Maryland
Cleveland Golf Invitational (Augusta State)
Men's Golf Team Finishes 8th At Cleveland Invite
4/2/2000 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 2, 2000
AUGUSTA, Ga. -
University of Maryland's men's golf team shot a two-over-par round on Sunday's final 18 holes and went on to finish in eighth place at the 19-team Cleveland Golf Invitational here at Forest Hills Golf Club. It marked Maryland's third top 10 team finish in four spring events.
The Terps entered the final 18 holes of the 54-hole tourney in 10th place but climbed two positions on the strength of showings by Gary Mankulish (Laurel, Md.) and Corey Brigham (Rumson, N.Y.), both of whom posted top 20 finishes. Mankulish shot a three-under 69 - his first sub-70 round of the spring - to finish at three-under 213. Brigham shot his second straight 72 after opening with a one-under 71 in the first 18 holes on Saturday. Mankulish tied for ninth and Brigham tied for 16th. Maryland finished with a team total of 872, eight over par.
Host Augusta State, ranked 15th nationally, held on to win the tournament with a 10-under score of 854. No. 23 North Carolina State, No. 24 Duke and No. 20 Texas tied for second with seven-under totals of 857.
Wofford's William McGirt, who fired three consecutive 69s, won the tournament with a nine-under total of 207.
The Terps next participate in the Furman Intercollegiate Saturday and Sunday in Greenville, S.C.
Final Team Scores 1. Augusta State 287-279-288-854 2. North Carolina State 285-284-288-857 Duke 288-283-286-857 Texas 294-284-279-857 5. Tennessee 280-293-289-862 6. Rhode Island 281-290-293-864 7. North Florida 287-292-292-871 8. Maryland 288-294-290-872 9. UNC Charlotte 299-288-286-873 10. College of Charleston 292-289-293-874 11. Georgia Southern 288-293-294-875 12. South Alabama 299-289-289-877 13. SMU 293-292-293-878 14. Wake Forest 292-294-293-879 15. Wofford 300-286-294-880 16. Furman 295-291-297-883 17. Arkansas 291-302-294-887 18. Florida State 299-299-293-891 19. Alabama 303-301-300-904
Maryland Individual Results T9. Gary Mankulish 72-72-69-213 T16. Corey Brigham 71-72-72-215 T47. Vertti Iso-Ahola 71-75-75-221 T56. Keith Unikel 74-75-74-223 T88. Phillip Fenstermaker 78-75-79-232
Final Individual Leaders 1. William McGirt, Wofford 69-69-69-207 2. Jedd McLuen, Charleston 66-71-72-209 Matt Brost, Texas 73-67-69-209 4. Jamie Elson, Augusta St.67-70-73-210 5. Craig Lile, Arkansas 70-72-69-211
