The University of Minnesota men's golf team struggled to a final round team score of 15-over par 303 on Tuesday morning to finish in eighth place in the 18- team San Juan Shootout at the River Course at Rio Mar Country Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Clemson University claimed the team title with a final team score of 34-under par 830. Georgia Tech finished second at 30-under par 834. No other team scored better than six-under par, 24 shots behind the Yellow Jackets. The Golden Gophers finished better than the only other Big Ten schools, Northwestern, Purdue, and Penn State, at the event.

Minnesota had been idle from competition before this tournament since participating in the Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate on Oct. 10-12, 1998.

Clemson's John Engler and East Tennessee State's David Christensen tied for individual medalist honors with 11-under par scores of 205 in the 54-hole event. Minnesota's highest finisher was senior Adam Dooley with a one-over par 217, good for a tie for 24th overall.

The Golden Gophers will be back in action at the Golf Digest Invitational on March 13-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

San Juan Shootout Rio Mar Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 6,782 Final Team Results Teams Scores Clemson 281 276 273---830 (-34) Georgia Tech 281 278 275---834 (-30) Georgia 285 286 287---858 (-6) East Tennessee State 289 283 286---858 (-6) North Carolina State 297 279 284---860 (-4) Texas 289 288 293---870 (+6) North Carolina 292 288 293---873 (+9) Minnesota 289 287 303---879 (+15) Northwestern 290 289 304---883 (+19) Duke 306 292 290---888 (+24) Columbus State 304 295 294---893 (+29) Virginia 303 293 298---894 (+30) Wake Forest 291 299 308---898 (+34) Kent State 311 302 289---902 (+38) Florida State 304 300 299---903 (+39) Purdue 314 298 308---920 (+56) Missouri 316 297 309---922 (+58) Penn State 299 312 316---927 (+63) San Juan Shootout Rio Mar Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 6,782 Final Individual Results Individuals Scores John Engler, Clemson 70 70 65---205 (-11) David Christensen, ETSU 69 67 69---205 (-11) David Gossett, Texas 69 69 69---207 (-9) Carl Peterson, N.C. State 73 66 68---207 (-9) Kris Mikkelsen, Georgia Tech 70 70 68---208 (-8) Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech 68 70 71---209 (-7) Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech 74 67 69---210 (-6) Nick Cassini, Georgia 68 70 73---211 (-5) Ben Curtis, Kent State 72 69 70---211 (-5) Elliot Gealy, Clemson 73 67 71---211 (-5) Lucas Glover, Clemson 71 70 70---211 (-5)