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Emerald Coast Collegiate
Spiders Finish Eighth At The Emerald Coast Collegiate
02/19/2001 | Men's Golf
Feb. 18, 2001
PENSACOLA, Fla. - The University of Richmond men's golf team began its spring campaign, placing eighth of 17 teams at the three-day Emerald Coast Collegiate. Contested at the par-72, 7,072-yard Sportsman of Perdido Golf Resort, the Spiders fired a 84-over-par score of 948. The University of West Florida claimed the event, shooting 33-over-par 897.
Individually for the Spiders, junior Ryan McLain (South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley) led the way, closing with rounds of 78 and 75 after opening with 81 for an 18-over-par total of 234 to finish in a tie for 32nd place. Senior Bryan Stark (Herndon, Va./Herndon) followed with a 22-over par total of 238 (81-80-77=238, +22), while sophomore Steve Lessing (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) carded a 23-over par score of 239 (82-82-75=239, +23). Stark completed play in a tie for 38th place and Lessing tied for 43rd. Junior Mark DiGiacomo (Lebanon, Pa./Lebanon Catholic) tied for 52nd at 26-over-par 242 (84-77-81=242, +24) and senior Joe Horowitz (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) was 61st, turning in a score of 29-over-par 245 (81-85-79-245, +29).
UNC Wilmington's Derek Brown claimed tournament individual medalist honors, firing three-over-par 219. He was the only player in the field to break 74 all three days, posting a trio of 73's.
Richmond resumes tournament action on Monday and Tuesday, March 5-6, participating in the Matlock Collegiate Classic at Imperial Lakes Golf Club in Lakeland, Fla.
TEAM SCORES: 1. West Florida: 306-298-293=897 (+33). 2. UNC Wilmington: 304-303-300=907 (+43). 3. Coastal Carolina: 301-311-296=908 (+44). 4. Wofford: 300-315-299=908 (+44). 5. Louisiana-Lafayette: 312-310-297=919 (+55). 6. Old Dominion: 304-307-314=925 (+61). 7. North Texas: 301-315-312=928 (+64). 8. RICHMOND: 325-317-306=948 (+84). 9. Air Force: 316-325-317=958 (+94). 10. Cincinnati: 315-328-319=962 (+98). 11. Jacksonville: 325-330-308=963 (+99). 12. DePaul: 316-330-319=965 (+101). 13. Seton Hall: 323-328-319=970 (+106). 14. Florida Atlantic University: 322-344-315=981 (+117). 15. Eastern Kentucky: 317-331-335=983 (+119). 16. Tennesse Tech: 337-332-316=985 (+121). 17. Samford: 322-337-328=987 (+123).
INDIVIDUAL SCORES: 1. Derek Brown (UNC Wilmington): 73-73-73=219 (+3). 2. Stuart Manley (West Florida): 72-76-73=221 (+5). t3. Alex Larrazabal (Coastal Carolina): 70-77-75=222 (+6). t3. Ben Leestma (Air Force): 72-73-77=222 (+6). t5. Joe Christianson (West Florida): 75-70-78=223 (+7). t5. Stephen Genchi (West Florida): 73-77-73=223 (+7). t7. Rafael Vera (Coastal Carolina): 76-78-72=226 (+10). t7. Jon Stephenson (Wofford): 71-83-72=226 (+10). t7. Bryan Clarke (West Florida): 80-75-71=226 (+10). t7. Lee Gauthier (West Florida): 71-80-75=226 (+10).
RICHMOND INDIVIDUAL SCORES: t32. Ryan McLain: 81-78-75=234 (+18). t38. Bryan Stark: 81-80-77=238 (+22). t43. Steve Lessing: 82-82-75=239 (+23). t52. Mark DiGiacomo: 84-77-81=242 (+26). t61. Joe Horowitz: 81-85-79=245 (+29).
