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Akron Golf Posts Fourth Top-10 Finish Of Season In Virginia
October 23 | Men's Golf
Oct. 23, 2005
Complete Results
LEESBURG, Va. - Freshman Brad Wright (Cambridge, Ohio-Cambridge HS) posted his third top-25 finish in four events this season as the University of Akron men's golf team posted a seventh-place finish following the final round of the Georgetown Hoya Invitational Sunday at the par-72, 7,063-yard Landsdowne Golf Club in Leesburg, Va.
Akron finished the day with a team score of 16-over 592 after posting a round of 5-over 293 on the final day. Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan won the event with a two-round total of 2-over 578 after posting a 2-over 290 in the final round.
The Zips'four-straight top-10 finishes to open the Fall 2005 season is one shy of their best start since joining the MAC, a streak of five-straight top-10 finishes during the Spring 2003 season. Akron extended that streak to seven-consecutive top-10 finishes with a tie for second at the Fairway Club Invitational and a tie for fourth at the Northern Collegiate in the following Fall 2003 season.
Wright carded a final-round 3-over 75 to end the day in a five-way tie for 17th place at 3-over 147. Ryan Gutowski (Copley, Ohio-Copley HS) finished one shot behind Wright at 4-over 148 after firing a final round of 1-over 73.
Vaughn Snyder (Massillon, Ohio-Canton Central Catholic) equalled
Gutowski's round of 1-over 73 on the day to move into a tie for
33rd place at 7-over 151. Ryan Culbertson (Wooster, Ohio-Wooster)
posted the best round of the day for the Zips and improved on his
first-round 80, carding a round of even-par 72 to finish in a tie
for 38th at 8-over 152.
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Colin Clemente (Hubbard, Ohio-Warren JFK HS), who started the round in a tie for 14th place, dropped to a tie for 42nd place at 9-over 153 after carding a final round of 7-over 79.
The Zips close out the fall season when they travel to Winter Garden, Fla., for the Big East-MAC Challenge November 5-6.
Top-Five Teams:
1. Eastern Michigan U., 288-290=578 (+2)
2. Maryland, U. of, 289-291=580 (+4)
3. Marquette University, 298-286=584 (+8)
t4. East Carolina, 301-286=587 (+11)
t4. Princeton University, 296-291=587 (+11)
7. Akron, 299-293=592 (+16)
Top-Five Individuals:
1. Graham Hill, E Michigan, 67-72=139 (-5)
2. Kyle Murphy, Marquette, 70-70=140 (-4)
3. Chad Bricker, Penn State, 68-73=141 (-3)
4. John Eades, Maryland, 69-73=142 (-2)
t5. Five tied at 143 (-1)
t17. Brad Wright, Akron, 72-75=147 (+3)
Akron:
t17. Brad Wright, 72-75=147 (+3)
t22. Ryan Gutowski, 75-73=148 (+4)
t33. Vaughn Snyder, 78-73=151 (+7)
t38. Ryan Culbertson, 80-72=152 (+8)
t42. Colin Clemente, 74-79=153 (+9)
