Final Round of Xavier Provident Invitational Canceled Due to Rain

Men’s Golf Finishes tied for 17th

10/14/03 2:47PM

MASON, OH - Rain has forced the cancellation of the final round of the Xavier Provident Invitational with results after two rounds standing as the final results. William and Mary men’s golf shot a team score of 592 to finish tied for 17th place with Eastern Michigan and Ohio University. Indiana took the team victory with 560 strokes and also boasted the individual medalist as Indiana’s Jeff Overton’s score of –12 topped the leaderboard. The 21-team tournament was contested on the 6,756-yard, par-71 Grizzly Course at Kings Island in Mason, OH.

Freshman Eric Meierdierks (Wilmette, IL) finished tied for 19th, continuing his outstanding play this season. Meierdierks carded rounds of 70 (-1) and 72 (+1) to card even par for the tournament. Sophomore Jeff Steckmest (Pacific Palisades, CA) improved his standing by 21 positions over the second round to wind up tied for 66th along with teammate Gary Barton (Staten Island, NY), both of whom shot 149 (+7). Junior Robby McKetta (Houston, TX) also greatly improved over the course of the tournament to place tied for 102nd along with senior co-captain Robert Himel (Chappaqua, NY).

The team returns to action on October 26th at the Hoya Invitational in Leesburg, VA.


Results After Two of Two Rounds: FINAL

Top Five Teams
Place Team Score
1 Indiana 283-277-560 -8
2 Marquette 280-281-561 -7
3 Bowling Green St 276-287-563 -5
4 Eastern Kentucky 285-285-570 +2
T5 Georgetown 279-292-571 +3
T5 Ball State 288-283-571 +3

T17 William and Mary 297-295-592 +24


Top Five Individuals
Place Individual Team Score
1 Jeff Overton Indiana 65-65-130 -12
2 Michael Bielawski Marquette 63-70-133 -9
3 Heath Ziglar Bowling Green 67-69-136 -6
4 David Erickson Georgetown 68-69-137 -5
T5 Brandon Weaver W. Kentucky 66-72-136 -4
T5 Lance Scholl Ball State 69-69-136 -4


Other W&M Individuals
T19 Eric Meierdierks W&M 70-72-142 E
T66 Gary Barton W&M 71-78-149 +7
T66 Jeff Steckmest W&M 77-72-149 +7
T102 Robert Himel W&M 80-75-155 +16
T102 Robby McKetta W&M 79-76-155 +16