April 21, 2001
PROVO, Utah -
Kevin Peterson shot a 73, while teammate Nick Summers fired a 74 to lead Utah State to its best round of the 54-hole Ben Hogan Cougar Men's Golf Classic, but it wasn't enough to move the Aggies up in the standings as USU finished 15th in the 16-team event here Saturday.
USU opened the tournament with a 310 in the morning Friday and improved one shot in that day's afternoon round. On Saturday the Aggies cut their score to 301.
San Diego State cruised to the team victory shooting a 16-under par 848 to defeat runner-up UC Santa Barbara by 17 shots. Tulsa was third and host Brigham Young was fourth at 868 and 869 respectively.
The Aztecs boasted the top two individual finishers as well as Lars Johansson earned medalist honors by shooting a 209 total, while John Lepak was second at 211.
Utah State was led by Kevin Blotter, who tied for 55th with a 227 score. Peterson and Summers each tied for 71st with 230 totals, while Nate Blotter tied for 86th at 237, Woody Spainhower was 91st at 240 and Phil Kalivas was 94th at 243.
The tournament was the final regular season event for the Aggies, who will compete in the Big West Championships at El Dorado Hills, Calif., April 30-May 1.
TEAM RESULTS
1. San Diego State 282-284-282--848
2. UC Santa Barbara 302-282-281--865
3. Tulsa 297-288-283--868
4. Brigham Young 301-284-284--869
5. Colorado State 299-293-279--871
5. Hawaii 300-292-279--871
Others
10. Utah 303-293-285--881
13. Weber State 310-288-290--888
15. UTAH STATE 310-309-301--920
16. Southern Utah 320-321-315--956
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1. Lars Johansson, San Diego State 72-69-68--209
2. John Lepak, San Diego State 68-72-71--211
3. David Inglis, Tulsa 72-72-68--212
3. Billy Harvey, Brigham Young 74-70-68--212
3. Christian Helland, UC Santa Barbara 75-68-69--212
UTAH STATE INDIVIDUALS
t55. Kevin Blotter 78-73-76--227
t71. Kevin Peterson 78-79-73--230
t71. Nick Summers 76-80-74--230
t86. Nate Blotter 78-81-78--237
91. Woody Spainhower 78-77-85--240
94. Phil Kalivas 78-81-84--243
