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Sleep Inn/Charlotte 49er Classic
Golf Struggles to 14th-Place Finish at 49er Classic
10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Oct. 24, 2006
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CONCORD, NC -- George Washington had a rough time at the Sleep Inn & Suites 49er Classic Monday and Tuesday placing 14th in the 15-team field at the Cabarrus Country Club in Concord, NC. The Colonials combined to shoot a three-round 937, 73 strokes over par at the par-72, 7,098-yard course.
Host Charlotte put both of its A and B teams atop the leaderboard Tuesday to win the tournament. Charlotte senior Ray Sheedy shot 68 in rounds two and three to finish at seven-under and win individual medalist honors, six strokes ahead of South Florida's Tyler Hitchcock.
GW sophomore Lewis Sturdy was the low Colonial at 323 (75-82-75) which tied him for 38th place amoong 80 golfers.
The Colonials return to North Carolina to compete in the 36-hole Old Dominion Sea Scape Intercollegiate, Oct. 30-31, at Sea Scape Golf Links in Kitty Hawk, NC.
Final Team Standings:
1-Charlotte A 871 +7
2-Charlotte B 891 +27
3-Davidson 903 +39
4-Michigan 904 +40
5-South Florida 905 +41
6-Iowa State 907 +43
7-Elon 918 +54
8-NC Wilmington 919 +55
10-Jacksonville State 922 +58
11-Ball State 926 +62
12-East Carolina 928 +64
13-Richmond 929 +65
14-George Washington 937 +73
15-Pacific 958 +94
Individual Colonials' scores (80 total golfers):
T38-Lewis Sturdy 75-82-75--232
T47-Conor McMahon 77-81-77--235
T54-Raman Luthra 80-79-79--238
T67-Tyler Wedelken 88-77-78--243
T71-Tim Johnson 78-81-85--244
