Story Courtesy College of Charleston sports information
AUBURN, AL - The College of Charleston Men's Golf Team finished 11th at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate held at the Auburn University Club Sunday after shooting a 315 on the day and a 934 over the three day tournament.
Auburn University took home first place honors shooting an 860 in the tournament with Charlotte (881) and Mississippi (883) finishing second and third respectively. Auburn also had the top three finishers in the event with Stuart Moore finishing seven strokes ahead of his closest competitor to win medalist honors.
Scott Larkin had a strong showing for CofC as he finished tied for 13th after shooting a 73 on the final day for a three day total of 221. Nick Hughey finished tied for 47th after shooting a 234 over the course of the tournament with Gari Maton finshing tied for 54th finishing four strokes behind Hughey with a 238.
Soonam Kim finished with a 243 and Tim Ferguson finished with a 251 to round out the tournament for the Cougars.
The Tigers earned their third straight win in the Hitchcock and their 10th in 12 years the same day in which the tournament's namesake passed away. Former Auburn athlete Billy Hitchcock died early Sunday at the age of 89. He was a halfback from 1935 to 1937 and became the first Auburn football player to score a touchdown in a bowl game during the 1937 Bacardi Bowl.
Individual Results:
T 13 Scott Larkin 76 72 73 221
T 47 Nick Hughey 77 76 81 234
T 54 Gari Maton 76 81 81 238
60 Soonam Kim 83 80 80 243
62 Tim Ferguson 81 81 89 251
Team Results:
1 Auburn University 290 277 293 860 -4
2 Charlotte 292 289 300 881 +17
3 Mississippi, U. of 300 292 291 883 +19
4 Southeastern La. U. 297 297 301 895 +31
5 North Florida, U. of 304 293 303 900 +36
6 Memphis, U. of 296 301 304 901 +37
7 Mercer University 310 293 302 905 +41
8 Jacksonville St. 300 309 300 909 +45
9 Mississippi St. U. 311 294 305 910 +46
10 UAB 303 302 310 915 +51
11 Charleston, Coll. of 310 309 315 934 +70
DNF South Alabama, U. of 313 DNF DNF
Story Courtesy Georgia Southern sports information
CARY, NC ? Georgia Southern’s Drew Bowen tied for fifth in the 2006 Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate after firing a final round 66. The Eagles finished 9th as a team, at six-over 870.
Kentucky won the event, finishing the weekend at ten-under 854. Duke took home runner up honors finishing at six-under 858, while North Carolina came in third at four-under 860. Duke’s Ryan Blaum won individual honors, finishing at fourteen-under 202. Tulsa’s Nicolas Geyger came in second at eight-under 208.
Bowen, whose final round 66 was a career best, led the Eagles with his 5th place finish. Freshman Ryan LeFevre finished tied for 30th at four-over par after shooting a final round 74. Junior Bryan Jones and senior Jon David Kennedy tied for 38th at six-over par 222. Freshman Jordan Johnstun finished tied for 60th at ten-over par.
Georgia Southern returns to action on April 17 as the team competes in the 2006 Southern Conference Championships in Charleston, S.C.
Team Results
1 Kentucky 275 292 287 854 -10
2 Duke 277 291 290 858 -6
3 North Carolina 282 285 293 860 -4
4 Kent State 287 289 288 864 E
5 Houston 285 289 292 866 +2
6 Vanderbilt 287 288 293 868 +4
T7 Tulsa 291 285 293 869 +5
T7 North Carolina State 292 288 289 869 +5
9 Georgia Southern 284 296 290 870 +6
10 Virginia Tech 289 300 290 879 +15
11 Rice 292 297 292 881 +17
12 Virginia 295 298 295 888 +24
T13 Kansas 300 300 295 895 +31
T13 UNC Wilmington 292 302 301 895 +31