By DAVE HERSAM
CHASKA, Minn. — It had been eight years since the Brigham Young University Men’s Golf team finished in the top 10 at the NCAA tournament. That drought came to a close Saturday as the No. 16 ranked Cougars posted a 15-over-par 303 in the final round of the 1999 NCAA Championship to finish in seventh place.
The Cougars posted rounds of 293-298-302-303 for a 72-hole total of 1196 at the 7,196-yard Hazeltine National Golf Club. In fourth place entering the final round, BYU struggled early and was forced to play catch-up all day.
Georgia, who entered the final round five strokes behind Oklahoma State, fired a 5-over-par 293 to win the NCAA Championship by three strokes with a 72-hole total of 1180. Oklahoma State, ranked eighth in the nation, was second at 1183, followed by 10th-ranked Northwestern in third at 1188.
BYU has participated in the NCAA Golf Championship 25 times in the past 34 years. During that stretch, the Cougars have finished in the top 10 a total of 19 times.
BYU SCORES
23t Billy Harvey 75-74-72-79–300
23t Andy Miller 73-74-77-76–300
34t Scott Miller 72-78-75-76–301
39t Manuel Merizalde 73-72-81-76–302
67 Jose Garrido 77-80-81-75–310
TEAM RESULTS
1.Georgia 292-305-290-293–1180
2.Oklahoma State 289-308-285-301–1183
3.Northwestern 296-299-297-296–1188
4.Washington 307-301-291-290–1189
5.Arizona State 297-307-296-292–1192
6.UNLV 295-298-306-296–1195
7.BYU 293-298-302-303–1196
8.Houston 297-305-297-300–1199
Clemson 293-297-303-306–1199
10.North Carolina 294-307-298-302–1201
11.Minnesota 303-305-303-297–1208
12.Florida 297-311-298-310–1216
13.E. Tennessee St. 298-306-317-296–1217
14.Nebraska 301-305-304-308–1218
15.Illinois 303-305-304-307–1219
TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS
1.Luke Donald N’western 73-68-72-71–284
2.Ryuji Imada Georgia7 2-76-72-67–287
Troy Kelly Wash. 75-71-70-71–287
4.Paul Casey ASU 72-77-69-72–290
5.Charles Howell OSU 71-77-70-73–291
6.Derek Gillespie Arizona 72-71-76-75–294
Max Harris UNC 70-75-72-77–294
8.Chris Wisler E Tenn. St. 68-75-81-71–295
Lucas Glover Clemson 72-73-74-76–295
10.Don Hill UNC 70-76-77-73–296
