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Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Tied for First at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate
4/10/2010 10:01:04 PM | Men's Golf
Three Eagles are in the top 10, including Cam Burke in third place with a 140
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – After 36 holes of remarkable golf, the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team sits tied for first among the 11-team field at the 41st Annual Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on the 7,451 yard, par-71 Scarlet Course. The Eagles collectively finished at seven-over-par (575) in a dead-heat with the Nittany Lions of Penn State University. The two teams battled between rounds with PSU one-up after the first round and Eastern Michigan retaliating in the second round.
Senior Cam Burke (Baden, Ontario-Waterloo Secondary) paced the Green and White in both rounds carding a a pair of 70s for a 140. Burke sank six birdies on the day to go along with his 26 pars. Penn State's Kevin Foley resides atop the leader board with a five-under 137 (69-68) followed by Northwestern's David Lipsky at 138 (71-67).
Seniors Marty Jeppesen (Saline, Mich.-Saline) and Brandon Lemons (Portage, Mich.-Portage Central) contributed to the Eagles' triumph, as each carded 36-hole totals of 143 to tie for sixth. Junior Nick Carbary (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Mattawan) concluded at seven-over-par (149) with rounds of 75 and 74. Junior Brad Larente (Cambridge, Ontario-Hespeler Secondary) is tied for 55th place after struggling in the second round to finish with a 155 (75-80).
Tee times are to begin at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, April 11, morning with Eastern Michigan's beginning at 9:15 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
3. Cam Burke 70-70=140
t-6. Marty Jeppesen 72-71=143
t-6. Brandon Lemons 70-73=143
t-29. Nick Carbary 75-74=149
t-55. Brad Larente 75-80=155
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
t-1. Eastern Michigan 287-288=575
t-1. Penn State 286-289=575
3. Northwestern 290-290=580
4. Kent State 293-292=585
5. Oklahoma 295-293=588
6. Charlotte 299-296=595
7. Ohio State 297-300=597
8. Wisconsin 294-305=599
9. North Texas 300-302=602
10. Houston 302-304=606
11. Xavier 306-304=610
