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Wilmington University Golf
Golf 2008 Game Highlights
3/15/2008 – Saint Thomas Aquinas College (NY) Initational
Rum Point Golf Club Ocean City, MD
‘CATS PLACE THIRD AT ST. THOMAS INVITATIONAL
NEW CASTLE, DE -- The Wildcats of Wilmington University placed third out of six teams at the St. Thomas Aquinas Spring Invitational at Rum Pointe Golf Club on Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Wilmington posted a team score of 308 in the first round on Friday, and followed that with a 315 on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats finished third among the six teams, and finished first among the CACC teams competing at the event. The two-day, 36-hole tournament was played on the 6,523 yard, par 72 Rum Point Golf Club.
Senior captain Lorne Shannon led the Wildcats with a 149 (75-74), a score that tied him for fifth place overall. Fellow Wildcat Vince Nardo (75-82) tied for 12th place overall with a total of 157, while Mark Murphy (77-81) finished with a 158 tying him for 14th place. Freshman Earl Cooper (81-78) finished with a score of 159 placing him in 18th place overall and senior captain John Purple (81-83) rounded off Wilmington with a total of 164.
The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday, March 18, when they compete in the Pace University Invite at Crown Park Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, SC.
3/21/2008 – Pace University Invite Spring Trip, Myrtle Beach
Crown Park Golf Club Myrtle Beach, SC
WILMINGTON FINISHES EIGHTH AT PACE INVITE
NEW CASTLE, DE -- The Wildcats of Wilmington University placed eighth out of ten teams at the Pace University Invite at Crown Park Golf Club on Thursday and Friday afternoon.
Wilmington posted a team score of 326 in the first round on Thursday and followed that with a 319 on Friday afternoon. The Wildcats finished eighth among the ten teams, and finished third among the five CACC teams competing at the event. The two-day, 36-hole tournament was played on the par 72 Crown Park Golf Club.
Junior Vince Nardo led the Wildcats with a 159 (82-77), a score that tied him for 19th place overall. Senior Lorne Shannon (81-79) tied for 23rd place overall with a total of 160, while junior Mark Murphy (80-82) finished with a 162 tying him for 28th place. Freshman Earl Cooper (83-81) finished with a score of 164 placing him in 33rd place overall and senior captain John Purple (87-83) rounded off Wilmington with a total of 170.
The Wildcats return to action on Monday, March 31, when they compete in the Goldey-Beacom College Invitational at Hartefeld National Golf Course in Avondale, PA.
4/1/2008 – Goldey-Beacom College Invitational
Hartefeld Golf Course Avondale, PA
WILDCATS FINISH NINTH AT GOLDEY-BEACOM INVITE
AVONDALE, PA -- The Wildcats of Wilmington University placed ninth out of sixteen teams at the Goldey-Beacom College Invitational at Hartefeld Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday afternoon in Avondale, Pennsylvania.
Wilmington posted a team score of 311 in the first round on Monday, and followed that with a 319 on Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats finished ninth among the sixteen teams, and finished third among the CACC teams competing at the event. The two-day, 36-hole tournament was played at the nationally ranked Hartefeld Golf Course.
Junior Vince Nardo led the Wildcats with a 156 (78-78), a score that tied him for 28th overall. Freshman Earl Cooper (79-78) tied for 31st overall with a total of 157, while junior Mark Murphy (75-83) finished with a 158 tying him for 35th overall. Senior captain Lorne Shannon (79-82) finished the two-day event with a score of 161 placing him 43rd overall, and junior captain John Purple (87-81) rounded the Wildcats off with a score of 168.
Wilmington returns to action on Sunday, April 13, 2008 when they host the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championships at the Back Creek Course at the St. Anne's Club in Middletown, Delaware.
4/15/2008 – CACC Championships
Back Creek Course @ St. Anne's Club
WILDCATS FINISH NINTH AT GOLDEY-BEACOM INVITE
MIDDLETOWN, DE -- The Wildcats of Wilmington University placed second out of ten teams at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Championships at Back Creek Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday afternoon in Middletown, Delaware.
Wilmington posted a team score of 305 in the first round on Monday, and followed that with a 318 on Tuesday afternoon. The two-day, 36-hole tournament was played at the 6.505 yard, par 71 St. Anne’s Course at Back Creek.
Junior Vince Nardo led the Wildcats with a 154 (75-79), a score that tied him for fifth overall. For his efforts, Nardo was awarded All-CACC honors. Sophomore Matt Hall carded (75-82) a 157, while junior Mark Murphy (79-79) finished with a total of 158. Junior John Purple (81-78) and senior Lorne Shannon (76-83) each shot a 159 for the Wildcats.
Post University claimed its third consecutive CACC championship, while Dominican freshman David Gregory was the individual medalist, shooting a two-day total of 142 (5-67). Dominican College head coach Wayne Mackey garnered Coach of the Year accolades, while Nyack College was handed the annual Team Sportsmanship Award.
5/7/2008 – NCAA Super-Regionals
Back Creek Course @ St. Anne's Club
WILDCATS FINISH EIGHTH AT SUPER REGIONALS
MIDDLETOWN, DE -- Dominican College senior Brian Mackey won the 2008 Division II Men's East/Northeast Super Regional after finishing regulation tied with a golfer from the East Region and forcing a playoff hole with an improbable finish. Post University finished fourth in the team standings and Wilmington University finished eighth.
Mackey had a rough start in the final round, as he double bogeyed the first hole on the back nine and followed with two straight bogeys. He came back to par holes 13 and 14, but bogeyed hole 15, double bogeyed hole 16 and bogeyed hole 17. He finished the back nine with a par on the 18th hole. However, he stepped up in the front nine to par the first five holes, bogeyed the sixth and shot for par on the seventh and eighth which brought him to the final hole.
Mackey, a senior from Chestnut Ridge, NY, needed to shoot for par to tie or a birdie to win against Jared Schmader of Clarion University, who had finished with a final score of 222 (+9). Mackey had nice first shot that put him on the fairway. His second shot went left of the green and landed in a bunker. His third shot got him out of the bunker, but past the hole to set up a near-impossible final shot for par. With a crowd of over 50 people watching, Mackey hit an amazing 75-foot putt that sent the crowd into a frenzy of applause and forced the playoff hole.
Mackey advances to the NCAA DII Men's Golf Championships being held May 14-17 at the Spring National Championships Festival in Houston, Texas. The finals will be hosted by Rice University and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.
Post finished fourth with a three-round total of 936 (307, 300, 329). Bryant University won with a 916 (300, 303, 313). Wilmington shot a 969 (329, 309, 331). Post was led by Jamie Blake, who finished in a tie for 10th place after carding an 18 over-par 231 (77, 73, 81). Freshmen David McGregor and Ryan Philipp tied for 16th place after both firing a 234 (+21). McGregor shot rounds of 77, 74, 83, while Philipp shot 75, 76, 83. Wilmington was led by senior Lorne Shannon, who finished in a tie for 10th with an 18 over-par 231 (74, 79, 78).