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Illini Tied for 13th after First Round of Cleveland Golf Collegiate Invite
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Junior Mike O'Neal shot a 2-over par 73 to lead the Illini during the first round of the Cleveland Golf Collegiate Invite.
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March 1, 2004
Westlake Village, Calif. - Illinois shot a first-round score of 296 today at the 27th annual Cleveland Golf Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Southern California at the par 71, 6,815-yard North Ranch Country Club. Illinois was tied for 13th place at 12-over par following the first round. Today's format called for 36 holes of play, but the second round was suspended due to darkness. It will be completed Tuesday morning.
Tennessee was in first place in the 17-team field with a 5-under par score of 279, one shot ahead of Alabama's 280 and two strokes better than Texas' 281. Illinois is competing in its second straight major national tournament following last week's participation at the Puerto Rico Classic. The Cleveland Golf Invitational features nine teams ranked in the nation's Top 25.
Leading the way for the Illini in round one was junior Mike O'Neal. O'Neal shot a 2-over par score of 73, tallying five birdies. He was tied for 37th place in the 90-player field after the first round. Illinois' second and third scores were a pair of 3-over 74s from senior Joe Affrunti and sophomore Patrick Nagle. Illinois' final team score was a 4-over 75 by junior Garrett Chaussard.
Arkansas' Seth Murphy tallied the lowest score of the first round, a 5-under par 66.
The completion of the second round and the third round of the 54-hole Cleveland Golf Collegiate Invitational will be held on Tuesday. Fans can follow live scoring of the tournament on the internet at www.golfstat.com
Cleveland Golf Collegiate Invite Team Standings (after one of three rounds)
1. Tennessee 279 2. Alabama 280 3. Texas 281 4. Southern California 283 T5. Arizona State 285 T5. Texas Christian 285 7. Brigham Young 286 8. California 290 T9. Arkansas 292 T9. Oregon State 292 T9. UCLA 293 12. Stanford 294 T13. ILLINOIS 296 T13. Oregon 296 15. Notre Dame 297 T16. Washington 298 T16. Pepperdine 298
Illinois Results (after one of three rounds)
T37. Mike O'Neal 73 +2 T51. Joe Affrunti 74 +3 T60. Patrick Nagle 74 +3 T60. Garrett Chaussard 75 +4 T70. Ryan Tendall 76 +5
