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April 13, 2002
SPARTANBURG, S.C – The University of Virginia men’s golf team finished first of 12 teams on Saturday at the Wofford Invitational at the Carolina Country Club.
The Cavaliers carded a two-under 862. East Carolina University placed second with a 863 (-1), while UNC-Wilmington dropped to third with a 872 (+8).
Individually, UVa senior Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va.) captured medalist honors for the second time in his career with a nine-under 207. Tied with ECU entering the final hole, Marino birdied the final hole to finish with a career-low 65 while pacing UVa to the title. Old Dominion’s Chris Piercy followed by four strokes with a 211 (-5). Kirk Satterfield of Furman finished closely in third with a 212 (-4).
“What a great win for us,” said Virginia head coach Mike Moraghan, “and just fantastic play by Steve Marino. He played like an All-American this week.”
Four Cavalier players landed in the Top 25 finishes. Following Marino’s tourney lead performance, sophomore Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) and junior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) shot an even 216 to tie for sixth. Freshman Scott McMahon (Austin, Texas), who played as an individual, fired a 221 (+5) to tie two others at 23rd. Senior Shivin Kwatra (New Delhi, India), tied 3 other golfers for the 29th position with a 228 (+12). Junior Thomas Lee (Guttenburg, N.J.) finished 44th with a 229 (+13).
The Virginia “B” Team will play in the Rehoboth Beach Invitational on Monday, April 15. The Cavaliers return to varsity action at next weekend’s ACC Championship in New London, N.C.
WOFFORD INVITATIONALFinal Results1 VIRGINIA 286 294 282 862 (-2)2. East Carolina 297 282 284 863 (-1)3. UNC-Wilmington 293 290 289 872 (+8) Furman 299 287 286 872 (+8)5. Va. Common. 302 294 285 881 (+17)6. Maryland 301 302 285 888 (+24)7. Old Dominion 303 301 287 891 (+27)8. Davidson 311 302 282 895 (+31)9. Wofford 305 298 294 897 (+33) Central Florida 305 299 293 897 (+33)11. Charlotte 318 301 298 917 (+53)12. UNC-Greensboro 313 305 307 925 (+61)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Steve Marino, Virginia 66 76 65 207 (-9)2. Chris Piercy, ODU 72 71 68 211 (-5)3. Kirk Satterfield, FU 70 71 71 212 (-4)4. Adam Gee, UNC-Wilm. 72 70 71 213 (-3)5. Jonathan Hill, E. Car. 78 66 71 215 (-1)
VIRGINIA PLAYERS
1. Steve Marino 66 76 65 207 (-9)T6. Justin Goodhue 73 72 71 216 (E)T6. Jeremy Luce 72 70 74 216 (E)T39. Shivin Kwatra 75 81 72 228 (+12)T44. Thomas Lee 75 76 78 229 (+13)T23. (Ind.) Scott McMahon 75 72 74 221 (+5)
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