Men's golf concludes season at NCAA Championships
<p>The Arizona State men's golf team finished the season in 18th after collecting a combined 35-over par 899 (303-293-303) at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Okla. The Sun Devils recorded a 15-over par 303 in the third round and were paced by junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/francis_philip00.html">P… Francis</a>, who placed in the top 35.</p><separator></separator><p>The top eight teams after 54 holes of stroke play will advance to a three-day match play tournament for the NCAA title.</p><separator></separator><p>Francis shot an even par 72 for the second consecutive round to move into a tie for 32nd at 6-over par 222 (78-72-72). The junior moved up 30 spots in the standings after using a birdie on the 16th hole to supplant an early bogey and remain at par.</p><separator></separator><p>Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/byrne_james00.html">James Byrne</a>, who eagled the 18th hole, carded a 5-over par 77 and finished in a tie for 50th at 8-over par 224 (74-73-77). Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/pinckney_scott00.html">S… Pinckney</a> used a pair of birdies on the first and ninth hole, respectively, to soar 21 spots into a tie for 66th. His third-round 1-over par 73 vaulted his three-day score to 10-over par 226 (73-80-73).</p><separator></separator><p>Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/kennegard_jesper00.html"… Kennegard</a> finished at 14-over par 230 (78-68-84) following a 12-over par 84 in the third round and is tied for 94th. Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/zetterwall_oscar00.html"… Zetterwall</a> improved his position by two strokes and is tied for 139th with a 27-over par 243 (79-83-81).</p><separator></separator><p>UCLA is in first place heading into match play at 8-over par 872 (286-288-298), followed by Georgia Tech with an 11-over par 875 (283-290-302). Oklahoma State (292-293-294) and Illinois (291-287-301) are tied for third at 15-over par 879, while Georgia completes the top five at 20-over par 884 (291-299-297). Ohio State, Augusta State and Duke also finished in the top eight and qualified for match play.</p><separator></separator><p>John Peterson of LSU took home individual medalist honors with a 5-under par 211 (74-65-72) after recording an even par 72 on the final day. UCLA freshman Patrick Cantlay used a 1-under par in the third round to move into second place at 4-under par 212 (72-69-71), while Michigan's Lion Kim (72-70-73), Texas A&M's Cameron Peck (68-74-73), San Diego State's J.J. Spaun (69-75-71), Augusta State's Patrick Reed (69-75-71) and Oklahoma State's Peter Uihlein (73-69-73) tied for third at 1-under par 215.</p><separator></separator><!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>