March 12, 2000
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The fourth-ranked Arizona State men's golf team won a two-hole playoff against No. 6 Oklahoma State and Minnesota Sunday to capture the Las Vegas Intercollegiate held at the par 72, 7,193-yard Desert Inn Country Club March 10-12.
The Sun Devils shot a six-under 282 in the final round for a three-day total of 848 (285-281-282) to come back from a nine-stroke deficit to win the tournament which featured three of the nation's top five teams and 11 of the top 25. ASU's final round was the second-best of the day, just one stroke behind Minnesota's 281.
Junior Paul Casey finished in a tie for third place with Oklahoma State's Charles Howell (69-69-70) to lead the Sun Devils with a six-under 208, just one stroke off the lead of Clemson's D.J. Trahan and Texas's Matt Brost who tied for first at 207. Trahan captured the tournament title in a three-hole playoff.
Sophomore Matt Jones finished sixth with a six-under 210, while junior Jeff Quinney took 19th with a two-under 214. Rounding out the Sun Devil scorers were junior Jin Park who finished in a tie for 23rd and senior Jonas Runnquist who tied for 61st.
The victory is the second straight for the Sun Devil team which captured the USC Southwestern Classic title Feb. 28-29.
Team Scores
T1. Arizona State 285-281-828=848
Oklahoma State 281-276-291=848
Minnesota 283-284-281=848
T4. Texas 278-284-287=849
Georgia Tech 274-288-287=849
6. Clemson 290-283-277=850
7. Georgia 290-283-290=860
T8. Houston 291-287-290=868
UNLV 293-285-290=868
T10. New Mexico 299-290-280=869
North Carolina 293-286-290=869
12. Florida 288-293-293=874
13. Virginia 290-291-295=876
14. South Carolina 295-294-294=883
Sun Devil Scorers
T3. Paul Casey 68-71-69=208 6. Matt Jones 73-68-69=210 19. Jeff Quinney 74-70-70=214 T23. Jin Park 70-72-74=216 T61. Jonas Runnquist 74-75-74=223