May 29, 1998
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The top-ranked UNLV golf team followed up its second-round 19-under-par score with a third-round 12-under-par 276 to increase its lead to ten shots after three rounds at 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships at the University of New Mexico's Championship Golf Course (par 72, 2,748 yards) Friday.
UNLV, which is 35-under par for the tournament, shot the lowest round of the day for the second consecutive day.
"It's not over yet," UNLV Head Coach Dwaine Knight said when asked if he thought his team's lead was safe heading into Saturday's final round. "I like the position we are in, but there are a lot of good teams out there and we need to play great tomorrow. We have been playing well and attacking the course. It's time to let the players go. They have really put themselves in a great position and it's up to them now."
Clemson and Oklahoma State each shot 10-under par for the third round and are in second and third, respectively. Clemson is 10 shots back at 25-under par, while Oklahoma State is 22-under. Georgia Tech is 20-under in fourth place and UCLA rounds out the top five at 16-under.
James McLean of Minnesota shot a third-round 65, the day's lowest round, and is tied with defending champion Charles Warren of Clemson for the individual lead at 14-under.
Chris Berry and Bill Lunde each shot third-round scores of 67 for UNLV and are tied for sixth place at 11-under 205, three shots behind the leaders.
"There is still a lot of golf to be played," Lunde said. "Everyone will be gunning for us, going for it and trying to birdie everything. They have nothing to lose, so we just have to go out there and continue to play our game like we have been."
Charley Hoffman shot a third-round 71 and sits in an 11th place tie at seven-under 209. Jeremy Anderson shot even-par and is tied for 17th at five-under 211.
"It has just been amazing the last two days," Anderson said. "Today could have been a letdown, but we talked about it last night. There is no letting up out here. We knew we needed to stay aggressive and I'm sure we will have the same game plan tomorrow."
Scott Lander currently sits in a tie for 36th at two-under 214 after shooting a third-round 71.
The tournament concludes Saturday with 18 holes.
NCAA Division I Men's Golf ChampionshipsUniversity of New Mexico Championship Golf CourseAlbuquerque, N.M.Par 72, 7,248 yards
Team Results After Friday's Third Round1 UNLV 284 269 276 829 -352 Clemson University 283 278 278 839 -253 Oklahoma State U. 278 286 278 842 -224 Georgia Tech 281 277 286 844 -205 UCLA 289 275 284 848 -16T 6 South Carolina 285 281 284 850 -14T 6 Ohio State Univ. 284 286 280 850 -14T 8 Arizona State U. 289 282 283 854 -10T 8 Minnesota, Univ. of 296 275 283 854 -10T 10 Florida, U. of 282 288 287 857 -7T 10 California, U. of 290 277 290 857 -7T 10 Houston, Univ. of 294 276 287 857 -713 Auburn University 290 283 285 858 -614 Miami of Ohio 286 283 290 859 -515 TCU 290 282 290 862 -2-------------------------------------- 36 HOLE CUT ----------------16 New Mexico 289 285 574 -217 Georgia 279 296 575 -118 North Carolina State 288 288 576 E19 Northwestern 287 290 577 +120 Nebraska 286 292 578 +221 East Tennessee State 286 293 579 +322 Fresno State 285 295 580 +423 Southeastern La. 289 293 582 +624 Kent 289 294 583 +725 North Carolina 294 291 585 +926 UC Santa Barbara 294 295 589 +13T 27 Oregon 303 287 590 +14T 27 Augusta State 294 296 590 +1429 Oklahoma 295 297 592 +1630 Arizona 293 300 593 +17
