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UNCG finishes fifth, Duke wins 2008 UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate
FOREST OAKS, N.C. – Duke University shot
a final round 289 to rally for a four-shot win over Michigan State
at the 2008 UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate at Forest Oaks Country
Club.
The Blue Devils overcame a five-shot deficit and overtook Michigan
on the final day for the win. Duke finished at 869, followed by
Michigan State at 873. The Wolverines finished third at 874.
Louisville, the defending champion and winner of two of the three
previous team titles, finished fourth. Tournament host UNCG was
fifth at 888.
Payne Gniewek of Michigan State and Max Scorodo of Notre Dame tied for the individual lead. Both players finished at 213 for the 54-hole tournament, three-under par. Due to travel considerations, a playoff was not held and the duo were declared co-champions. Michigan’s Bill Rankin, who set a tournament record with a second round score of 64 on Monday, finished third, one shot off the pace. UNCG’s Drew Younts had the best score of the day in brutal conditions. Battling wind gusts up over 30 miles per hour all day long, Younts carded a 70 for the second-straight round and finished tied for fourth at even-par 216.
Seven teams – Louisville, Mississippi State, Duke, Michigan State, Memphis, Michigan and Purdue – were participants in the NCAA Tournament last spring. Currently, Michigan is ranked No. 25 in the Golf World/Nike Coaches Poll with Duke close behind as the first team in the others receiving votes category. Michigan State, Pepperdine, Louisville, Mississippi State are also currently receiving votes in the Nike Poll. According to the Golfstat rankings (based on final place in tournaments), Pepperdine (28), Michigan State (34), Minnesota (35), Duke (37), Michigan (41), Louisville (42) and Mississippi State (45) are all ranked in the Top 50 currently.
The top-ranked individuals playing in the tournament according to Golfstat included Pepperdine’s Andrew Putman (77th) and Louisville’s Adam Hadwin (93). Hadwin tied for ninth and Putnam tied for 19th.
The event closed out the fall portion of UNCG’s schedule. The Spartans open the spring portion of their slate February 23 at the Rio Pinar Intercollegiate.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING
Duke University -291 -289 -289 —869
Michigan State -293 -286 -294 —873
Michigan, U. of -293 -282 -299 —874
Louisville, U. of -299 -284 -295 —878
UNCG -296 -291 -301 —888
Pepperdine -300 -285 -304 —889
Eastern Michigan U. -313 -280 -297 —890
Notre Dame, U. of -297 -292 -301 —890
Minnesota -297 -294 -303 —894
Mississippi St. U. -299 -305 -293 —897
Memphis, U. of -303 -286 -309 —898
Maryland, U. of -299 -290 -309 —898
Toledo -310 -298 -307 —915
South Alabama, U. of -312 -299 -309 —920
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Payne Gniewek, Michigan State - 69 - 70 - 74 — 213
Max Scodro, Notre Dame, U. of - 70 - 72 - 71 — 213
Bill Rankin, Michigan, U. of - 75 - 64 - 75 — 214
Adam Long, Duke University - 73 - 72 - 71 — 216
Drew Younts, N. Car.- Greensboro - 76 - 70 - 70 — 216
Carlos Sainz, Mississippi St. U. - 70 - 76 - 70 — 216
Riley Wheeldon, Louisville, U. of - 74 - 71 - 72 — 217
Spencer Anderson, Duke University - 72 - 71 - 74 — 217
Jack Newman, Michigan State - 69 - 77 - 72 — 218
Adam Hadwin, Louisville, U. of - 75 - 69 - 74 — 218
