Marshall University Athletics
Men's Golf At Furman Intercollegiate This Weekend
3/23/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 23, 2006
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Marshall University men's golf team will participate in the 37th annual Furman Intercollegiate Golf Tournament this Friday through Sunday, March 24-26, at the 6,800-yard, par 72, Furman University Golf Course.
The list of past individual winners at the Furman Intercollegiate includes Curtis Strange, Jay Haas, Mark Calcavecchia, Brad Faxon, Billy Andrade, David Duval and Matt Kuchar.
The 2005 tournanent features 17 teams, including two Furman squads. Other competing schools are Appalachian State, Charleston Southern, Chattanooga, Davidson, East Carolina, Elon, Francis Marion, Iowa, Marshall, Maryland, Samford, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina, Winthrop, and Wofford.
Competing for the Thundering Herd will be Shawn Warren (Windham, Maine), Jonathan Pepe (McKeesport, Pa.), Trent Schambach (Glen Dale, W.Va.), Brandon Katzeff (Uniontown, Pa.), and Chris Tipper (Parkersburg, W.Va.).
USC-Aiken claimed the 2005 team title with a three-round total of 865 while the Pacers' Daniel Sloan (71-68-71=210) fired a six under par three-round total to take medalists honors.
Tee times in the 37th annual Furman Intercollegiate begin at 8 a.m. all three days.