Individual Results After Friday's Third RoundT 1 James McLean Minn. 71 66 65 202 -14T 1 Charles Warren Clemson 69 66 67 202 -14T 3 *Joel Kribel Stanford 69 67 68 204 -12T 3 Bryce Molder GA Tech 68 68 68 204 -12T 3 J.J. Henry TCU 67 67 70 204 -12T 6 Bill Lunde UNLV 73 65 67 205 -11T 6 Chris Berry UNLV 70 68 67 205 -11T 8 Edward Loar OK State 68 72 66 206 -10T 8 Matt Kuchar GA Tech 69 67 70 206 -10T 8 Kyle Voska Miami (OH) 67 68 71 206 -10T 11 Ryan Armour Ohio State 67 75 67 209 -7T 11 Jeremy Parrott Georgia 69 71 69 209 -7T 11 D.J. Brigman UNM 69 71 69 209 -7T 11 Tim Clark NC State 68 72 69 209 -7T 11 Charley Hoffman UNLV 71 67 71 209 -716 Joey Maxon Clemson 69 71 70 210 -6T 17 Craig Matthew Ohio State 73 69 69 211 -5T 17 Jeff McGraw UCLA 71 70 70 211 -5T 17 Darren Angel ASU 73 67 71 211 -5T 17 Brandon DiTullio UCLA 72 68 71 211 -5T 17 Andy Sanders Houston 71 69 71 211 -5T 17 Jeff Quinney ASU 69 71 71 211 -5T 17 Dan Arroyo California 70 69 72 211 -5T 17 Jeremy Anderson UNLV 70 69 72 211 -5T 17 Bo Van Pelt OK State 70 67 74 211 -5T 26 Simon Lacey Florida 70 75 67 212 -4T 26 Bryant MacKellar Auburn 71 71 70 212 -4T 26 *Harry Singh UTA 68 72 72 212 -4T 29 Victor Schwamkrug Houston 74 70 69 213 -3T 29 Adam Ainbinder California 76 66 71 213 -3T 29 Ross Fulgentis UCLA 74 68 71 213 -3T 29 Scott Weatherly Auburn 70 72 71 213 -3T 29 Kevin Mihailoff Florida 70 72 71 213 -3T 29 Jake Kransteuber S Carolina 68 74 71 213 -3T 29 *Michael Connell Miss. St. 72 69 72 213 -3T 36 Charles Howell OK State 70 74 70 214 -2T 36 Reid Edstrom Auburn 75 68 71 214 -2T 36 Jeff Brown Ohio State 74 69 71 214 -2T 36 Scott Lander UNLV 73 70 71 214 -2T 36 John Engler Clemson 71 72 71 214 -2T 36 Max Harris N Carolina 74 68 72 214 -2T 36 Josh Watney Fresno St. 69 71 74 214 -2T 43 Jonathan Byrd Clemson 74 71 70 215 -1T 43 Eric Ecker S Carolina 74 69 72 215 -1T 43 Martin LeMesurier Minn. 71 72 72 215 -1T 43 Jeff Burns Houston 75 67 73 215 -1T 43 Steve Friesen Nebraska 69 72 74 215 -1T 43 Mark Catalano S Carolina 72 68 75 215 -1T 49 Brent Roof S Carolina 75 75 66 216 ET 49 Jin Park ASU 75 73 68 216 ET 49 Dan Coyle California 75 70 71 216 ET 49 Byron Schlagenhauf UCLA 75 69 72 216 ET 49 Mike Pearson GA Tech 73 70 73 216 ET 49 Steve Bradley Florida 69 68 79 216 ET 55 Lucas Glover Clemson 76 70 71 217 +1T 55 Adam Speirs Miami (OH) 76 70 71 217 +1T 55 Kyle Thompson S Carolina 71 70 76 217 +1T 55 Han Lee California 69 72 76 217 +1T 59 Chris Morris Houston 74 70 74 218 +2T 59 Bill Thompson Minn. 75 68 75 218 +2T 59 Alberto Ochoa TCU 73 70 75 218 +2T 62 Boyd Summerhays OK State 70 77 72 219 +3T 62 Greg Padilla ASU 75 71 73 219 +3T 62 Jason Dufner Auburn 74 72 73 219 +3T 62 Mike Austin Ohio State 72 74 73 219 +3T 62 Paul Casey ASU 72 74 73 219 +3T 67 Landry Mahan OK State 77 73 70 220 +4T 67 John Bishop Miami (OH) 73 72 75 220 +4T 69 Scott Volpitto TCU 75 74 72 221 +5T 69 Adam Dooley Minn. 79 69 73 221 +5T 69 Josh McCumber Florida 73 75 73 221 +5T 69 Sal Spallone TCU 75 71 75 221 +5T 69 Jason Semelsberger UCLA 72 73 76 221 +5T 69 Carlton Forrester GA Tech 71 72 78 221 +575 Grady Girard TCU 75 74 73 222 +6T 76 Steve Scott Florida 74 73 76 223 +7T 76 Albert Hromulak Ohio State 72 74 77 223 +7T 78 Ryan Lagergren Miami (OH) 78 73 73 224 +8T 78 Roland Thatcher Auburn 76 75 73 224 +8T 80 Wes Latimer GA Tech 76 74 75 225 +9T 80 Tee McCabe Miami (OH) 70 80 75 225 +982 Rob Kerr Minn. 80 75 73 228 +1283 Jay Berkowitz California 76 77 76 229 +1384 B.J. Staten Houston 80 73 79 232 +16
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