Terps In 3rd Place At JMU Invitational
9/21/2002 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 21, 2002
HARRISONBURG, Va. -
University of Maryland's men's golf team will begin Sunday's final round of action at the James Madison Invitational in a tie for third place after an impressive 36-hole performance on the tournament's opening day Saturday.
The Terps, who struggled in their opening tournament 12 days ago at the Cleveland Golf/Kiawah Island Invitational, carded rounds of 286-281 for a one under total of 567. The Terps are tied for third place with Richmond, six shots behind second place JMU and 18 shots behind tournament leader Penn State.
Junior Tim Kane will begin Sunday's final round at the 6,517-yard Lakeview Golf Course in second place with a 36-hole total of 135. His seven-under total featured rounds of 65 and 70 on the par-72 layout. Kane, whose 65 in the first round was tied with teammate John Moheyer for the best round of the day, trails Penn State's Jim Fuller, who is at 10-under 132.
Moheyer, the Terps' senior co-captain, is in fifth place with a 36-hole total of 138. He fired rounds of 73-65.
Other Terp scores include freshman John Eades (75-72-147), Dan MacDonald (73-75-148) and Bobby MacWhinnie (76-74-150).
Maryland finished third in this tournament a year ago.
Team Scores 1. Penn State 280-269-549 -19 2. James Madison 283-278-561 -7 3. Maryland 286-281-567 -1 Richmond 283-284-567 -1 5. St. John's 296-277-573 +5 6. Princeton 287-287-574 +6 7. George Mason 286-289-575 +7 Georgetown 283-292-575 +7 9. Rutgers 293-284-577 +9 10. Liberty 292-286-578 +10 St. Joseph's 283-295-578 +10 12. Washington & Lee292-290-584 +14 13. Lehigh 294-289-583 +15 14. William & Mary 294-290-584 +16 15. Penn 297-288-585 +17 16. Towson 296-290-586 +18 17. Villanova 297-296-593 +25 18. G. Washington 295-299-594 +26Individual Leaders 1. Jim Fuller, Penn State 66-66-132 -10 2. Tim Kane, Maryland 65-70-135 -7 Greg Pieczynski, Penn State 68-67-135 -7 4. Jay Woodson, James Madison 69-67-136 -6 5. John Moheyer, Maryland 73-65-138 -4
Terrapin Individuals 2. Tim Kane 65-70-135 -7 5. John Moheyer 73-65-138 -4 58. John Eades 75-72-147 +5 T64. Dan MacDonald 73-75-148 +6 T68. Bobby MacWhinnie 76-74-150 +8
