumping three places from Friday's finish, the Miami golf team ended its
stint at the Johnny Owens Invitational in ninth place. JD Goering and
Mike Sabo led the RedHawks with their nine-over par finishes to tie for
23rd place. Goering shot 225 (76-75-74) in his first-ever appearance
for the RedHawks, while Sabo, who also tallied 225 strokes, shot 76, 76
and 73 in respective rounds. As a team, Miami totaled 903 strokes to
finish at 39 over.
Ohio finished fourth at the Johnny Owens Invitationalmarking the
Bobcat's fourth top-four finish and seventh top-10 mark in eight
tournaments.
Coming up in MAC Men's Golf
April
7-8 Marshall Invitational Golf Tournament
Guyan Golf & Country Club
Huntington, W.Va.
7-9 Compaq U.S. Collegiate Championships
Eldorado G.C., Las Cabos, Mexico
(hosted by Kent)
15-16 Kent at Kepler Cleveland Classic
Ohio State Scarlet G.C., Columbus, Ohio
This Spring in MAC Men's Golf
March-April
31-1 Kentucky Johnny owens inv.--16 teams
Kearney Hill Golf Links
Lexington, Ky.
1. Louisville 288-303-287--876
2. Marshall 296-291-295--882
3. estern Kentucky 291-297-297--885
4. Ohio 294-300-295--889
5. Morehead State 294-298-300--892
6. Eastern Michigan 304-297-293--894
9. Miami 306-305-292--903
T10. Ball State 305-299-303--907
T14. Akron 320-300-310--930
March
25-26 Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate--18 teams
Tanglewood Resort
Pottsboro, Texas
1. Minnesota 285-285-275--845
2. Kent 280-285-287--852
3. Michigan 287-288-281--856
4. Penn State 286-291-283--860
5. Michigan State 295-289-286--870
Toledo 288-293-289--870
11. Ball State 288-291-299--879
12. Marshall 287-297-296--880
13. Northern Illinois 285-298-298--881
16. Akron 293-303-292--888
24-25 Eastern Kentucky Spring Intercoll.--18 teams
Arlington G.C.
Richmond, Ky.
1. Methodist 289-293-289--871
2. Morehead State 298-294-299--891
3. Eastern Kentucky 302-297-301--900
4. Belmont University 301-297-303--901
5. Bowling Green 304-300-301--905
Tennessee-Martin 295-306-304--905
20-21 El Diablo Intercollegiate--9 teams
El Diablo Golf and C.C.
Citrus Springs, Fla.
1. Baylor 294-294-291--879
2. Rice 302-298-293--893
3. Northern Illinois 306-300-292--898
4. Eastern Kentucky 305-304-295--904
5. Kentucky 307-307-295--904
8. Marshall 321-301-305--927
17-18 Treasure Coast Classic--14 teams
St. Lucie West C.C.
Port St. Lucie
1. Liberty 302-307-302--911
2. Notre Dame 305-314-299--918
3. Jacksonville State 302-308-314--924
4. Morehead State 305-311-317--930
Seton Hall 318-301-311--930
10. Akron 308-311-328--946
17-18 Bradford Creek Intercollegiate--20 teams
1. Virginia Commonwealth 571
Virginia Tech 571
3. Rhode Island 575
4. Purdue 579
5. Maryland 583
11. Miami 591
17-18 Kauai Collegiate Cup--11 teams
Princeville Makai Course
Princeville, Hawaii
1. San Diego 287-290-291--868
2. Western Kentucky 293-289-288--870
3. Penn State 285-297-292--874
4. James Madison 290-295-296--881
5. Eastern Michigan 294-301-288--883
11-12 Birkdale Collegiate--18 teams
Birkdale Golf Course
Huntersville, N.C.
1. Virginia Commonwealth 286-287-286--873
2. Mississippi 288-288-302--878
3. Augusta 297-293-289--879
4. College of Charleston 292-287-282--891
5. Wake Forest 299-294-304--897
Virginia Tech 303-293-301--897
9. Miami 307-293-308--908
11-12 Silver Springs Individual--19 teams
C.C. of Silver Spring Shore
Ocala, Fla.
1. Kent 286-287-300--856
2. Indiana 288-288-302--858
3. Penn State 285-288-287--860
4. Colorado Springs 292-287-282--861
5. Kentucky 289-285-289--863
12. Northern Illinois 291-292-296--879
13. Eastern Michigan 294-295-291--880
15. Bowling Green 294-297-292--883
16. Ball State 301-288-298--887
17. Ohio 303-295-298--896
19. Akron 310-303-302--915
6-7 William & Mary Invitational
Kingsmill Plantation Course
Williamsburg, Va.
1. Marshall 300-298--598
Austin Peay 303-295--598
3. Elon 300-299--599
4. UNC-Wilmington 301-299--600
5. Campbell 305-299--604
6-7 Randolph Cup-Six Man Tournament
Kingsmill Plantation Course
Williamsburg, Va.
1. Baylor 294-294-291--879
2. Northern Illinois 306-300-292--898
4. Eastern Kentucky 305-304-295--904
5. Kentucky 307-307-295--909
8. Marshall 321-301-305--927
4-5 Wolverine South Invitational--18 teams
Hunter G.C.
Savannah, Ga.
