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Men's Golf Ends First Spring Event in 14th



Stephen Bidne had the Bears' best individual round (78) Tuesday at the UALR First Tee Collegiate Classic in Little Rock, Ark.

March 18, 2008

Day one recap

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Northern Colorado's men's golf team entered the second day of the UALR First Tee Collegiate Classic in 14th place and looking to make a move toward the top 10.

The Bears were unable to make up any ground in the event's final 18 holes, though. Northern Colorado shot a second-round 321 (+33) for a three-round, two-day team total of 959 (+95) at the 7,221-yard, par 72 Chenal Country Club.

The Bears stayed ahead of last-place Centenary (1018, +154) in the final team standings Tuesday but fell further behind 13th-place Arkansas-Fort Smith (949, +85).

Sam Houston State (893, +29) captured the team title, while Central Arkansas (899, +35) came in second. Central Arkansas' Gideon Pienaar won the event's individual title after shooting a 1-under-par 71 on Tuesday, giving him a 219 (+3) for the tournament.

Derek Hofmeister (238, +22) earned Northern Colorado's top individual finsih, tying for 49th. Stephen Bidne (241, +25) tied for 57th, but his third-round 78 was the Bears best individual round Tuesday. Kyle Burns (243, +27) tied for 64th, Alberto Dell'Anna (244, +28) tied for 67th and Richard Lash (253, +37) tied for 73rd.

Northern Colorado will next compete in the University of Oregon Duck Classic on Monday and Tuesday, March 24 and 25, in Eugene, Ore.



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