Arizona's Ricky Barnes is in Fifth Place Heading into Tomorrow's Final Round
Tempe, Ariz. The 10th ranked University of Arizona men's golf team shot
a 2-over-par 362 today in third round action of the 2000 Pac-10 Golf
Championships and fell one place to fifth. Heading into tomorrow's final
round at the Karsten Golf Course (Par-72, 7,026), the Wildcats stand at
1-over-par 1081 and are tied with UCLA.
Five-time defending Pac-10 champion Arizona State owns a 32 shot lead and
is in first with a 54-hole total of 48-under-par 1032. California is in
second at 16-under 1064, followed by Oregon State (12-under 1068) and Oregon
(9-under 1071).
Individually, ASU's Paul Casey continues to lead the way and he has
increased his lead to six shots at 18-under-par 198. The two-time defending
Pac-10 champion fired a 67 today after carding rounds of 66 and 65
yesterday. UCLA's Travis Johnson is in second place at 12-under 204 after
shooting a 65 this afternoon. Oregon State's Tim Mickelson and ASU's Jonas
Runnquist are tied for third at 10-under-par 206. Mickelson, the younger
brother of former Sun Devil and current PGA star Phil Mickelson, had the
best round of the tournament so far today, shooting a 8-under-par 64.
Arizona freshman Ricky Barnes had his best round of the tournament today
and shot a 68 to move up from seventh to fifth place at 8-under-par 208
(71-69-68). Derek Gillespie shot a 71 today and fell from a tie for eighth
to a five-way tie for 13th at 4-under 212 (71-70-71).
The rest of the Arizona lineup includes sophomore Cody Beyer, who is tied
for 27th at 1-over-par 217 (70-73-74); freshman Reid Hatley, who is tied
for 32nd at 3-over-par 219 (74-73-72); senior Scott Moore, who is tied for
51st at 10-over 226 (77-72-77) and freshman Patrick Norris who is tied for
53rd at 11-over-par 227 (76-73-78).
Tomorrow's final round will consist of 18 holes and begins at 7:30 a.m.
Team Scores
1 Arizona State 339 351 342 1032 -48
2 California 359 352 353 1064 -16
3 Oregon State 366 357 345 1068 -12
4 Oregon 351 356 364 1071 -9
T5 Arizona 362 357 362 1081 +1
T5 UCLA 366 369 346 1081 +1
7 Washington 354 370 360 1084 +4
8 Stanford 362 368 360 1090 +10
T9 Washington State 365 374 359 1098 +18
T9 Southern California 371 362 365 1098 +18
Arizona Individuals
5. Ricky Barnes 71-69-68208 (-8)
T13. Derek Gillespie 71-70-71212 (-4)
T27. Cody Beyer 70-73-74217 (+1)
T32. Reid Hatley 74-73-72219 (+3)
T51. Scott Moore 77-72-77226 (+10)
T53. Patrick Norris 76-73-78227 (+11)