1. Miami 306-300--606
2. Methodist 304-304--606
3. Michigan 313-306--619
4. Ohio 312-310--622
5. Xavier 322-305--627
T6. Marshall 317-311--628
9. Northern Illinois 325-306--631
13. Ball State 326-314--640
16. Bowling Green 336-327--663
17. Akron 338-330--668
Past Pepsi MAC Golfers of the Week
April 3 Sam O'Dell, Marshall
March 26 Mike Sabo, Miami
Golfstat National Ratings
(as of March 31, 2000)
MAC Team Ratings
School Rating Rds. Team Avg. Low Rd. Wins
Kent 7 21 287.10 275 4
Northern Illinois 70 23 296.91 278 2
Eastern Michigan 74 20 296.05 288 0
Toledo 112 24 295.92 284 2
Miami 117 16 299.19 283 2
Ohio 131 18 299.11 289 0
Marshall 148 21 300.62 282 1
Ball State 165 22 302.27 288 0
Bowling Green 277 19 308.68 292 0
Akron 282 29 310.68 292 0
MAC Individual Ratings
(top-10 listed)
Player, School Rating Rds. Avg. Low Rd. Wins
Ben Curtis, Kent 7 24 70.63 65 0
Jon Mills, Kent 33 21 71.81 68 0
Dustin Risdon, Kent 68 18 72.67 70 1
Tim Countryman, NIU 162 23 73.61 69 3
Danny Sahl, Kent 165 21 73.52 69 0
Brent Goulding, EMU 189 20 73.50 68 0
Tim Rice, Toledo 277 24 73.46 68 0
Dave Emanuelson, NIU 342 23 74.57 69 1
Brad Pemberton, EMU 367 20 74.45 70 0
Jaysen Hansen, EMU 399 17 74.53 80 0
2000 Men's MAC Rankings
(listed by average)
Player Yr. School Strokes Rds. Ave. Low Rd.
Ben Curtis Sr. Kent 1472 21 70.10 65
Jon Mills Jr. Kent 1508 21 71.81 68
Dustin Risdon Fr. Kent 1308 18 72.67 70
Tim Rice Sr. Toledo 1761 24 73.38 68
Brent Goulding Jr. EMU 1690 23 73.48 68
Danny Sahl Jr. Kent 1544 21 73.52 69
Tim Countryman Sr. NIU 1693 23 73.61 69
Lee Curry, Jr. Miami 740 10 74.00 71
Sam O'Dell Sr. MAR 1783 24 74.29 70
Richard Elliott Sr. Toledo 1788 24 74.50 69
Dave Emanuelson Sr. NIU 1715 23 74.57 69
Brad Pemberton Fr. EMU 1717 23 74.65 70
Jaysen Hansen So. EMU 1495 20 74.75 70
Alan Murray So. Toledo 1795 24 74.79 69
Steve Childress Jr. NIU 1048 14 74.86 67
Erik Herberth So. Ohio 1573 21 74.90 70
Joe Hill Jr. Ohio 1574 21 74.95 71
Jonah Karzmer Fr. Kent 900 12 75.00 71
A.J. Riley Sr. MAR 1800 24 75.00 68
Kevin Kornowa Fr. Toledo 1803 24 75.13 69
Blake Johnson Jr. Miami 1204 16 75.25 65
Ryan Chattin Sr. BSU 1883 25 75.32 70
A.T. Spires Jr. Ohio 1582 21 75.33 69
Ashley Wilt Jr. Toledo 904 12 75.33 71
Shaun Stanek Sr. EMU 1734 23 75.39 70
Jason Westrick Jr. BSU 905 12 75.42 69
Adam Speirs Jr. Miami 1435 19 75.53 71
Jeff Mankiewicz So. EMU 1134 15 75.60 69
Jeff Martin Sr. NIU 1512 20 75.60 71
Brian Post Sr. BSU 1894 25 75.76 70
Mike Sabo So. Miami 1440 19 75.79 68
Todd Pieri Sr. BSU 1677 22 76.23 69
Tyler Duke So. Ohio 1525 20 76.25 70
Jeff Ritchy Sr. Miami 1145 15 76.33 66
Jimmy McKenzie Sr. MAR 1835 24 76.46 70
Brian Perry Jr. MAR 1453 19 76.47 71
Dave Higham Jr. EMU 918 12 76.50 72
Aaron Williams So. MAR 1836 24 76.50 68
Brian Gerken So. BGSU 923 12 76.92 71
Mike Suhre Sr. NIU 1541 20 77.05 73
Justin Gillham So. BGSU 1464 19 77.05 70
Kenny Cook Fr. BSU 771 10 77.10 72
Jon Smarrelli Jr. BGSU 1470 19 77.37 71
Adam Balls Fr. BGSU 1474 19 77.58 72
Jeff Brue Fr. NIU 931 12 77.58 72
Jeff Camp So. Akron 1013 13 77.92 75
Bill Pollert Jr. BSU 1560 20 78.00 70
Jeff Chadwell Fr. Ohio 1640 21 78.10 71
Chris Jamieson So. Akron 1724 22 78.36 70
Corey Patterson Sr. Akron 1501 19 79.00 70
Mike Kotsos Sr. BGSU 1108 14 79.14 74
Brian Schorsten So. Akron 1509 19 79.42 72
Steve Sisson So. MAR 801 10 80.10 76
Andy Miller Fr. BGSU 1043 13 80.23 75
Andy Spencer So. Akron 1125 14 80.36 73
David Jones Fr. Toledo 970 12 80.83 72