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Northwood
University Invitational
March 5-6, 2001
Sheldon Places 25th as
Delaware Finishes 12th in Team Standings
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - The
University of Delaware men's golf team opened its spring
campaign with a 12th place finish at the sixth annual
Northwood University Invitational Tuesday at West Palm Beach
Country Club.
The Blue Hens shot a team score of
331-328=659 to place 12th overall in the 19-team field. Nova
Southeastern won the team title with a score of 622, downing
runner-up Flagler on a scorecard tiebreaker.
Delaware's top player, Corey
Sheldon, led the Blue Hens again as he shot 81-79=160
to place 25th overall. He led the Blue Hens in all but one
tournament during the fall season.
Also for the Hens, Jason Phinney
placed 45th with a 83-80=163, Mike Hoffman was
59th with a score of 84-83=167, Terry Maguire placed
93rd with an 88-86=174, and Jerry Newell was 96th
with a score of 83-92=175.
Host Northwood's Nick Duffy won the
individual medalist award as he carded a 74-75=149 over the
two-day, 36-hole event to down teammate Justin Biggs by
three strokes.
Delaware will continue action March 26-27
at the Golden Horseshoe Invitational at Williamsburg,
VA.
AGATE:
Final Team Standings: 1. Nova
Southeastern - 307-315=622 (won tiebreaker); 2. Flagler -
309-313=622; 3. Northwood (Fla.) - 309-315=624; 4. Webber -
314-315=628; 5. Huntingdon - 323-311=634; 6. Eckerd -
310-325=635; 7. Johnson & Wales - 318-318=636; 8. Loyola
- 316-323=639; 9. Barry - 324-323=647 & Northwood (TX) -
320-327=647; 11. Northwood (Mich.) - 326-328=654; 12.
Delaware - 331-328=659......19. Muhlenberg -
334-350=692
Top 5 Finishers: 1. Nick Duffy
(Northwood Fla.), 74-75=-149; 2. Justin Biggs (Northwood
Fla.), 75-77=152; 3. Jason Beaty (Webber), 76-77=153 &
Casey Torgensen (Nova SE), 76-77=153; 5. Chris Rowe (Nova
SE), 76-78=154.
Delaware Finishers: 25. Casey
Sheldon, 81-79=160; 45. Jason Phinney, 83-80=163; 59. Mike
Hoffman, 84-83=167; 93. Terry Maguire, 88-86=174; 96. Jerry
Newell, 83-92=175.
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