Sept. 11, 2001
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - The 23rd-ranked San Diego State men's golf team saved its best for last, carding a combined 9-under-par total of 279 during the third round of the Mid Pines Intercollegiate Tuesday morning to finish with a two-day total of 847 (-17).
However, it wasn't enough to catch tournament champion Texas Tech, which matched the Aztecs stroke for stroke to during the final round to finish three shots ahead of SDSU at 20-under 844. Coastal Carolina rounded out the top three, taking third at 8-under 866.
Four Aztecs completed Tuesday's final round below par, including John Lieber, who used a third-round 3-under 69 to climb from sixth to finish in a two-way tie for third in the individual scoring at 9-under 207.
Mark Warman, Lars Johansson and Gilberto Rodriguez each carded 2-under 70s, with Warman finishing up in fifth place overall at 8-under par 208 for his first career top-10 finish. Johansson and Rodriguez made the biggest jumps of the day for SDSU, vaulting 15 spots to end the tournament tied for 26th at 1-over 217. Brandon Kearney, who was 1 over Tuesday, finished tied for 36th at 3-over 219.
Texas Tech's Kyle Willmann and Old Dominion's Geoffrey Harris tied for medalist honors at 10-under 206.
The San Diego State men's golf team returns to action Sept. 20-22, when the Aztecs travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for the William H. Tucker Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico.
Men's College Golf
Mid Pines Intercollegiate
Southern Pines, N.C.
Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club - Par 72
Final Results
Team Scores
1.Texas Tech 281-284-279-844 (-20) , 2. San Diego State 282-286-279-847 (-17), 3. Coastal Carolina 286-286-284-856 (-8), 4. California 287-287-284-858 (-6), 5. 2. Old Dominion 277-289-293-859 (-5), 6. Furman 287-283-290-860 (-4), 6. Louisville 284-285-291-860 (-4), 8. Wichita State 291-288-284-863 (-1), 9. Virginia-Commonwealth 289-283-292-864 (E), 10. UNC-Greensboro 290-288-290-868 (+4), 11. East Carolina 285-296-295-876 (+12), 12. Charlotte 290-292-295-877 (+13), 13. Wofford 292-286-302-880 (+16), 14. Georgia Southern 290-288-303-881 (+17).
Top-10 Individuals
1. Kyle Willmann (Texas Tech) 70-70-66-206 (-10), Geoffrey Harris (Old Dominion) 68-66-72-206 (-10), 3. John Lieber (SDSU) 68-70-69-207 (-9), David Bolen (Texas Tech) 65-70-72-207 (-9), 5. Mark Warman (SDSU) 68-70-70-208 (-8), 6. Walter Chun (Cal) 72-67-70-209 (-7), 7. Peter Tomasulo (Cal) 69-70-71-210 (-6), Matt Davidson (Furman) 70-67-73-210 (-6), Grant Sturgeon (Louisville) 69-6873-210 (-6), 10. Alex Larrazabal (Coast. Carolina) 68-69-74-211 (-5).
San Diego State Individuals
3. John Lieber (SDSU) 68-70-69-207 (-9), 5. Mark Warman (SDSU) 68-70-70-208 (-8), 26. Lars Johansson 73-74-70-217 (+1), 41. Gilberto Rodriguez 73-74-70-217 (+1), 36. Brandon Kearney 74-72-73-219 (+3).