University of Arizona
NCAA Championships
M Golf Finishes 29th at NCAA Championships
06/02/2011 | Men's Golf
June 2, 2011
Third Round Results in PDF Format 
TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Arizona men's golf team finished in 29th place after Thursday's third round at the 2011 NCAA Men's Golf Championships in Stillwater, Okla.
The Wildcats tallied a 321 (+33) total in the third round and ended competition in 29th place after 54 holes with a 933 (+69) tally. UA struggled to its highest round of the tournament at Karsten Creek Golf Club, where no team and just seven individuals finished under par through three rounds of play.
UCLA topped the field at eight-over 872, three shots ahead of Georgia Tech and seven ahead of host Oklahoma State and Illinois. Georgia rounded out the top five places at 884 (+20).
UCLA, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio State, Augusta State and Duke advanced to the match-play portion of the competition to determine the 2011 national champion.
Louisiana State's John Peterson won the individual national championship at five-under 211. He topped the 156-man field by one stroke.
Arizona senior Tarquin MacManus led the Cats, as tied for 74th place at 11-over 227. The native of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, carded a 77 Thursday to post UA's best round of the day. Teammate Jonathan Khan tied for 106th place at 16-over 232.
Senior Stefan Cox tied for 129th place at 23-over 239. Teammate Erik Oja tied for 139th place at 25-over 241. His final-round 79 was Arizona's second-best round of the day. Juan Pablo Hernandez tied for 143rd place at 29-over 245.
The 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships continue through Sunday at Karsten Creek Golf Course, a par-72, 7,416-yard layout.
Top-Five Teams
1. UCLA, 286-288-298=872 (+8)
2. Georgia Tech, 283-290-302=875 (+11)
3. Oklahoma State, 292-293-294=879 (+15)
Illinois, 291-287-301=879 (+15)
5. Georgia, 291-288-305=884 (+20)
29. ARIZONA, 302-310-321=933 (+69)
Top-Five Individuals
1. John Peterson, LSU; 74-65-72=211 (-5)
2. Patrick Cantlay, UCLA; 72-69-71=212 (-4)
3. Lion Kim, Michigan; 72-70-73=215 (-1)
Cameron Peck, Texas A&M; 68-74-73=215 (-1)
Patrick Reed, Augusta State; 69-75-71=215 (-1)
J.J. Spaun, San Diego State; 69-75-71=215 (-1)
Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State; 73-69-73=215 (-1)
Arizona Finishers
T74. Tarquin MacManus, 73-77-77=227 (+11)
T106. Jonathan Khan, 73-79-80=232 (+16)
T129. Stefan Cox, 82-72-85=239 (+23)
T139. Erik Oja, 80-82-79=241 (+25)
T143. Juan Pablo Hernandez, 76-82-87=245 (+29)
