University of Illinois
Duke Golf Classic
October 22, 2002 | Men's Golf
Oct. 22, 2002
Durham, N.C. - Behind the strength of today's final round team score of 1-under par 287, the 11th-ranked Illinois men's golf team moved up three places in the standings to finish in third place at the Duke Golf Classic, held at the par 72, 7,045-yard Duke Golf Club in Durham, N.C. Illinois finished the 54-hole tournament with a final score of 882, 18-strokes above par. Augusta State won the 14-team Classic at 2-over par with an 866, while host Duke was second at 10-over par with a score of 874.
Leading the Illini was the stellar performance of freshman Patrick Nagle. Nagle shot a final round 71 today to finish in fourth place individually at 3-under par for the tournament. Nagle carded rounds of 67, 75, and 71 en route to his final score of 213. With his fourth place showing at Duke, Nagle has now recorded Top 10 finishes in four of five tournaments on the season.
Along with Nagle's 1-under, Illinois had three golfers shoot even-par today as senior Geoff Lound and sophomores Garrett Chaussard and Mike O'Neal all carded 72s. Chaussard ends the tournament with a season's-best 13th place finish at 4-over with a score of 220. Lound tied for 23rd at 8-over par (224), while O'Neal finished tied for 31st at 11-over (227). Wrapping up the action for the Illini, senior Chris Dobrovolny tied for 60th, scoring a 239 (+23).
Oliver Wilson of Augusta State won the 75-player field, shooting a 7-under par score of 209. He finished two shots of ahead of runner-up Brendon De Jonge of Virginia Tech (211). Duke's Mike Castleforte carded a 212, edging out UI's Nagle by one stroke for third place.
Illinois competed in its final fall tournament without the services of its top player, sophomore James Lepp, who is in Malaysia preparing to represent Canada in the 2002 World Amateur Team Championships. This concludes the 2002 fall season for the Illini men's golf team. Illinois is next in action Feb. 23-25, 2003 at the Puerto Rico Classic.
Duke Golf Classic Final Team Standings
1. Augusta State 298-286-282=866 +2 2. Duke 298-284-292=874 +10 3. ILLINOIS 294-301-287=882 +18 4. Arizona State 299-289-295=883 +19 5. Virginia Tech 299-294-292=885 +21 6. Michigan State 295-287-308=890 +26 7. Virginia 306-299-293=898 +34 8. Georgia Southern 305-296-302=903 +39 9. Coastal Carolina 315-298-302=915 +51 10. Alabama-Birmingham 306-307-308=921 +57 11. Florida Southern 313-307-306=926 +62 12. Houston 307-313-307=927 +63 13. Furman 317-315-299=931 +67 14. Marshall 320-307-316=943 +79
Illinois Results
4. Patrick Nagle 67-75-71=213 -3 T13. Garrett Chaussard 76-72-72=220 +4 T23. Geoff Lound 75-77-72=224 +8 T31. Mike O'Neal 78-77-72=227 +11 T60. Chris Dobrovolny 76-79-84=239 +23
