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Blue Hens Tie for 12th at St. John's Tournament


DATE: September 30, 2000

FARMINGDALE, NY -- The University of Delaware mens' golf team placed tied for 12th place out of 20 teams at the McLaughlin Invitational hosted by St. John's University Friday at the Black Course at Bethpage Golf Club.

The Blue Hens shot a two-day, 36-hole team total of 639 (315-324) to tie Navy for 12th place in the team standings. Host St. John's won the team title with a score of 586, downing runner-up North Carolina-Greensboro (597) by 11 strokes. The tournament was held at the 7,399-yard par 71 course that will be the site of the 2002 United States Open.

Jason Phinney led the Blue Hens with a 43rd place finish, shooting 78-80=158 in the 106-player field. Also for the Hens, Gerry Newell was 55th (76-84=160;), Cory Sheldon (84-78=162) was 60th, Eric Stepanian (81-82=163) was 65th, and Mike Hoffman (80-87=167) was 79th.

St. John's duo of Jesse Fitzgerald and Andrew Svoboda finished first and second respectively in the meet. Fitzgerald shot a two-day total of 72-67=139, good for three under par. Svoboda was just four shots behind at 143.

Delaware will next compete at the Temple University Owl Classic Oct. 6-7.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings: 1. St. John's - 298-288=586; 2. North Carolina-Greensboro - 296-301=597; 3. Methodist - 299-305=604 and Seton Hall - 300-304=604; 5. Long Beach State - 303-304=607; 6. Rutgers - 307-307=614; 7. Cincinnati - 301-314=615; 8. Iona - 305-318=623; 10. McNeese State - 311-316=627; 11. Villanova - 311-324=635; 12. Delaware - 315-324=639 and Navy - 315-324=639......20. Fairleigh Dickinson - 337-351=688.

Top Five Individuals: 1. Jesse Fitzgerald (St. John's), 72-67=139; 2. Andrew Svoboda (St. John's), 70-73=143; 3. Eugene Smith (Seton Hall), 74-71=145; 4. Ryan McDonald (Rutgers), 73-74=147, Billy Whitney (Methodist), 73-74=147, Karl Mitchell (UNC-Greensboro), 72-75=147, and Justin Van Hyning (Seton Hall), 71-76=147.

Delaware Finishers: 43. Jason Phinney, 78-80=156; 55. Gerry Newell, 76-84=160; 60. Cory Sheldon, 84-78=162; 65. Eric Stepanian, 81-82=163; 79. Mike Hoffman, 80-87=167.

 

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