Men's golf opens 2009-10 season with victory over top teams

<p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/photos/schools/asu/sports/m-golf/auto_pdf/… Results in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.golfweek.com/news/2009/sep/20/arizona-state-holds-osu-olympi… src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/icon-acrosmall.gif&quot; alt="Get Acrobat Reader" border="0" height="10" width="9"></a></p><separator></separator><p><a href="http://www.golfweek.com/news/2009/sep/20/arizona-state-holds-osu-olympi… recaps the tough field and course at the Olympia Fields Invitational</a></p><separator></separator><p>In a tournament loaded with talent, the fifth-ranked Sun Devil men's golf team battled past top-ranked Stanford and a host of NCAA Championship contenders to finish first in the Olympia Fields/ Fighting Illini Invitational. ASU, who was one of 12 ranked teams in the field, shot a 13-over par 293 on Sunday to end the tournament with a 30-over par 870 (293-284-293).</p><separator></separator><p>Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/bierenbroodspot_tristan0… Bierenbroodspot</a> and junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/pinckney_scott00.html">S… Pinckney</a> finished in the top-10 individually, beating out a handful of the best collegiate golfers in the country. Bierenbroodspot tallied a 4-over par 74 to finish tied for sixth with a 4-over par 214 (71-69-74), while Pinckney collected eight birdies in the tournament and ended tied for eighth at 5-over par 215 (68-76-71). Junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kennegard_jesper00.html"… Kennegard</a> tied for 19th after shooting a three-day combined 10-over par 220 (75-71-74) and senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/borsheim_knut00.html">Kn… Borsheim</a> finished with an 11-over par 221 (79-68-74). Junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/edens_cameron00.html">Ca… Edens</a> consistently improved in each round of the three-day event and moved into 67th with a 27-over par 237 (82-79-76).</p><separator></separator><p> "I'm really proud of our guys to do so well in their first tournament against such a strong field," said ASU head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/lein_randy00.html">Randy Lein</a>. "Tristan and Scott just were so solid all three days. It was good to have a lead after two rounds, and for them to battle back after falling behind early in the day was very encouraging."</p><separator></separator><p>No. 2 Oklahoma State finished in second place, followed by No. 10 Texas, No. 1 Stanford, No. 25 Florida State and No. 18 Florida. Harris English of Georgia (71-70-70) and Trent Whitekiller of Oklahoma State (71-71-69) tied for the individual title with a 1-over par 211.</p><separator></separator><p> The Sun Devils next tournament is the two-day Ping Preview in Seattle, beginning Sept. 27.</p><separator></separator><p> Teams participating in the Olympia Fields/ Fighting Illini Invitational</p><separator></separator>No. 1 Stanford<br> No. 2 Oklahoma State<br> No. 5 Arizona State<br> No. 6 Illinois<br> No. 7 Georgia<br> No. 8 Augusta State<br> No. 10 Texas<br> No. 16 USC<br> No. 18 Florida<br> No. 25 Florida State<br> No. 28 Wake Forest<br> No. 30 San Diego State<br> Indiana<br> Northwestern<br> Purdue <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>