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OU Men's Golfers Finish 10th At Puerto Rico Classic
February 26, 2002 | Men's Golf
Feb. 26, 2002
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The University of Oklahoma men's golf team shot a final-round score of 297 on the River Course at the Rio Mar Country Club (par-72, 6,945 yards) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to finish in 10th place Tuesday at the Puerto Rico Classic. The Sooners, who are ranked 10th in the latest Precept/GCAA Poll, concluded the tournament with a combined team score of 890 (+26) finishing three strokes ahead of No. 11 Georgia and four strokes in front of Big 12 rival and No. 6 Texas. Top-ranked and defending tournament champion Georgia Tech won the team championship finishing with a third-round 279 for a total of 829 (-35). The Yellow Jackets finished with a 15-shot advantage over their closest competitor, No. 3 Clemson.
Junior John Kidwell (Dallas, Texas) continued his stellar play leading the Sooners for the fifth-straight round this spring and the third-straight tournament this season. Kidwell fired a final-round 71 to tie for 11th overall with a total of 214 (-2). It was the fifth top-15 finish of his career at OU.
Sophomore Doug Manor (Garland, Texas) tied his lowest round of this season with a third-round 73 to tie for 61st overall. Sophomore Martin Flores (Mansfield, Texas) posted a final-round 76 for a total of 221 (+5). Flores finished tied with six other golfers for 28th.
Senior Cody Freeman (Arnett, Okla.) shot a 77 to tie for 46th while sophomore Blake Martin (Stigler, Okla.) posted a final-round 78 placing him tied for 64th.
The Sooners have a month to prepare for their next tournament at the Cleveland Golf/Morris Williams on March 25-26 in Austin, Texas, at the Austin County Club.
Team Scores
1. Georgia Tech 275-275-279=829 (-35)
2. Clemson 279-289-286=854 (-10)
3. Purdue 293-278-286=857 (-7)
4. Florida 293-288-288=869 (+5)
5. Colorado 289-295-288=872 (+8)
6. Minnesota 294-287-300=881 (+17)
7. East Tenn. St. 295-288-300=883 (+19)
8. North Carolina St. 303-282-302=887 (+23)
9. Duke 296-292-301=889 (+25)
10. Oklahoma 295-298-297=890 (+26)
11. Georgia 293-300-300=893 (+29)
12. Texas 289-302-303=894 (+30)
13. Virginia 299-303-311=913 (+49)
Northwestern 289-294-320=913 (+49)
Kent State 308-295-310=913 (+49)
Top Five Individuals
1. Troy Matteson, Ga. Tech 69-65-71=205 (-11)
2. Lee Williamson, Purdue 74-66-67=207 (-9)
3. Nicholas Thompson, Ga. Tech 70-70-70=210 (-6)
4. D.J. Trahan, Clemson 71-71-69=211 (-5)
Gregg Jones, Clemson 69-69-73=211 (-5)
Matt Weibring, Ga. Tech 69-77-65=211 (-5)
Oklahoma Individual Scores
T11. John Kidwell 71-72-71=214 (-2)
T28. Martin Flores 72-73-76=221 (+5)
T46. Cody Freeman 74-75-77=226 (+10)
T61. Doug Manor 80-79-73=232 (+16)
T64. Blake Martin 78-78-78=234 (+18)
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