Story Courtesy Western Carolina sports information
CITRUS SPRINGS, FL - Western Carolina, who stood in 16th place after round one in the 19-team El Diablo Intercollegiate rallied to finish sixth (tied) thanks to two top 10 individual finishes by the Catamounts. Matt Cook, who finished the 54 holes at three-over par, placed fourth (tied), while Tripp Morrow, who shot 82 in the opening round, rebounded with rounds of 69 and 72 to finish ninth.
Morrow, who records his sixth career top 10 finish and first of the season, shot 141 over the final two rounds, which ranks as his third-lowest two-round total of his career. The Forest City native wound up leading the 116-person field with 40 pars over 54 holes.
Cook, who recorded his fourth top five finish in this his seventh event of the season and his 10th career top 10 in 12 all-time events, turned in the 16th lowest 54-hole total in school history and his 219 was his fourth-best, three-round score ever. The sophomore from Murphy was eight under par for the par fives for the tournament and ranks third in the field with his 12 birdies.
Rounding out Western's scoring was Blake Wray, who finished 65th (tied) with his 239, followed by Matt Flueckiger (84th; 242) and Keith Tyburski (112th; 264).
Jacksonville won the event going away as its 885 was 20 strokes better than second place Charleston Southern (905). Winthrop, Northern Illinois and Oklahoma City rounded out the top five.
Western Carolina will return to action Mar. 24-26 at the Furman Invitational.
El Diablo Intercollegiate
Dates: 03/18-03/19, 2006
Round: 3
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-7045
Fin. School RD1 RD2 RD3 Total
1. Jacksonville 288 290 307 885
2. Charleston Southern 293 305 307 905
3. Winthrop 320 293 301 914
4. Northern Illinois 304 302 311 917
5. Oklahoma City 310 308 304 922
6. Western Carolina 316 300 307 923
De Paul 305 302 316 923
8. Army 302 304 318 924
9. Elon 313 294 318 925
10. Marshall 311 299 316 926
11. George Mason 304 308 316 928
12. Florida Gulf Coast 301 313 315 929
13. Eastern Kentucky 322 316 298 936
Bradley 309 305 322 936
15. Florida Atlantic 309 314 317 940
16. Akron 313 311 318 942
17. Cleveland State 313 313 323 949
18. Wright State 327 312 323 962
19. Northern Iowa 309 331 326 966
Individual Top 10
Fin. Name, School Scores
1. Duncan Stewart, Jacksoville 70 68 69 207
2. Shawn Hall, Charles.So 70 73 70 213
3. Russel Knox, Jacksonville 69 72 75 216
4. Matt Cook, W Carolina 72 73 74 219
Shawn Warren, Marshall 74 69 76 219
6. Daniel Mitchell, OK City U. 73 74 75 222
Will Cumberland, De Paul 75 68 79 222
Kyle Henderson, FL GulfCoU 74 76 72 222
9. Tripp Morrow, W Carolina 82 69 72 223
Nicholas Schenk, N Illinois 76 73 74 223
WCU Scores
Fin. Name Scores
T 4 Matt Cook 72 73 74 219
T 9 Tripp Morrow 82 69 72 223
T 65 Blake Wray 81 80 78 239
84 Matt Flueckiger 81 78 83 242
112 Keith Tyburski 91 86 87 264
Story Courtesy Georgia Southern sports information
STATESBORO, GA ? North Carolina’s final round 281 gave the Tarheels their first ever Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational team title. UNC finished the event at 7-under 857.
Florida finished in second place, two strokes behind North Carolina at 5-under par. Kentucky came in third with a final round 292, 1-over par for the tournament. Host school Georgia Southern finished tied for 13th at 26-over.
Michigan State’s Matt Harmon won the individual title after shooting a final round 70, putting him at 9-under for the event. It is the first individual honor for Michigan State. North Carolina’s Robert Riesen finished at 7-under 209, giving him second place honors. North Carolina State’s Stephen Lawson and Kentucky’s Brad Doster tied for third at 5-under par 211.
Junior Bryan Jones led the Eagles, finishing tied for 25th at 4-over 220 (71, 72, 77). Senior Jon David Kennedy finished tied for 44th after a final round 75 (8-over). Senior Drew Bowen ended the day at 11-over par, tied for 55th, while freshman Jordan Johnstun was one stroke behind at 12-over, finishing tied for 60th. Freshman Ryan LeFevre was one stroke behind Johnstun at 13-over, coming in tied for 63rd.
Georgia Southern will return to action on April 1, as the team competes in the Augusta State Invitational.
Complete results can be found at www.golfstatresults.com.
Team Results
1. North Carolina 291 278 288 857 -7
2. Florida 294 284 281 859 -5
3. Kentucky, U. of 285 288 292 865 +1
4. Auburn 285 291 295 871 +7
5. Alabama, U. of 298 285 292 875 +11
T6. Minnesota 295 290 291 876 +12
T6 .North Carolina State 295 284 297 876 +12
T6 .Michigan State 295 285 296 876 +12
9. Tennessee, Univ. of 297 279 301 877 +13
10. Augusta State 300 293 287 880 +16
11. South Carolina 300 283 300 883 +19
12. Louisiana State U. 294 293 300 887 +23
T13. Ohio State Univ. 302 285 303 890 +26
T13. Georgia Southern 299 288 303 890 +26
15. Toledo 306 298 311 915 +51