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East Carolina Pirate Invitational
Golf Places 14th at Pirate Fall Intercollegiate
10/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 24, 2001
GREENVILLE, NC (Oct. 23) - For the fifth straight tournament, GW's Thomas Blankvoort (Curacao, Netherlands) was the low Colonial with a four-under-par 212 (73-69-70) to finish 10th in the 54-hole Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, Monday and Tuesday. The Colonials combined for a 915 (309-298-308) at the par-72, 7,033-yard Bradford Creek Golf Club in Greenville, NC. Eastern Kentucky won the tournament with a team total of 837 followed by host East Carolina with 844.
Junior Michael Ball (Potomac, MD) was the second-lowest Colonial and tied for 50th with a three-round total 224 (77-72-75). Senior Bryan Derdenger (Scottsdale, AZ) and freshman Ryan Mello (Warwick, Bermuda) tied for 74th among 81 individuals.
Eastern Kentucky's Brad Morris won the tournament with a 13-under-par 203 (67-69-67).
Colonials' individual scores (81 total golfers):
10th Thomas Blankvoort 73-69-70 - 212
T-50th Michael Ball 77-72-75 - 224
T-74th Bryan Derdenger 80-80-81 - 241
T-74th Ryan Mello 79-77-85 - 241
80th Brad Friedlander 86-84-82 - 252
The Colonials close out the fall season at the Old Dominion SeaScape Intercollegiate, Oct. 29-30, at Kitty Hawk, NC.