Marc-Ettienne Bussieres, South Alabama, U. of - 73 - 74 - 71 — 218
Lion Kim, Michigan, U. of - 69 - 74 - 76 — 219
Ross Millman, Michigan, U. of - 76 - 73 - 71 — 220
Graham Baillargeon, Michigan State - 78 - 68 - 74 — 220
Josh Anderson, Pepperdine - 74 - 71 - 75 — 220
Yu Katayama, Minnesota - 72 - 72 - 76 — 220
Michael Quagliano, Duke University - 78 - 72 - 70 — 220
Brandon Lemons, Eastern Michigan U. - 76 - 69 - 75 — 220
Alexander Sitompul, Michigan, U. of - 73 - 71 - 77 — 221
Ben Pisani, Minnesota - 74 - 73 - 74 — 221
Andrew Putnam, Pepperdine - 75 - 69 - 77 — 221
Christopher Ross, Eastern Michigan U. - 78 - 70 - 73 — 221
John Popeck, Maryland, U. of - 72 - 73 - 76 — 221
Shane Mason, Pepperdine - 77 - 70 - 75 — 222
Connor Alan-Lee, Notre Dame, U. of - 72 - 74 - 76 — 222
Connor Arendell, Louisville, U. of - 77 - 70 - 76 — 223
Marty Jeppesen, Eastern Michigan U. - 79 - 70 - 74 — 223
Will Bowman, N. Car.- Greensboro - 73 - 75 - 75 — 223
Jean-Hubert Trahan, Toledo - 73 - 75 - 75 — 223
Lewis Kirton, Louisville, U. of - 77 - 74 - 73 — 224
Stefan Erdedi, Memphis, U. of - 81 - 71 - 72 — 224
Jordan Payne, Memphis, U. of - 72 - 70 - 82 — 224
Clark Klaasen, Duke University - 73 - 77 - 74 — 224
Wes Roach, Duke University - 73 - 74 - 77 — 224
Donnie Shin, Maryland, U. of - 76 - 71 - 77 — 224
Noah Goldman, Mississippi St. U. - 74 - 78 - 72 — 224
Randy Hutchison, Michigan State - 77 - 74 - 74 — 225
Brad Benjamin, Memphis, U. of - 76 - 76 - 73 — 225
Matt Thompson*, Michigan, U. of - 78 - 72 - 75 — 225
Chris Gold, Maryland, U. of - 76 - 73 - 76 — 225
David Heyen*, N. Car.- Greensboro - 74 - 73 - 78 — 225
Carl Smith IV, Pepperdine - 74 - 75 - 77 — 226
Doug Fortner, Notre Dame, U. of - 82 - 72 - 73 — 227
Darragh Coghlan, N. Car.- Greensboro - 73 - 76 - 78 — 227
Daniel Burns, South Alabama, U. of - 79 - 74 - 75 — 228
Kyle Sonday, N. Car.- Greensboro - 78 - 72 - 78 — 228
Andrew Kay, Maryland, U. of - 75 - 73 - 80 — 228
Brian Mason, Mississippi St. U. - 77 - 76 - 75 — 228
Karsten Clements, Louisville, U. of - 73 - 76 - 80 — 229
Derek Chang, Minnesota - 77 - 74 - 78 — 229
Will Almand, N. Car.- Greensboro - 74 - 74 - 81 — 229
Nic Carbary, Eastern Michigan U. - 80 - 71 - 79 — 230
Nathan Wine, Toledo - 77 - 77 - 76 — 230
Victor Almstrom, Minnesota - 80 - 75 - 76 — 231
Olavo Batista, Notre Dame, U. of - 76 - 74 - 81 — 231
Brandon Bunn, Memphis, U. of - 75 - 71 - 85 — 231
Jack Hiluta, South Alabama, U. of - 78 - 73 - 80 — 231
Brad Larente, Eastern Michigan U. - 81 - 75 - 75 — 231
Jerel Whiting, Toledo - 80 - 75 - 76 — 231
Thomas Campbell, Minnesota - 74 - 81 - 77 — 232
Josh Bevell, Mississippi St. U. - 78 - 76 - 78 — 232
Logan Young, Mississippi St. U. - 80 - 77 - 76 — 233
Phil Snow, Michigan State - 80 - 74 - 80 — 234
Nick Pumford, Michigan, U. of - 78 - 75 - 82 — 235
Jack Belote, Memphis, U. of - 80 - 74 - 82 — 236
Chris Walker, Notre Dame, U. of - 79 - 76 - 81 — 236
Jorge Mazario, Pepperdine - 80 - 79 - 78 — 237
Chris Miller*, Maryland, U. of - 80 - 74 - 84 — 238
Jack Snyder, Toledo - 88 - 71 - 80 — 239
Dickon Housman*, N. Car.- Greensboro - 77 - 83 - 81 — 241
Joey Rice, Maryland, U. of - 82 - 79 - 82 — 243
Dugan Murphy, Toledo - 80 - 84 - 81 — 245
Cody Klein , South Alabama, U. of - 82 - 78 - 88 — 248
Grant Price, South Alabama, U. of - 90 - 83 - 83 — 256
Ryan Heisey*, N. Car.- Greensboro - 78 - A - 81 — -
John Isenhour*, N. Car.- Greensboro - W - W - W — -
*individual golfer
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