Francis Marion Golfers Place Seventh at Troy Invitational
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Led by senior Adam Hart's one-under-par 215 score, Francis Marion University placed seventh at the second-annual Troy Invitational.
Paced by individual medalist Daniel Willett, who finished the 54-hole event 13-under-par, Jacksonville State University captured the team title with an 855 score. The University of Southern Mississippi was second (858), followed by Troy University Cardinal (864), Birmingham-Southern College (867), Eastern Kentucky University (868), Samford University (877), FMU (878), Tennessee Tech University (881), Jackson State University (885), Kennesaw State University (893), and Troy University Silver (920).
The tournament was held at the par 72 Lagoon Park Golf Course.
Willett, the second-round leader at eight-under par, carded the best round of the final day, a five-under 67. He won by five strokes over Justin Elliott of Southern Miss and Jeffrey Krogsgard of Birmingham-Southern, who finished tied for second at eight-under 208.
Hart tied for 10th following rounds of 73, 71, and 71. FMU senior Aengus McAllister tied for 12th at 216 (75-69-72), followed by Jacob Tveit tied for 40th (71-78-76=225), Luke Hart tied for 49th (76-72-81=229), and Andrew Pitcher tied for 53rd (79-73-79=231).
The tournament was the final event of the Patriots' fall schedule.
Troy Invitational
Lagoon Park Golf Course
Montgomery, Ala.
Dates: 11/07-08/2005
Par 72, 6773 yards
No. Top 20 teams Scores Total Par
1 Jacksonville State............. 281 286 288 855 -9
2 Southern Miss.................. 281 286 291 858 -6
3 Troy Cardinal.................. 291 285 288 864 E
4 Birmingham Southern............ 298 281 288 867 +3
5 Eastern Kentucky............... 286 286 296 868 +4
6 Samford........................ 296 287 294 877 +13
7 Francis Marion................. 295 285 298 878 +14
8 Tennessee Tech................. 296 294 291 881 +17
9 Jackson State.................. 304 289 292 885 +21
10 Kennesaw State................. 298 291 304 893 +29
11 Troy Silver.................... 302 310 308 920 +56
Fin. Top 20 Players Team Scores Total Par
1 Daniel Willett....... Jacksonville State............. 69 67 67 203 -13
t 2 Justin Elliott....... Southern Miss.................. 66 72 70 208 -8
t 2 Jeffrey Krogsgard.... Birmingham Southern............ 71 68 69 208 -8
4 Jeremy Cox........... Samford........................ 71 70 68 209 -7
5 Ryan Mayberry........ Samford........................ 69 68 74 211 -5
6 Phil Hendrickson..... Eastern Kentucky............... 72 70 70 212 -4
t 7 Jesse Massie......... Eastern Kentucky............... 71 69 74 214 -2
t 7 Michael McGrady...... Troy Cardinal.................. 68 72 74 214 -2
t 7 Kyle Ramey........... Southern Miss.................. 69 71 74 214 -2
t 10 Patricio Cozzoli..... Jacksonville State............. 66 74 75 215 -1
t 10 Adam Hart............ Francis Marion................. 73 71 71 215 -1
t 12 Raul Cortes.......... Jackson State.................. 73 70 73 216 E
t 12 Jay Harris........... Troy Cardinal.................. 72 69 75 216 E
t 12 Aengus McAllister.... Francis Marion................. 75 69 72 216 E
15 Jason Cuthbertson.... Southern Miss.................. 74 70 73 217 +1
t 16 Trey Bowling......... Eastern Kentucky............... 70 73 75 218 +2
t 16 Julian Colmenares.... Jacksonville State............. 70 74 74 218 +2
t 16 Kris Shepherd........ Kennesaw State................. 74 71 73 218 +2
t 19 Brandon Anthony...... Troy Cardinal.................. 75 72 72 219 +3
t 19 Mark Bivens.......... Birmingham Southern............ 74 70 75 219 +3
t 19 Ryan Britt........... Eastern Kentucky............... 72 71 76 219 +3
t 19 Wilbert Lynn......... Jackson State.................. 75 69 75 219 +3
