FMU moves up to 6th-place tie at Palisades Collegiate Classic

Charlotte, NC – Paced by a trio of even-par 72 rounds by Christopher Couch, Andrew Pitcher, and Peter McGibney, the Francis Marion University golf team improved one spot to finish tied for sixth place at the Palisades Collegiate Golf Classic on Tuesday (April 14).

The 54-hole tournament, included 15 teams, and was held at the par 72, 6,797-yard Palisades Country Club.

FMU was sixth after the opening 18 holes, and seventh after Monday’s second round. The Patriots rallied to shoot a 290 team score on Tuesday and tie the University of West Florida at 874.

Virginia Commonwealth University (836) claimed an easy seven-stroke win over the University of Louisville (843). Marquette University (858) was third, followed by Old Dominion University (868), Belmont Abbey College (873), and FMU and UWF.

Couch (71-72-72=215) finished tied for 16th place at one-under par. FMU senior Keith Crowley (76-67-74=217) tied for 22nd position, while Matt Jackson (70-75-81=226) tied for 45th, and McGibney (76-79-72=227) and Pitcher (78-77-72=227) tied for 53rd place. Jackson recorded a tournament-best two eagles during the event, while Crowley carded 14 birdies, third-best in the field.

Marquette's Mike Van Sickle earned medalist honors after carding a final-round 66 to finish at 16-under-par 200, two strokes ahead of VCU's Vincent Nadeau.

Francis Marion will conclude its 2008-09 season on Apr. 25-26 when the Patriots play in the Cavalier Classic, hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.



Palisades Collegiate Classic
Final Results
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Fin. Top 20 Teams              Scores
1   VCU                               282 270 284 836
2   Louisville, U. of              290 267 286 843
3   Marquette University     283 284 291 858
4   Old Dominion Univ.        294 278 296 868
5   Belmont Abbey Coll.      292 285 296 873
6   West Florida, U. of        289 289 296 874
     Francis Marion U.           293 291 290 874
8   Charlotte                       296 291 290 877
     Longwood University     296 295 286 877
10 Richmond, Univ. of         301 286 299 886
11 Kennesaw St. Univ.       298 292 298 888
12 Davidson College           296 296 301 893
13 Winthrop University       307 296 292 895
14 Nebraska, U. of              298 301 298 897
15 Elon University               298 306 295 899

Fin. Players, School                       Scores
1   Mike Van Sickle, Marquette        69 65 66 200
2   Vincent Nadeau, VCU                 67 65 70 202
3   Riley Wheeldon, Louisville          71 61 72 204
4   Adam Hadwin, Louisville             71 67 71 209
     Kyle Scott, W. Florida                 68 69 72 209
     Rafael Campos, VCU                  71 70 68 209
7   *Karsten Clements, Louisville    73 71 66 210
8   Peter Tarver Jones, B. Abbey     69 71 71 211
     Michael Saari, Davidson              68 72 71 211
10 Ryan Black, W. Florida                74 67 71 212
     Scooter Buhrman, Longwood     70 69 73 212
12 Eric Onesi, Old Domin.                74 67 72 213
     Joe Campbell, B. Abbey              73 68 72 213
14 Lanto Griffin, VCU                       72 71 71 214
     Connor Arendell, Louisville         72 69 73 214
16 Dustin Schwab, Marquette         70 72 73 215
     Christopher Couch, Fr. Marion    71 72 72 215
18 Corey Nagy, Charlotte                74 71 71 216
     Jayson Judy, Elon                       69 75 72 216
     Jeff Long, Old Domin.                  72 68 76 216
     Chris Carvill, B. Abbey                 70 69 77 216