Kennegard wins Las Vegas Tournament


<p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/archive/031507aaa.html">Click here for a list of ASU men's golfer all-time medalists</a></p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kennegard_jesper00.html"… Kennegard</a> took home medalist honors at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Invitational which concluded Sunday with a 3-over 219 (71-72-76).</p><separator></separator><p>He earned the win by one stroke over both Tyson Alexander of Florida (68-80-72) and T.J. Vogel of USC (71-72-77).</p><separator></separator><p>Kennegard finished tied for eighth in his previous two tournaments (Battle at the Beach and the USC Collegiate Invitatonal) and entered the tournament with a 72.67 stroke average. The victory was his third individual collegiate title, as he won the 2009 NCAA West Regional with a 12-under 204 last spring and also won the Hawaii Hilo Intercollegiate in January of 2008 with a 13-under 197.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU finished sixth at 49-over 913 (305-303-305).</p><separator></separator><p>ASU's 15-over 303 in the second round was the second-best round of that day at the Las Vegas area course, which played to par-72 and 7,510 yards. UNLV and UCLA shared team honors at 35-over 899.</p><separator></separator><p>Sun Devil <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/pinckney_scott00.html">S… Pinckney</a> tied for 31st with a 16-over 232 (79-75-78), <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/byrne_james00.html">James Byrne</a> tied for 35th at 17-over 233 (81-75-77) and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/marquez_braxton00.html">… Marquez</a> finished 42nd at 19-over 235 (75-81-79). <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/borsheim_knut00.html">Kn… Borsheim</a> tied for 48th at 21-over 237 (80-83-74).</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>