Aug. 24, 2000
Bowling Green, Ky. - Coach Brian Tirpak and the Western Kentucky men's golf team began their 2000 season with the fifth annual Western Cup intrasquad meet. The three day event, held at Lafayette Golf Club and Bowling Green Country Club, divides the Hilltoppers into two teams and is played in a President's Cup style, match play format.
The Red team, consisting of team captain Chris Cassell (Sr., Terre Haute, Ind.), 2000 Kentucky Amateur champion Eric Mason (Jr., Booneville, Ky.), Robby Herbert (Sr., Frankfort, Ky.), Jared Topmiller (So., Central City, Ky.) and John Mullendore (So., Bowling Green, Ky.), won the cup for the second straight year taking five of the nine matches, and tying one.
"It's friendly competition," said Cassell. "Everybody has a good time out there, but we all want to win. It's a good way to get us ready for the season."
Western will open its 2000 fall campaign at The Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate in Laramie, Wyo., Sept. 9-10.
