Oct. 29, 2006

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Kyle Nathan led University of Maryland golfers with a 37th-place finish, while Tyler Witman sparked the Terrapins with a final-round 76 on Sunday at the Landfall Tradition men's golf tournament hosted by UNC Wilmington.

The event was held at the Country Club of Landfall's Marsh-Ocean Course.

Nathan finished the 54-hole event with a 235 total, closing the tournament with a 78 on Sunday. Witman had his best round of the event with a 4-over-par 76 on Sunday, finishing one shot behind Nathan in a tie for 38th.

As a team, Maryland was in 11th place in a strong field. Tulsa won the team event, with its total of 868 placing 26 strokes better than second-place Xavier.

Also for Maryland, Matt Schall finished with a 237 total and a tie for 43rd, Hunter Bendall tied for 49th at 238 and Tully Coyle finished with a 253 total.

Nicolas Geyger and Mitch Cohlmia of Tulsa were the individual champions, each finishing at 1-under-par 215. Brett Myers was third for the Hurricanes three strokes behind.

The event finished the fall season for the Maryland men.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Tulsa 295-293-280--868; 2. Xavier 309-296-289--894; 3. Purdue 296-305-296--897; 4. Ohio State 299-312-295--906; 5. Memphis 305-310-293--908; 6. Indiana 306-300-308--914; 7. Kansas 299-317-299--915; 8. Virginia Tech 311-309-296--916; 9. Missouri 310-316-299--925; 10. VCU 316-300-315--931; 11. MARYLAND 320-309-312--941; 12. UNC Wilmington 314-323-311--948.

MARYLAND SCORES
37. Kyle Nathan 80-77-78--235; T38. Tyler Witman 78-82-76--236; T43. Matt Schall 85-73-79--237; T49. Hunter Bendall 82-77-79--238; 60. Tully Coyle 80-89-84--253.