Men's Golf Finishes in Eighth Place Tie at Bank of Tennesee at The Ridges
10/15/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. -- All five members of the Kent State University men's golf team shot under 75 in the third and final round of the Bank of Tennessee at The Ridges Intercollegiate Sunday (Oct. 15) to lift the Golden Flashes from 11th to an eighth place finish.
Kent State finished the event at 305-296-290--891 (+27), tied with Virginia and ahead of nationally-ranked NC State, TCU and Pepperdine. Tennessee came from behind to edge host East Tennessee State by one stroke to win the team title.
Individually for Kent State, senior Marc Bourgeois was the team's top finisher for the third straight event, finishing in a six-way tie for 13th place. His final round 73 put him at 4-over 220 for the tournament (71-76-73), just one stroke out of ninth place and two behind the eighth place finisher.
Classmate David Markle tied for 28th place at 77-72-74--223 (+7) while sophomore Ben Moser posted the team's low-round for the tournament with a 2-under 70 on Sunday to place tied for 37th overall at 9-over 225 (79-76-70). Rounding out the scoring contingent for KSU were junior Jarrod Page in a tie for 42nd (80-72-74--226, +10) and freshman David Ludlow in a tie for 49th (78-76-73--227, +11).
ETSU's Rhys Davies finished at 5-under 211 for his second straight BOT championship.
The Golden Flashes are next in action at The Club Glove Intercollegiate in Somis, Calif. Oct. 23-24.
BANK OF TENNESSEE AT THE RIDGES INTERCOLLEGIATE
The Ridges Golf & Country Club - Jonesborough, Tenn. (Par 72/7,147 yards)
- Team Scores (54 holes, par 864): 1. Tennessee 869 (+5), 2. ETSU 870 (+6), 3. North Carolina 874 (+10), 4. Alabama 875 (+11), 5. Wake Forest 882 (+18), 6. Auburn 884 (+20), 7. South Carolina 885 (+21), T8. Kent State 891 (+27), T8. Virginia 891 (+27), 10. NC State 892 (+28), 11. TCU 893 (+29), 12. Virginia Tech 894 (+30), 13. UAB 896 (+32), 14. Pepperdine 913 (+49), 15. Kentucky 934 (+70)
- Top Three Individuals (54 holes, 216 par): 1. Rhys Davie, ETCU 211 (-5), 2. Phillip Pettitt, Tennessee 214 (-2), T3. George Bryan IV 215 (-1), T3. Charles Ford, Tennessee 215 (-1)
- Kent State Individuals (54 holes, 216 par): T13. Marc Bourgeois 220 (+4), T28. David Markle 223 (+9), T37. Ben Moser 225 (+11), T42. Jarrod Page 226 (+12), T49. David Ludlow 227 (+13)
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