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Navy Invitational
April 10-11, 1999

Delaware Golfers Place 23rd at Navy Spring Invitational

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The University of Delaware golf team shot a two-day total of 658 to tie for 23rd place at the United States Naval Academy Spring Invitational Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club.

 The Blue Hens shot 326 on Saturday and 332 on Sunday to tie with Colgate for last place in the 24-team tournament. Seton Hall won the team title with a 36-hole total of 583, easily outdistancing runner-up James Madison (600) and Penn State (608).

 Delaware’s top finisher was Graig O’Brien who tied for 78th at 85-78=163. Also for the Hens, Mike Ladden was 90th (79-86=165), Terry Maguire (83-83=166) and Ben Fenicle (79-87=166) tied for 94th, and Mark Swinger (88-85=173) tied for 114th.

Seton Hall’s Eugene Smith fired a two-day total of 70-71=141, good for one-under on the 6,611-yard, par 71 course, to take the individual medalist honors. Chad Collins of Methodist was second at 77-68=145, four strokes back.

Top Teams: 1. Seton Hall - 583; 2. James Madison - 600; 3. Penn State - 608; 4. Navy - 611; 5. Methodist - 612; 6. Princeton - 615; 7. Army - 617; 8. St. Johns - 618; 9. Georgetown & Emory - 619…..23. Delaware & Colgate - 658.

Top Five Individuals: 1. Eugene Smith (S. Hall), 70-71=141; 2. Chad Collins (Methodist), 77-68=145; 3. Scott Hawley (S. Hall), 75-71=146 & Joel Almquist (Navy), 72-74=146; 5. Ben Keefer (JMU), 74-74=148, Mike Albus (Navy), 71-77=148, and Judd Pritchard (Princeton), 70-78=148.

Delaware Finishers: 78. Graig O’Brien, 85-78=163; 90. Mike Ladden, 79-86=165; 94. Terry Maguire, 83-83=166; 94. Ben Fenicle, 79-87=166; 114. Mark Swinger, 88-85=173.