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Golf Finishes Ninth at Furman Intercollegiate
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March 24, 2002
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The University of Virginia men’s golf team shot a 295 in the final round to finish ninth at the 33rd Annual Furman Intercollegiate on Sunday.
The 19th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies captured their second straight Furman title with a 868 (+4) after carding a tourney-best 284 over the final 18 holes. Host Furman and Coastal Carolina tied for second with a 872 (+8) each.
The Cavaliers, who stood 12th after the second round, jumped up to ninth with a 902 (+38).
Individually, Tech’s Brendon De Jonge took home medalist honors with a five-under 211.
UVa junior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) shot a 71 in the final round to tie for 24th with a 223 (+7). Senior Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va.), who also had a 71 in the last round, followed by one stroke to finish 33rd with a 224 (+8). Sophomore Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) tied for 39th with a 225 (+9). Sophomore Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) finished with a 230 (+14), while junior Thomas Lee (Guttenburg, N.J.) shot a 237 (+21). Playing as an individual, sophomore Eli Barnes (Bristol, COnn.) fired a 236 (+20).
Virginia’s “B” Team will participate in the George Washington Invitational on March 31-April 1 in La Plata, Md. The Cavaliers return to varsity action on April 12-13 at the Wofford Invitational.
FURMAN INTERCOLLEGIATEFinal Results1. Virginia Tech 299-285-284-868 (+4)2. Coastal Carolina 296-287-289-872 (+8) Furman 291-292-289-872 (+8)4. East Carolina 293-294-293-880 (+16)5. Wofford College 296-296-293-885 (+21)6. Francis Marion 309-291-289-889 (+25)7. Charleston So. 307-297-295-899 (+35)8. Ohio State 300-298-302-900 (+36)9. VIRGINIA 309-298-295-902 (+38)10. UNC-Charlotte 313-301-289-903 (+39)11. UNC-Wilmington 305-296-303-904 (+40)12. Marshall 309-299-298-906 (+42)13. UT-Chattanooaga 299-307-302-908 (+44)14. Old Dominion 317-306-288-911 (+47)15. Western Carolina 298-308-306-912 (+48) Memphis 308-299-305-912 (+48)17. Richmond 310-303-306-919 (+55)18. UNC-Greensboro 308-300-312-920 (+56)19. Appalachian State 310-301-311-922 (+58)20. Winthrop 321-303-301-925 (+61)21. Texas-Pan Am 309-312-309-930 (+66) Furman "B" 317-311-302-930 (+66)23. Davidson 311-320-306-937 (+73)24. The Citadel 323-326-321-970 (+106)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Brendon DeJonge, VT 71-69-71-211 (-5)2. Jonathan Hill, ECU 69-73-70-212 (-4) David Sligh, Furman 69-73-70-212 (-4)4. Matt Davidson, Furman 70-72-73-215 (-1)
VIRGINIA PLAYERST24. Justin Goodhue 77-75-71-223 (+7)T33. Steve Marino 77-76-71-224 (+8)T39. Jeremy Luce 76-73-76-225 (+9)T62. Kevin O’Connell 79-74-77-230 (+14)T100. Thomas Lee 81-78-78-237 (+21)T93. I-Eli Barnes 83-79-74-236 (+20)