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Golf Finishes 12th at Furman Intercollegiate
3/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Golf Finishes 12th at Furman Intercollegiate
3/24/2002
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Marshall University?s golf team shot a 298 Sunday to finish 12th out of 24 teams in the 33rd annual Furman Intercollegiate with a three round total of 906 (+42). The 19th-ranked Hokies of Virginia Tech won the event for the second consecutive year with a four over par team score of 868.
The Thundering Herd managed to improve its team score each day, recording rounds of 309, 299, and 298. Freshman Drew Whitten, a Hurricane native, shot a 77 Sunday to finish as the Herd?s top individual (T-24th) at 223 (+7).
Furman and Coastal Carolina, which entered the final round tied for the lead, each carded a 289 to finish in a tie for second, four strokes off the Hokie pace.
After shooting a first-round 299 to land in sixth, it looked like Virginia Tech?s chances of becoming repeat champions were slim. The Hokies moved into a tie for second with a tournament low 285 on Saturday, however, and then posted another tournament best for the weekend with Sunday?s 284 to defeat Furman and Coastal by four shots. In addition, the Hokies took medalist honors when Brendon De Jonge carded a 71 to finish at 211, one stroke ahead of Furman?s David Sligh and East Carolina?s Jonathan Hill.
Furman Intercollegiate Final Results
1. Virginia Tech 299 285 284 868 +4; 2. Coastal Carolina 296 287 289 872 +8, Furman University 291 292 289 872 +8; 4. East Carolina Univ. 293 294 293 880 +16; 5. Wofford College 296 296 293 885 +21; 6. Francis Marion 309 291 289 889 +25; 7. Charleston Southern 307 297 295 899 +35; 8. Ohio State Univ. 300 298 302 900 +36; 9. Virginia, U. of 309 298 295 902 +38; 10. Charlotte 313 301 289 903 +39; 11. N. Car. Wilmington 305 296 303 904 +40; 12. Marshall University 309 299 298 906 +42; 13. Tennessee-Chattanooga 299 307 302 908 +44; 14. Old Dominion Univ. 317 306 288 911 +47; 15. Western Carolina U. 298 308 306 912 +48, Memphis, U. of 308 299 305 912 +48; 17. Richmond, Univ. of 310 303 306 919 +55; 18. N. Car.- Greensboro 308 300 312 920 +56; 19. Appalachian State U. 310 301 311 922 +58; 20. Winthrop University 321 303 301 925 +61; 21. Texas-Pan American 309 312 309 930 +66; Furman B 317 311 302 930 +66; 23. Davidson College 311 320 306 937 +73; 24. Citadel, The 323 326 321 970 +106
Marshall Individuals
T-24th Drew Whitten (74, 72, 77=223) +7; T-44th Burke Spensky (76, 76, 74=226) +10; T-48th Aaron Williams (77, 76, 74=227) +11; T-100th Brian Perry (83, 75, 79=237) +21; T-107th Steve Sisson (82, 84, 73=239) +23; *T-115th Brad Tweel (79, 83, 80=242) +26.