Rice University
Purdue Midwest Shootout
Owls 13th at Purdue Midwest Shootout
9/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 10, 2007
The Rice Owls golf team, at the Purdue Midwest Shootout, shot a 313 in the tournament's first and only round as thunderstorms canceled the second and final round at the Kampen Course (par 72; 7,465 yards).
The Owls were led by sophomore Christopher Brown's 76 (35-41), while another sophomore, Michael Buttacavoli shot a 78 (38-40).
Bowling Green State and Michigan recorded team scores of 293 (+5), with Michigan taking home the team title based on the fifth players' scores as the tie-breaker. The Wolverines' fifth player, Brian Ottenweller outscored Bowling Green State's Russell Goodwin, 79 to 81.
The individual medal was shared by five golfers, Michigan's Tim Schaetzel (35-36) and Bill Rankin (35-36), Bowling Green State's Jace Walker (35-36) and Andrew Ladwig (37-34) and Purdue's Erich Johnston (34-37) each shot 71.
The Owls are next in action at the Memphis Intercollegiate, Oct. 8-9.
Rice University 313
T 28 Christopher Brown 35-41=76
T 46 Michael Buttacavoli 38-40=78
T 57 Erik Petersen 39-40=79
T 63 Michael Whitehead 39-41=80
85 Addison Awe 40-46=86
Final Team Scores
1 Michigan 293 +5
Bowling Green State 293 +5
3 Kent State 296 +8
4 Missouri 301 +13
5 Purdue 302 +14
Northern Illinois 302 +14
7 Murray State 304 +16
8 Eastern Illinois 305 +17
9 Arizona 306 +18
10 Loyola-Chicago 307 +19
11 Western Illinois 308 +20
SMU 308 +20
13 Rice 313 +25
14 Dayton 314 +26
15 George Mason 320 +32
16 IUPUI 321 +33
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