6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
September 18, 1998
TANAGURA, Japan - The top-ranked UNLV men's golf team finished in seventh place after shooting a final-round 299 at the Topy Cup played at the Tanagura Country Club (par 72, 7,200 yards), Friday.
The tournament was shortened to two rounds because of a sever typhoon that cancelled Wednesday's first-round.
Tohokufukusi captured the tournament's team title with a score of 587. Arizona State fell out of the top spot into second with 593, while Arizona finished third at 594. Nihon was fourth at 600, while UCLA rounds out the top five at 603. UNLV totaled 611, finishing in seventh.
Greg Padilla of Arizona State shot a final-round 68 to capture the individual crown at 143. Junior Jeremy Anderson led all Rebels, finishing in fourth place at 145 after shooting a final-round 71.
Other Rebels competing were junior Michael Kirk, who tied for 22nd at 152, freshman Adam Scott, who tied for 40th at 156, and seniors Chris Berry and Charley Hoffman, who both tied for 46th at 160.
1998 TOPY CUPTEAM RESULTS (FINAL)1. Tohokufukusi 295-292-5872. Arizona State 292-301-5933. Arizona 302-292-5944. Nihon 295-305-6005. UCLA 295-305-6007. UNLV 312-299-611
OTHER TEAMS COMPETINGKinkiMomoyamaNagoyaNSSUOsaka GakuinSenshu
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. G. Padilla, Arizona State 75-68-1432. B. Schlagenhauf, UCLA 74-70-144 H. Hoshino, Tohokufukusi 73-71-1444. J. Anderson, UNLV 74-71-1455. K. Yoshida, Tohokufukosi 73-73-146
REBEL PLAYERS4. Jeremy Anderson 74-71-145T22. Michael Kirk 76-76-152T40. Adam Scott 80-76-156T46. Chris Berry 82-78-160T46. Charley Hoffman 84-78-160
