Clemson Second After First Round Of Las Vegas Classic

March 10, 2001

LAS VEGAS – John Engler and Jani Saari both shot two-under-par 70s to lead Clemson to a second place ranking after the first round of the Las Vegas Classic. The event is being played over three days at the Rio Secco Golf Course in Las Vegas. The first round was delayed for two hours due to rain and the players did not finish until 9:15 PM Eastern time.

Engler and Saari are tied for second after the first day. They were two of the seven players who shot an under par round on the 7,332-yard course, the longest course Clemson has ever played in a team tournament. Engler had a 35-35 round, while Saari had nines of 36 and 34. The leader is Jeff Quinney of Arizona State.

Clemson senior Lucas Glover, the Tigers low stroke average player this year, shot a 76. He had a 41 on the back, then finished strong with a 35. D.J. Trahan, the defending individual medalist of this event, shot a 77 in the first round, while Gregg Jones posted an 80.

Georgia Tech shot a 292 team score and holds a one stroke lead on the Tigers, who shot 293. The two teams, ranked one-two in the nation, have played in five previous tournaments. Tech has been one stroke lower than Clemson in those five tournaments combined.

TCU is third with a 294 score, while Florida is fourth at 297. NC State shot a 299 and is fifth. Georgia and Oklahoma State, the most two recent NCAA Champions, are tied for sixth at 300. Houston is eighth at 301.

1.	Jeff Quinney	Arizona State	35	34	69
2.	Jani Saari	Clemson	36	34	70
T2.	John Engler	Clemson	35	35	70
T2.	Adam Rubinson	TCU	31	39	70
T2.	Bubba Dickerson	Florida	33	37	70
6.	Wes Latimer	Georgia Tech	35	36	71
T6.	Anders Hultman	Oklahoma State	36	35	71
8.	Troy Matteson	Georgia Tech	34	38	72
T8.	Andy Sanders	Houston	35	37	72
10.	JamIe Kellam	TCU	35	38	73
T10.	Erik Compton	Georgia	37	36	73
12.	Kris Mikkelsen	Georgia Tech	40	34	74
T12.	Boyd Summerhays	Oklahoma State	36	38	74
T12.	Bret Guetz	TCU	37	37	74
T12.	Nick Cassini	Georgia	38	36	74
T12.	Simon Robinson	Houston	38	36	74
T12.	Garth Mulroy	North Carolina State	36	38	74
T12.	Mark Tullo	North Carolina State	39	35	74
19.	Bryce Molder	Georgia Tech	37	38	75
T19.	John Mills	Kent	37	38	75
T19.	Camilo Villegas	Florida	35	40	75
T19.	Scott Lander	UNLV	37	38	75
T19.	David Sanchez	North Carolina State	34	41	75
T19.	Johan Kok	South Carolina	37	38	75
25.	Lucas Glover	Clemson	41	35	76
T25.	Camilo Benedetti	Florida	38	38	76
T25.	Jordan Code	Florida	37	39	76
T25.	Bryant Odom	Georgia	39	37	76
T25.	Wade Ormsby	Houston	35	41	76
T25.	Ben Meyes	Minnesota	38	38	76
T25.	Wilhelm Schauman	Minnesota	41	35	76
T25.	Wil Collins	New Mexico	37	39	76
T25.	Chris Mundorf	North Carolina State	40	36	76
T25.	J.J. Walls	Texas	39	37	76
35.	D.J. Trahan	Clemson	39	38	77
T35.	Par Nilsson	Oklahoma State	39	38	77
T35.	Steve Shuert	TCU	40	37	77
T35.	Nick Gilliam	Florida	37	40	77
T35.	David Miller	Georgia	38	39	77
T35.	Ryan Hybl	Georgia	39	38	77
T35.	Joel Hendry	New Mexico	41	36	77
T35.	John Bloomfield	South Carolina	42	35	77
T35.	Matt Dobyns	Texas	37	40	77
44.	Chez Reavie	Arizona State	38	40	78
T44.	Matt McQuillan	Oklahoma State	40	38	78
T44.	Zack Faulds	Minnesota	37	41	78
T44.	Brett Foulds	UNLV	39	39	78
T44.	John Klauk	Texas	38	40	78
49.	Jin Park	Arizona State	40	39	79
T49.	J.C. DeLeon	Oklahoma State	42	37	79
T49.	Scott Volpitto	TCU	39	40	79
T49.	Brad McIntosh	Houston	41	38	79
T49.	Kevin Hermis	Houston	41	38	79
T49.	Rob Korton	New Mexico	38	41	79
T49.	Scott Hailes	New Mexico	36	43	79
T49.	Ross Wellington	North Carolina State	43	36	79
T49.	Jason Hartwick	Texas	41	38	79
58.	Gregg Jones	Clemson	36	44	80
T58.	Brian Miller	Kent	37	43	80
T58.	Danny Sahl	Kent	44	36	80
T58.	Kyle Thompson	South Carolina	40	40	80
T58.	Nash Elliott	South Carolina	38	42	80
63.	Matt Jones	Arizona State	37	44	81
T63.	Shane MCMenamy	Arizona State	40	41	81
T63.	Dave Morgan	Minnesota	40	41	81
T63.	Travis Whisman	UNLV	41	40	81
T63.	Michael Letzig	New Mexico	43	38	81
68.	Calvin Kupeyan	UNLV	41	41	82
T68.	Matt Brost	Texas	42	40	82
70.	Brent DelaHoussaye	South Carolina	43	40	83
71.	Justin Miller	Kent	44	40	84
T71.	Simon Nash	Minnesota	42	42	84
T71.	James Oh	UNLV	42	42	84
74.	Matt Weibring	Georgia Tech	41	44	85
75.	Chris Miller	Kent	48	38	86