HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Paced by a team effort that produced five scores between 72 and 77, the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga fired the lowest round (294) of the final day to claim the team title at the second-annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Golf Tournament, Tuesday (Feb. 27).
The 54-hole event was hosted by Francis Marion University at the par 72, 6,752-yard Wexford Plantation course.
UTC’s 897 team score was three strokes better than Marquette University (900) and 10 strokes better than defending tournament champion USC Aiken (907). East Carolina placed fourth (908), followed by Eastern Michigan University (914), Furman University (916), Mercer University (918), Wofford College (920), Francis Marion (923), University of Toledo (925), Northern Illinois University (927), Miami University (Ohio) (941), Davidson College (945), University of Iowa (949), and George Washington University (961).
Marquette’s Mike Van Sickle captured medalist honors as he fired a final-round 1-under-par 71 to finish at 3-under 213. He led by three strokes after Monday’s 36 holes.
Ciaran McAleavey shot a 70 on Tuesday and placed second at 2-over 218. He was followed by Neil O’Briain of Wofford (72-73-75=220), UTC’s Jonathan Hodge (75-72-74=221), and UTC teammate Derek Rende (75-74-73=222). Eastern Michigan’s Graham Hill carded the low round of the tournament with his 68 on Tuesday, and moved into a sixth-place tie with NIU’s Zach Jecklin at 223.
Sophomore Ronan O’Connor led the Francis Marion golfers as he tied for 19th position at 229 after a final-round 75. Freshman Christopher Couch also shot a 75 on Tuesday and tied for 23rd at 230. Andrew Pitcher tied for 38th position (76-84-74=234) along with senior Jacob Tveit (77-78-79=234), while Fredrick Fox tied for 50th (78-83-77=238).
Two Patriots competed as individuals: Jonathan Lavin (77-88-81=246) tied for 66th and Keith Crowley (85-82-80=247) tied for 70th position.
FMU will compete in the 10th-annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, hosted by USC Aiken, March 11-13 at the Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken.
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate
Dates: 02/26 – 02/27, 2007
Round: 3
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-6752
Fin. School Scores
1. Tenn. – Chattanooga 300 303 294 897 +33
2. Marquette University 299 306 295 900 +36
3. South Carolina-Aiken 307 304 296 907 +43
4. East Carolina Univ. 311 294 303 908 +44
5. Eastern Michigan U. 311 307 296 914 +50
6. Furman University 301 312 303 916 +52
7. Mercer University 302 305 311 918 +54
8. Wofford College 313 305 302 920 +56
9. Francis Marion U. 303 319 301 923 +59
10. Toledo, U of 307 312 306 925 +61
11. Northern Illinois U. 315 309 303 927 +63
12. Miami (Ohio) 308 315 318 941 +77
13. Davidson College 313 306 326 945 +81
14. Iowa, U. of 326 314 309 949 +85
15. George Washington 311 330 320 961 +97
Fin. Name School Scores
1. Mike Van Sickle Marquette 73 69 71 213 -3
2. Ciaran McAleavey Toledo 72 76 70 218 +2
