Krauss Places 17th at Savane College All-American

EL PASO, Texas (November 23) -- Duke sophomore Matt Krauss (Dumfries, Va.) finished tied for 17th place at the Savane College All-America Golf Classic on Tuesday. The annual event featured 24 of the nation's top collegiate golfers competing in a two-day, 54-hole tournament at the par 71, 6,781 yard course at the El Paso Country Club.

Krauss, the 1999 ACC champion and Rookie of the Year, fired a pair of 76s in Monday's first two rounds to tie for 20th place. He moved up three spots in the standings on Tuesday, turning in a two-over 73 to finish with a 225 (12 over par) for the event.

Georgia Tech's Matt Kuchar won the Savane College All-America Classic with a five-under 208. Kuchar won on a third-hole playoff against Andy Miller of BYU.

Krauss led the Blue Devils this fall, averaging a 72.8 over five events. As a freshman he finished 12th at the 1999 NCAA Championships, earning honorable mention All-America honors.


SAVANE COLLEGE ALL-AMERICA GOLF CLASSIC
El Paso Country Club
Par: 71, Yardage: 6781
1.   Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech)               69-67-72 = 208
2.   Andy Miller (BYU)                        67-74-67 = 208
T3.  David Gossett (Texas)                    69-71-69 = 209
     John Engler (Clemson)                    69-66-74 = 209
T5.  Derek Gillespie (Arizona)                69-74-67 = 210
     Ryan Vermeer (Kansas)                    70-69-71 = 210
7.   Bryce Molder (Georgia Tech)              72-72-70 = 214
8.   Michael Kirk (UNLV)                      74-70-72 = 216
9.   Jeff Quinney (Arizona State)             72-74-73 = 219
T10. Camilo Benedetti  (Florida)              77-72-72 = 221
     Jonathan Byrd (Clemson)                  76-72-73 = 221
     Kyle Thompson (South Carolina)           73-73-75 = 221
13.  Ben Curtis (Kent)                        71-75-76 = 222
T14. Andy Sanders (Houston)                   77-75-71 = 223
     Troy Kelly (Washington)                  73-74-76 = 223
16.  Michael Morrison (Georgia)               69-77-78 = 224
T17. Matt Krauss (Duke)                       76-76-73 = 225
     Jeremy Anderson (UNLV)                   73-79-73 = 225
19.  Chad Collins (Methodist)                 74-77-75 = 226
20.  Max Harris (North Carolina)              75-76-76 = 227
     Billy Harvey (BYU)                       75-74-78 = 227
22.  Chris Wisler (East Tennessee St.)        73-79-76 = 228
23.  Wil Collins (New Mexico)                 76-74-80 = 230
WD   Eric Ecker (South Carolina)              75-77-WD

Krauss Places 17th at Savane College All-American

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