NEWPORT, RI – Despite a final-round one-under-par 71 by sophomore Christopher Couch, Francis Marion University fell back two positions to finish ninth in the final team standings at the Adams Cup of Newport Tournament, hosted by the University of Rhode Island.
The 54-hole event concluded on Wednesday at the par 72, 7,244-yard Newport National course.
FMU junior Andrew Pitcher, who held a two-shot lead in the individual standings after 36 holes, shot a final-round 77 to finish tied for fifth at five-over-par 221. He had fired rounds of 70 and 74 on Tuesday.
Couch finished tied for 30th position (78-81-71=230), while FMU junior Peter McGibney tied for 36th (70-85-77=232). He shared the first-round lead with Pitcher after the opening 18 holes.
Other Francis Marion golfers included junior Keith Crowley (81-76-83=240), who finished 59th, and sophomore Jonathan Lavin (93-79-78=250), who tied for 75th spot.
Wichita State University (890) led from start to finish and finished 11 shots ahead of the University of Southern Mississippi (901). The host school and the University of Maryland tied for third at 902, followed by the University of Texas-San Antonio (905), USC Aiken (906), the University of the Pacific (909), Furman University (911), FMU (912), and Long Beach State University and Georgetown University (920). The field consisted of 15 teams.
The Patriots' final fall tournament will be the Western Carolina University Intercollegiate Tournament, Nov. 5-6, in Cashiers, N.C.
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FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-7244
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Wichita State Univ. 289 302 299 890
2 Southern Mississippi 300 304 297 901
3 Rhode Island, U. of 298 305 299 902
Maryland, U. of 298 299 305 902
5 Texas-San Antonio 302 302 301 905
6 South Carolina-Aiken 305 307 294 906
7 Pacific, U. of the 304 302 303 909
8 Furman University 304 308 299 911
9 Francis Marion U. 299 310 303 912
10 Long Beach State 297 317 306 920
Georgetown Univ. 309 307 304 920
12 Louisiana-Lafayette 310 316 302 928
13 Connecticut, U. of 313 318 306 937
14 Yale University 314 315 319 948
15 Brown University 320 321 327 968
Fin. Top 20 Players School Scores
1 Chris Gold Maryland 74 73 71 218
2 Roberto Diaz USCA 72 76 72 220
Rocky Cleland So. Miss. 71 76 73 220
Zachariah Potter Wichita St 70 76 74 220
5 Andrew Pitcher Fr. Marion 70 74 77 221
Ben Goforth Furman 74 75 72 221
7 Ryan Spears Wichita St 76 72 75 223
Brian Travalja UConn 74 76 73 223
Mark Stevens Rhode Isl. 74 75 74 223
Kyle Ramey So. Miss. 74 75 74 223
Karl Katnik Long Beach 74 75 74 223
Ty Sanders Wichita St 72 76 75 223
Garrett Logan Georgetown 72 75 76 223
14 Rob Hudson So. Miss. 76 73 75 224
15 Timothy Hager Georgetown 79 72 74 225
Thomas Kearney UTSA 75 75 75 225
T.J. Bordeaux Pacific 77 74 74 225
Jarryd Dillas Rhode Isl. 71 76 78 225
19 Dustin Garza Wichita St 71 80 75 226
Alex Grieb Pacific 74 78 74 226
Simon Merry UTSA 74 77 75 226