3. Neil O’Briain Wofford 72 73 75 220 +4
4. Jonathan Hodge Chattanooga 75 72 74 221 +5
5. Derek Rende Chattanooga 75 74 73 222 +6
6. Graham Hill E. Michigan 78 77 68 223 +7
Zach Jecklin N. Illinois 73 76 74 223 +7
8. Matt Burroughs USCA 77 71 76 224 +8
9. Chris Ault ECU 79 70 76 225 +9
10. Andre Thorsen ECU 78 75 73 226 +10
Andrew Frame N. Illinois 80 76 70 226 +10
Jon Feldick Iowa 76 76 74 226 +10
Markus Rytkola Mercer U. 76 74 76 226 +10
14. Bryce Ledford Chattanooga 74 81 72 227 +11
Braden List Furman 77 74 76 227 +11
16. Roberto Diaz USCA 71 85 72 228 +12
Bryan Haase E. Michigan 79 77 72 228 +12
Michael Saari Davidson 77 70 81 228 +12
19. Michael Bielawski Marquette 78 80 71 229 +13
Jeff Goff USCA 81 77 71 229 +13
Tanner Briele ECU 76 78 75 229 +13
Ronan O’Connor Fr. Marion 72 82 75 229 +13
23. Casey Thompson USCA 82 71 77 230 +14
Jonathan Bowden Furman 76 77 77 230 +14
Christopher Couch Fr. Marion 79 76 75 230 +14
26. Justin Hull Toledo 78 77 76 231 +15
Tyler Riley Toledo 79 77 75 231 +15
Silas Sutton Mercer U. 74 77 80 231 +15
Fredrik Qvicker Chattanooga 76 80 75 231 +15
Tim Kay N. Illinois 78 74 79 231 +15
31. Garrett Medeiros Wofford 78 77 77 232 +16
Alex Knoll Davidson 75 77 80 232 +16
Garrett Schneider Furman 73 79 80 232 +16
Mike McKenzie Wofford 82 76 74 232 +16
Matt Hayes Furman 75 82 75 232 +16
36. Andrew An Mercer U. 75 84 74 233 +17
Mitchell Brock Chattanooga 79 77 77 233 +17
38. Andrew Pitcher Fr. Marion 76 84 74 234 +18
Ben Bastel Miami (OH) 75 84 75 234 +18
Chris Ross E. Michigan 78 77 79 234 +18
Jacob Tveit Fr. Marion 77 78 79 234 +18
Joey Stimac E. Michigan 78 79 77 234 +18
Ben Sieg Marquette 72 75 87 234 +18
44. Robin Smith ECU 83 73 79 235 +19
Tripp Brizendine ECU 78 76 81 235 +19
46. Drew Perry Wofford 81 79 76 236 +20
Matt Tribby Mercer U. 77 78 81 236 +20
Cam Burke E. Michigan 77 76 83 236 +20
49. Juan Pablo Zuluaga GW 77 80 80 237 +21
50. Andrew Mock Miami (OH) 80 73 85 238 +22
Dustin Schwab Marquette 80 82 76 238 +22
Fredrick Fox Fr. Marion 78 83 77 238 +22
Anthony Cordes Miami (OH) 76 83 79 238 +22
54. Garland Ferrell Furman 79 85 75 239 +23
Dan Holterhaus Iowa 85 78 76 239 +23
David Fowler Davidson 81 76 82 239 +23
57. Ted Gray Marquette 76 87 77 240 +24
58. Michael Gregory Mercer U. 80 76 85 241 +25
59. Ben Wood Miami (OH) 77 80 85 242 +26
Mark Robinson Miami (OH) 84 79 79 242 +26
61. Raman Luthra GW 75 86 82 243 +27
Lewis Sturdy GW 79 82 82 243 +27
63. Scot Glasford Iowa 84 81 79 244 +28
Bob Rohr GW 82 86 76 244 +28
65. *Marty Jeppesen E. Michigan 82 82 81 245 +29
66. Cole Peevler Iowa 87 79 80 246 +30
Justin Thompson USCA 78 88 80 246 +30
Adam Crisp Toledo 79 82 85 246 +30
*Jonathan Lavin Fr. Marion 77 88 81 246 +30
70. Steve Mayo Davidson 80 83 84 247 +31
Dustin Adair Wofford 87 82 78 247 +31
*Keith Crowley Fr. Marion 85 82 80 247 +31
73. Adam Miller Iowa 81 86 81 248 +32
74. Matt Triplett N. Illinois 86 83 80 249 +33
75. Andrew Goyzueta Davidson 85 84 83 252 +36
Conor McMahon GW 80 82 90 252 +36
77. Lee Keselowski Toledo 78 87 89 254 +38
78. Alex Wagner N. Illinois 84 88 87 259 +43
* competing as an independent
