4/28/2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A week after finishing third at the BIG EAST Championship, the Georgetown men?s golf team turned in an eighth place finish at the Rutherford Intercollegiate this weekend, April 26-27. The three-round, fifteen-team event was hosted by Penn State and played at the 72-par Penn State Blue golf course in University Park, Pennsylvania. Led by junior Nick Cook (Shelton, Conn./Fairfield Prep), the Hoyas turned in a 15-over-par three-round score of 879 after scoring team totals of 298, 289, and 292 in each round.

Cook?Georgetown?s top performer this year and an eighth-place finisher at the BIG EAST?placed third overall at the Rutherford Intercollegiate. He recorded an eight-under-par 208 for the tournament. Cook carded a 70 in the opening round, followed by a pair of three-under 69s to round out the performance.

The next best finisher for the Hoyas was junior James Farrah (Potomac, Md./Georgetown Prep), who ended in a three-way tie for 38th place. After a tough opening round of 81, Farrah rounded out his performance with scores of 70 and 72 for a combined total of 223.

Sophomore Bob Molina (Skokie, Ill./Loyola) placed in a tie for 53rd with a score of 227 (75, 75, 77). In the meantime, freshmen Matt Myers (St. Joseph, Mo./Central High School) and David Erickson (Edina, Minn./The Blake School) both combined for three-round totals of 228, good enough for a 55th place tie. Myers had rounds of 79, 75, and 74, while Erickson recorded a 74, 76, and 78.

This weekend?s tournament rounded out the Hoyas? spring golf season.

Rutherford Intercollegiate (Penn State) Team Final Results

Place     Team                      1st       2nd       3rd       Total
1.           Penn State              292      276       284      852
2.           Liberty                   293      279       288      860
3.           Maryland               295      277       290      862
4.           W. Kentucky          287      292       285      864
5.           George Mason       298      289       282      869
6.           JMU                       302      280       288     870
7.           Temple                   294      285      295      874
8.           Georgetown          298      289      292      879
9.           Towson                  304      282      302      888
10.         Bowling Green       305      293      291      889
11.         Akron                     311       288      292     891
12.         Richmond               312       297      296     905
              St. Joseph's (Pa.)    305       300      300     905
14.         St. Bonaventure      318       293      295     906
15.         Villanova                300       306      302    908