March 14, 2004
The men's golf team won the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship in Las Vegas Sunday, beating top-ranked Florida by two strokes. ASU shot a 16-under 848 (279-276-293) to hold off the Gators (850). Defending NCAA champion Clemson was third at 5-under 859 (279-292-288).
Three Sun Devils finished tied for sixth at 5-under 211, as Alejandro Canizares (73-67-71), Jesse Mueller (71-68-72) and Chez Reavie (69-68-74) all notched top-six finishes.
It marked ASU's second win of the year, as it won the Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque in September. Chez Reavie now has a stroke average of 69.73 in his past 15 rounds and is 25-under par in that time.
For complete results, go to www.golfstat.com.
Final Team Scores 1. ASU 279-276-293=848, -16 2. Florida 277-281-292=850, -14 3. Clemson 279-282-288=859, -5Final Individual Scores 1. Camilo Villegas, Florida 67-69-69=205, -11 T6. Alejandro Canizares, ASU 73-67-71=211, -5 T6. Jesse Mueller, ASU 71-68-72=211, -5 T6. Chez Reavie, ASU 69-68-74=211, -5 T18. Niklas Lemke, ASU 66-73-76=215, -1 T61. Kendall Critchfield, ASU 78-74-77=229, +13