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Golden Horseshoe Invitational

March 26-27, 2001

 Blue Hens Place 15th; Phinney Top UD Finisher

Jason Phinney was UD's top finisher

  WILLIAMSBURG, VA - The University of Delaware golf team placed 15th overall at the Golden Horseshoe Collegiate Golf Invitational Tuesday at William & Mary's Golden Horseshoe Golf Club.

Delaware shot a two-day, 36-hole total of 330-330=660 to place 15th in the 18-team field. Richmond was the runaway winner with a two-day total of 592, 12 strokes better than host William & Mary at 604. Liberty placed third while George Mason was fourth and Rutgers and UMBC tied for fifth place.

Delaware's America East rivals Towson and Drexel placed 12th and 17th respectively.

Jason Phinney led the Blue Hens with a 36th place finish as he shot 80 Monday and 79 Tuesday for a two-day score of 159. Also for Delaware, Cory Sheldon placed 64th at 86-80=166, Terry Maguire was 73rd at 87-82=169, and Mike Hoffman (82-89) and Jerry Newell (82-89) tied for 75th place with scores of 171.

Richmond golfers finished in the first three spots as Joe Horowitz won the event with a score of 70-72=142 over the 7,120-yard, par 72 layout. Spider teammate Mark Digiacomo was second at 71-74=145 and Bryan Stark was third at 77-71=148.

Delaware will continue play next Monday at the Towson Invitational.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings: 1. Richmond - 592; 2. William & Mary - 604; 3. Liberty - 613; 4. George Mason - 617; 5. Rugers & UMBC - 621; 7. Georgetown - 625; 8. St. Joseph's - 627; 9. Navy - 629; 10. George Washington - 630; 11. Temple - 636; 12. Towson - 637; 13. Villanova & Iona - 651; 15. Delaware - 660; 16. William & Mary "B" - 669; 17. Drexel - 670; 18. Hampton - 712.

Top 5 Individuals: 1. Joe Horowitz (Richmond), 70-72=142; 2. Mark Digiacomo (Richmond), 71-74=145; 3. Bryan Stark (Richmond), 77-70=147; 4. Carlos Rosario (George Mason), 77-71=148, Yong Joo (Liberty), 72-76=148, and J.P. Glynn (St. Joseph's), 73-75=148.

Delaware Finishers: 36. Jason Phinney, 80-79=159; 64. Cory Sheldon, 86-80=166; 73. Terry Maguire, 87-82=169; 75. Mike Hoffman, 82-89=171; 75. Jerry Newell, 82-89=171.

 

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