Golf Finishes Seventh at Seminole Intercollegiate

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March 12, 2002

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Virginia men’s golf team finished seventh at the Seminole Intercollegiate after 54 holes at the Golden Eagle Country Club.

ACC rival North Carolina paced the field of 15 with a 875 (+11). Alabama-Birmingham shot the best final round (291) to jump into second place with a 880 (+16). Duke was third with a 884 (+20). The Cavaliers, who shot a 298 during the last 18 holes, totaled 897 (+33).

Individually, Alabama-Birmingham’s Graeme McDowell fired a 10-under 206 to capture medalist honors. Four players tied for second place with a 213 (-3).

Cavalier senior Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va.), the defending Seminole medalist, tied for seventh with a one-under 215. Sophomore Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) tied for 27th with a 226 (+10), while junior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) followed by three strokes with a 229 (+13) to tie for 39th. Senior Shep Nowlin (Lynchburg, Va.) tied at No. 42 with a 230 (+14). Sophomore Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) follows by two strokes with a 232 (+16) to tie for 52nd.

Virginia takes a four-day break before competing at the Birkdale Collegiate Golf Classic in Huntersville, N.C.

SEMINOLE INTERCOLLEGIATEFinal Results1.	North Carolina	286-297-292-875	(+11)2.	Alabama-Birm.	295-294-291-880	(+16)3.	Duke		293-287-304-884	(+20)4.	Tennessee	298-291-301-890	(+26)5.	Charleston	291-295-305-891	(+27)6.	South Carolina	302-297-293-892	(+28)7.	VIRGINIA	292-307-298-897	(+33)8.	Kentucky	294-297-308-899	(+35)9.	Mississippi	299-299-302-900	(+36)	E. Tenn. St.	301-299-300-900	(+36)11.	Florida State	303-294-305-902	(+38)12.	S.C.-Aiken	303-307-299-909	(+45)13.	Georgia State	307-308-296-911	(+47)14.	Central Florida	295-308-312-915	(+51)15.	North Florida	309-309-310-928	(+64)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Graeme McDowell, UAB 68-69-69-206 (-10)2. Martin Rominger, USC 72-70-71-213 (-3) David Skinns, Tenn. 71-71-71-213 (-3) Craig Gordon, UAB 75-70-68-213 (-3) Bob Cherry, UNC 68-73-72-213 (-3)

VIRGINIA PLAYERST7. Steve Marino 69-75-71-215 (-1)T27. Jeremy Luce 74-75-77-226 (+10)T39. Justin Goodhue 78-77-74-229 (+13)T42. Shep Nowlin 74-80-76-230 (+14)T52. Kevin O’Connell 75-80-77-232 (+16)