October 11, 2005
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Longwood University posted a final-round of 277 Tuesday in men’s golf for a 54-hole school-record score of 852 (291-284-277) to finish 10th among 12 teams at the JMU Invitational in Harrisonburg. George Mason University won the event with its 836 (279-282-275) total at the 6,517-yard, par 71 Lakeview Golf Course. The Lancers will compete again next week, October 17-18, at the Liberty Invitational in Amherst at the Poplar Grove Golf Club.
At JMU, Longwood was led by sophomore Mark Coradi/Chesapeake (Great Bridge) with his final-round 64, a new school-record, to finish at 209 (73-72-64) while placing in a 12th-place tie among the 67 collegiate golfers. Coradi’s career-best for 54-holes is also the second-best effort in school history as he was followed by junior Chris Shuford/Fredericksburg (Colonial Forge) (72-68-72--212, t-20th), sophomore John Rosenstock/Midlothian (Midlothian) (71-73-71--215, t-33rd), along with freshmen Scooter Buhrman/Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) (75-71-70--216, t-35th) and Allain Blanchard/Williamsburg (Jamestown) (76-73-74--223, 59th).
Shuford’s score was a season-best for 54-holes, while both Buhrman and Blanchard’s totals were new collegiate-bests for 54-holes. Longwood’s team score for 18-holes (277) tied the school-record as well.
JMU Men’s Golf Invitational
October 10-11, 2005 (12 teams)
Lakeview Golf Course, Harrisonburg, Va., 6,517-yards, par 71
TEAM (FINAL)
1. George Mason, 279-282-275--836
2. Liberty, 279-281-277--837
3. James Madison, 285-276-278--839
3. Drexel, 285-278-281--839
5. Villanova, 288-283-270--841
6. Belmont Abbey, 286-278-281--845
6. Western Carolina, 280-284-281--845
8. Delaware, 281-284-283--848
8. St. Bonaventure, 286-282-280--848
10. Longwood, 291-284-277--852
11. Cornell, 298-289-283--870
12. Canisius, 295-294-291--880
LANCERS (FINAL)
12. Mark Coradi, 73-72-64--209
20. Chris Shuford, 72-68-72--212
33. John Rosenstock, 71-73-71--215
35. Scooter Buhrman, 75-71-70--216
59. Allain Blanchard, 76-73-74--223
