March 22, 2003
Bowling Green, Ky. - The Western Kentucky men's golf team found itself in fourth place following the first day of the Kauai Collegiate Cup in Princeville, Hawai'i with a score of 594 after two rounds thanks to the play of Robby Shaw (Fr., Louisville, Ky.) and Jared Topmiller (Sr., Central City, Ky.), who were tied for third.
Shaw and Topmiller finished with identical scores of 145 and are three strokes behind Eastern Michigan's Brad Pemberton, who fired rounds of 72 and 70 on the opening day. Shaw opened with a 72 in the opening round and followed that with a 73 in the day's second round. Topmiller opened with a 70 and closed with a 75.
As a team, the Hilltoppers fired a score of 298 in the opening 18 holes and finished with a score of 296. They trail leader Marquette, who had a two-round total of 583, by 11 strokes. Eastern Michigan and Iowa are tied for third with scores of 589.
Western Individual Scores
T3 Robby Shaw 145
T3 Jared Topmiller 145
T25 Adam Cox 152
T25 John Mullendore 152
42 Sam Smith 161
Team Scores
1. Marquette 583
T2. Eastern Michigan 589
T2. Iowa 589
4. Western Kentucky 594
5. Akron 600
T6. Simon Fraser 601
T6. St. Joesph's (PA.) 601
T8. American University 613
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