October 28, 2008

COMPLETE RESULTS (PDF)

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Longwood University posted a final round of 295 Tuesday in men's golf for a 54-hole score of 892 (299-298-295) to finish in a tie for eighth-place among 14 teams at the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi.  The University of New Orleans won the event with its 296-285-287--868, while UNO's Ken Looper took individual medalist honors with his 72-71-69--212 at the 6,902-yard, par 72 Hattiesburg Country Club.  The Lancers completed their fall portion of the schedule this week in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
   
Longwood was led by freshman Kenny Leech/Boca Raton, Fla. (Grandview Prep) with his 74-75-70--219, good for a ninth-place tie among the 76 collegiate golfers.  Following Leech for the Lancers were classmate Ross Sumner/Callao (Northumberland) (76-73-74--223, t-22nd), sophomore Michael Young/Oakville, Ontario (Oakville Trafalgar) (75-77-74--226, t-37th), junior Adam Webb/Ridgeway (Magna Vista) (74-77-77--228, t-53rd), along with senior Scooter Buhrman/Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) (79-73-77--229, t-57th).  It was a new collegiate-best for Sumner over 54-holes of competition.

Through the five fall tournaments, and 15 rounds of golf, Webb led Longwood with his scoring average of 72.9 while followed closely by Leech (73.2) Young (73.3), and Buhrman (73.6).  Other averages include freshman Stewart Surratt/Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg) (74.7), Sumner (75.1), senior Allain Blanchard/Williamsburg (Jamestown) (79.4), sophomore Jed Rasnick/Roanoke (Lord Botetourt) (79.5), and freshman Austin Gray/Midlothian (Monacan) (80.8).  The Lancers averaged an impressive school-record pace of 291.5 for team scoring this fall with two tournament wins and a runner-up finish while placing among the top 10 in each event.
   
Longwood will open its spring schedule March 2-3, 2009 at the Lonnie D. Small Invitational in Buies Creek, North Carolina, a 36-hole tournament to be hosted by Campbell University.