Oct. 7, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's golf team finished in 15th place with a 54-hole score of 84-over par 924 at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic, hosted by Notre Dame University at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind.
Host Notre Dame won the event, posting a 30-over par 870, finishing four strokes ahead of Ohio State, second at 34-over par 874. Arkansas rounded out the top three by posting a 38-over par 878.
Notre Dame's Josh Sandman finished with a 54-hole score of 2-over par 212 to claim medalist honors.
Georgetown was led by junior Brandon Ellis (Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales), who finished in a tie for 53rd while posting a score of 18-over par 228. This marks the second straight strong performance from Ellis who finished in a tie for 35th in the John Dallio Memorial.
Hoya sophomore Brian Dorfman (Greenwood Village, Colo./Cherry Creek) finished right behind Ellis in a tie for 57th with a score of 19-over par 229, while senior Vincenzo Salina (Vandoeuvres, Switzerland/Institut Florimont) tied for 65th at 23-over par 233.
Rounding out the Hoya lineup were two freshman Taylor Hall (Roswell, Ga. / Blessed Trinity) who finished in a tie for 77th and Brad Cadigan (South Weymouth, Mass./Boston College Prep) who finished in 82nd place.
Georgetown will return to action in two weeks (Oct. 19-20) when they host the Georgetown Intercollegiate at The Members Club at Four Streams in Beallsville, Md.
Team Scores 1. Notre Dame (290-288-292=870, +30); 2. Ohio State (288-303-283=874, +34); 3. Arkansas (295-297-286=878, +38); 4. Texas-Arlington (300-298-285=883, +43); 5. Lamar (297-296-291=884, +44); T6. Houston (301-291-293=885, +45); T6. Iowa (297-293-295=885, +45); 8. Missouri (293-299-294=886, +46); 9. Brigham Young (299-297-296=892, +52); 10. Cincinnati (302-296-296=894, +54); 11. Colorado (304-302-289=895, +55); 12. San Francisco (296-299-303=898, +58); 13. St. Mary's-California (305-303-291=899, +59); 14. Miami of Ohio (303-300-298=901, +61); 15. Georgetown (306-307-311=924, +84)
