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Scotty Duncan Memorial
April 29, 2000

Delaware's Maguire Wins Medalist Honors; Blue Hens Place Fourth


EASTON, MD -- University of Delaware sophomore Terry Maguire won a three-man playoff to take medalist honors and lead the Blue Hens to a fourth place finish at the Scotty Duncan Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday at Hog Neck Golf Club.

Maguire, a sophomore from Cornwall, NY (Cornwall HS), shot a five over par 36-hole total of 74-75=149 to tie Towson's Greg Cote and Lehigh's Bowen Osborn and then won on the first playoff hole. Maguire became the first Blue Hen player to win the tournament since Darrell Clayton tied for medalist honors in 1989.

Delaware's fourth place finish was the best for the Blue Hens since a third place finish in 1990. Binghamton won the team title with a two-day total of 612 over the par 72, 7,093-yard course to outdistance runner-up Towson (615), Navy (618), and Delaware (620) in the 10-team field. Binghamton was led by Hal Berman who placed fourth with a 76-74=150.

The annual tournament honors the memory of the late R.B. "Scotty" Duncan, longtime University of Delaware golf coach and athletics administrator.

Also for the Blue Hens, senior Mark Swinger (Liberty/Warrenton, VA) shot 75-80=155 to place 15th overall while sophomore Jason Phinney (Milton, Mass. HS) was tied for 18th (77-81=158), freshman Eric Stepanian (Simsbury, Conn. HS) was tied for 27th (79-82=161), and senior Mike Ladden (Conestoga/Berwyn, PA) was tied for 30th (83-79=162).

The Blue Hens will resume play this Monday and Tuesday when they take part in the America East Championships at Long Island National Golf Club in Riverhead, NY. The team champion will earn a berth in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings: 1. Binghamton - 306-306=612; 2. Towson - 303-312=615; 3. Navy - 312-306=618; 4. Delaware - 305-315-620; 5. George Washington - 315-314=629 and Lehigh - 312-317=629; 7. Monmouth - 316-326=642; 8. Drexel - 329-326=655; 9. Cornell - 326-330=656; 10. St. Joseph's - 349-352=701.

Top Individuals: 1. Terry Maguire (Delaware), 74-75=149 (won in playoff); 2. Greg Cote (Towson), 76-73=149 and Bowen Osborn (Lehigh), 73-76=149; 4. Hal Berman (Binghamton), 76-74=150; 5. Thomas Blankvoort (GWU), 78-74=152 and A.J. Glascock (Towson), 73-79=152.

Other Top Delaware Finishers: 14. Mark Swinger, 75-80=155; 18. Jason Phinney, 77-81=158; 27. Eric Stepanian, 79-82=161; 30. Mike Ladden, 83-79=162.

 

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