University of Richmond
VCU Shootout
Spiders Place Ninth In VCU Shootout
09/23/2014 | Men's Golf
MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. – Despite a strong final round on Tuesday, the Richmond men's golf team finished ninth in the VCU Shootout at the Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va.
The Spiders shot 11-over par as a team in the final round, the fifth-best final round among the 13-team field. Richmond improved a combined nine strokes over Monday's rounds, but still finished at 33-over-par (897) to place ninth.
“I'm really proud of the guys today,” head coach Adam Decker said. “The effort was really good. We started off fantastically and were one of the low teams out there. We gave a few away coming, but we're still a young team. We're still figuring out who we are. We can learn a lot from this week and keep improving.”
Senior Danny Pizetoski once again led the team with a three-over par (219) for the tournament, tying for 12th place overall. He shot a 74 on Tuesday, opening his round with two birdies but giving back three late bogeys in the final holes.
Freshman Matthew Lowe carded a three-over 75 on Tuesday, finishing seven-over-par (223) for the tournament and earning his first top 20 finish at UR.
The breakout performance on Tuesday came from sophomore Keegan Hoff. Despite coming in with a score of +15, Hoff shot a two-under-par on Tuesday, the seventh-best final round of any player in the 84-person field.
David Germann finished third on the team with a combined score of 227 (+11). He shot a 75 (+3) on Tuesday. Hoff's strong final round brought him closer to Germann as he finished at 229 (+13) for the tournament.
Austin Romeo shot 74 (+2) on Tuesday to finish at 235 (+19), while Jason Park (72-81-75=228, +12), Mark Reilly (80-76-76=232, +16) and Jimmy Davis (81-79-80=240, +24) all competed as individuals.
The Spiders will be back in action on October 13 and 14th at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic in Duluth, Ga.
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