Liu, GW Golf Finish Second at Navy Spring Invitational

Sunday, April 22

Annapolis, MD - US Naval Academy G.C.

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George Washington University

Navy Spring Invitational

4/22/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

April 22, 2012

Results

Navy Spring Invitational Final Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The George Washington men's golf team and senior Martin Liu earned second place finishes at the two-day, 36-hole Navy Spring Invitational on Sunday.

The Colonials took home second place out of 20 teams with a two-round score of 29-over par 597 after shooting a 22-over 306 on Sunday. GW finished just four strokes behind Penn, which shot a 25-over 593 through 36 holes at the par-71 Naval Academy Golf Course.

Liu, who sat in a tie for 12th place on Saturday with a score of 2-over 73, shot an even-par 71 for a two-round score of 2-over 144 to finish second out of 111 golfers and just one stroke behind the Quakers' Max Marsico, who shot a two-round 1-over 143 for medalist honors.

Freshman Jack Persons shot a 7-over 78 on Sunday for a two-round total of 9-over 151 to tie for 13th, and senior Andres Pumariega finished with a 7-over 78 for a 36-hole total of 10-over 152. Senior Taylor Fuqua shot a 13-over 84 on Day 2 for a two-round score of 12-over 154 and a tie for 33rd place.

Senior Brandon Rukin finished in a tie for 53rd after shooting a 9-over 80 on Sunday for a two-round total of 15-over 157. Junior Manny Tulumaris tied for 80th with a two-round score of 20-over 162, and sophomore Graham Lawyer finished tied for 99th with a two-round total of 23-over 165.

GW returns to the links from Friday, April 27 - Sunday, April 29, for the 2012 Atlantic 10 Golf Championship. The Colonials begin the three-day competition on Friday morning at the Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla.