March 29, 2004
Arizona State shot a one-under-par 287 Monday to maintain a three-shot lead at the 2004 National Invitational Tournament held at Omni Tucson National Golf Course (par 72, 7,138-yards).
Jesse Mueller leads the Sun Devils as he is tied for eighth heading into the final round on Tuesday with a 3-under 141 (69-72). Both Chez Reavie and Alejandro Canizares are tied for 12th with 2-under 142.
Three of the Sun Devils' five golfers shot par or better as the team carded a 287 total and finished the day with a 36-hole total of 566 (-10). Five of the 11 teams in the elite field head into tomorrow's final round at par or better. USC (569), host Arizona (573), Minnesota (575) and Washington (576) rounded out the top five places.
Full results and live stats are available at www.golfstat.com. The tournament concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday.
Top Five Teams 1. Arizona State 279-287=566 (-10) 2. USC 282-287=569 (-7) 3. Arizona 284-289=573 (-3) 4. Minnesota 286-289=575 (-1) 5. Washington 284-292=576 (E)
Top Five Individuals 1. Ryan Moore, UNLV 64-73=137 (-7) T2. Nico Bollini, USC 68-70=138 (-6) T2. Ben Hayes, USC 69-69=138 (-6) T2. Alex Noren, Oklahoma State 66-72=138 (-6) 5. Brock Mackenzie, Washington 68-71=139 (-5)
ASU Finishers T8. Jesse Mueller 69-72=141 (-3) T12. Alejandro Canizares 69-73=142 (-2) T12. Chez Reavie 72-70=142 (-2) T15. Mike Derminio 69=74=143 (-1) T32. Niklas Lemke 76-72=148 (+4)