April 16, 2007

Washington, D.C. -

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Georgetown senior Tim Moynihan (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) tied for third place and senior Matt Busa Matt Busa (Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius) finished in fifth place as the Georgetown University men's golf team finished in eighth place at the Princeton Invitational, held at the Springdale Country Club.

The Hoyas shot a 30-over par 598 to finish 15 strokes off the pace of winner St. John's (15-over par 583) in the 15-team field. The invitational was originally slated for 54 holes, but was pushed back to 36 holes after inclement weather during the weekend.

Moynihan posted rounds of three-over par 74 and one-under par 70 to finish at two-over par 144, six strokes off the pace of Princeton's John Sawin, who shot a four-under par 138.

Busa was steady throughout the tournament, posting a two-over par 73 in the first round and a one-over par 72 in the second round. Sophomore Tim Hager (Newton, Pa./Council Rock) tied for 36th place at nine-over par 151, opening with a three-over par. Freshman Donald Thomas (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional) and newcomer Vincenzo Salina (Vandoeuvres, Switzerland) tied for 68th place at 17-over par 159.

Georgetown plays next from April 22-24 at the BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.

Men's Team Scores (36-hole totals): 1. St. John's (291-292=583, +15); 2. Princeton (293-294=597, +19); 3. Columbia (288-300=588, +20); 4. St. Joseph's (300-294=594, +26); T5. Towson (295-301=596, +28); T5. Pennsylvania (304-292=596, +28); T5. George Washington (299-297=596, +28); 8. Georgetown (300-298=598, +30); 9. George Mason (303-299=602, +34); 10. St. Bonaventure (311-292=603, +35); 11. Temple (300-307=607, +39); 12. Navy (307-302=609, +41); 13. Rutgers (313-302=615, +47); 14. Villanova (317-302=619, +51); 15. Rider (314-318=632, +64).

Top Five: 1. John Sawin, Princeton (70-68=138, -4); 2. Keegan Bradley, St. John's (67-73=140, -2); T3. Jeff Castle, Towson (69-75=144, +2); T3. Tim Moynihan, Georgetown (74-70=144, +2); 5. Matt Busa, Georgetown (73-72=145, +3).

Georgetown Scores: T3. Tim Moynihan (74-70=144, +2); 5. Matt Busa (73-72=145, +3); T36. Tim Hager (74-74=151, +9); T68. Donald Thomas (80-79=159, +17; T68. Vincenzo Salina (79-80=159, +17).