University of Tennessee Athletics
Vandeventer Earns Best Career Finish
September 27, 2010 | Men's Golf
Sept. 27, 2010
Fourteenth was Tennessee's number Monday at the Windon Memorial Classic in Glenview, Ill. Good or bad, it just depended on the point of view.
It was good for Jay Vandeventer, who battled back from a tough opening four holes to tie for 14th place and lead Tennessee's final-round effort. The finish was Vandeventer's best as a collegiate golfer.
The same couldn't be said for the Vols as a team. UT slumped five spots to 14th place after struggling mightily out of the gate at North Shore Country Club near Chicago. UT shot 13-over-par 297 to finish at 888, or 36 over par.
Through the opening four holes, Tennessee already stood 10 over par -- and that was counting only the four best scores out of five players. The Vols never recovered and posted their worst regular season finish in six years.
Michigan claimed both the individual and team trophies. The Wolverines (854) shot 2-under 282 Monday to finish as wire-to-wire champions and hold off a hard-charging Ohio State (855) squad that shot 9 under for the day and finished one stroke back. Michigan's Lion Kim (207) also led from start to finish, closing with a 4-under 67 that left him two strokes clear of Ohio State's Bo Hoag (209).
California (856) and Tulsa (862) were next in the team competition, followed by a tie for fifth between Indiana (868) and Purdue (868).
Vandeventer, who was 4 over par himself at that early four-hole juncture, settled down to shoot a closing 2-over 73 that left him at 3-over-par 216 for the tournament. Vandeventer turned in Tennessee's best back-nine score on Monday, firing a 35 on eight pars to go with a single birdie at the par-5 15th hole.
The Bristol sophomore's best previous UT showing was a tie for 22nd at last year's SEC Championships.
Robin Wingardh entered Monday's play just two strokes out of the individual lead, but consecutive double bogeys at the second and third holes doomed his chances. The senior captain played even par the rest of the way to shoot 75 and tie for 19th place at 4-over-par 217.
Darren Renwick continued his recovery from an opening-round 86 to close with a 72 on the heels of his 73 in Sunday afternoon's second round. The England junior carded 15 pars, one birdie and just two bogeys. Renwick climbed seven positions to tie for 76th place at 18-over-par 231.
Brandon Rodgers shot 77 to round out the Tennessee scoring. The freshman from Farragut actually was leading the way for UT at even par through four holes before stumbling with a stretch of 4-over through the next four. Rodgers finished in 85th place at 24-over-par 237.
Justin Walker closed with a 79 to finish in a tie for 78th at 20-over 233.
The last time Tennessee finished this poorly in a regular season event was Nov. 5-7, 2004, at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, where UT placed 15th out of 18 entries. But that squad rallied in the spring to finish fifth at the 2005 SEC Championships, second at the NCAA East Regional and 11th at the NCAA Championships in Owings Mills, Md.
Tennessee next chance to get on track is Oct. 15-17 at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in nearby Jonesborough.
| TEAM SCORES | ||
| 1. | Michigan | 285-287-282--854 (+2) |
| 2. | Ohio State | 287-293-275--855 (+3) |
| 3. | California | 301-273-282--856 (+4) |
| 4. | Tulsa | 296-282-284--862 (+10) |
| t-5. | Indiana | 295-294-279--868 (+16) |
| t-5. | Purdue | 298-292-278--868 (+16) |
| 7. | Northwestern | 289-291-291--871 (+19) |
| 8. | Coastal Carolina | 297-297-279--873 (+21) |
| t-9. | Minnesota | 298-292-286--876 (+24) |
| 10. | UC Davis | 301-291-290--882 (+30) |
| 11. | Penn State | 303-290-290--883 (+31) |
| t-12. | Long Beach State | 313-286-285--884 (+32) |
| t-12. | Kent State | 298-297-289--884 (+32) |
| 14. | TENNESSEE | 303-288-297--888 (+36) |
| 15. | Florida Atlantic | 305-300-299--904 (+52) |
| 16. | Princeton | 301-307-298--906 (+54) |
| 17. | Marquette | 310-304-294--908 (+56) |
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERS | ||
| 1. | Lion Kim, Michigan | 69-71-67--207 (-6) |
| 2. | Bo Hoag, Ohio State | 71-71-64--209 (-4) |
| 3. | Adam Schenk, Purdue | 76-69-65--210 (-3) |
| t-4. | David Erdy, Indiana | 69-74-68--211 (-2) |
| t-4. | Max Homa, California | 77-65-69--211 (-2) |
| UT SCORES | ||
| t-14. | Jay Vandeventer | 74-69-73--216 (+3) |
| t-19. | Robin Wingardh | 71-71-75--217 (+4) |
| t-76. | Darren Renwick | 86-73-72--231 (+18) |
| t-78. | Justin Walker | 79-75-79--233 (+20) |
| 85. | Brandon Rodgers | 79-81-77--237 (+24) |
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