July 27, 2007
Chris Gold of the University of Maryland recently finished in a tie for 12th at the prestigious Sunnehanna Amateur golf tournament in Johnstown, Pa., highlighting summer efforts by current and incoming Terrapins.
Gold fired a 2-under-par 68 in the final round to finish at 283 at the Sunnehanna. He had rounds of 71-73-71-68 to finish 3-over in the event, once of the top amateur tournaments in the nation annually.
Gold finished the spring season as the Terrapins' top scorer and was Maryland's top finisher at the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA East Regional championships.
Three incoming freshmen, Andrew Kay of Pittsfield, N.Y., Donnie Shin of Columbia, Md., and Jake Daly of Cincinnati, Ohio, have also played well during the summer.
Brief thumbnail sketches of the newcomers follows:
Andrew Kay of Pittsfield, N.Y.
Ranked at one point as the No. 1 player in the state of New York by Golfweek and 65th in the early summer in the national rankings... Won the NY High School tournament as a junior at Pittsford Sutherland HS... Finished T13th at 150 in the states, earning All-State honors... Pittsford Southerland won the Section V, Class A team championship.
Jake Daly of Cincinnati, Ohio
42nd in the 2006 Ohio Amateur Championship... Tied for medalist honors at the section championship as a senior, with a 74 at the Miami Whitewater course... St. Xavier HS team won the Greater Catholic League title in 2004, 2005 and 2006... 4th in the 2006 Ohio Junior Amateur (75-71--146)... Three top-20 finishes in Future College World Tour events.
Donnie Shin of Columbia, Md.
Ranked during summer 2007 as the top-ranked junior player in the state and 180th nationally by Golfweek magazine... Attended Oakland Hills HS and was the Howard County champ... Tied for 6th in the state high school championships as a senior at Oakland Hills... Won the Bluegrass Junior Golf Tournament at Bellefonte CC in Ashland, Ky... Had rounds of 67-69-67 for a 203 total and a 9-shot win over Chase Wright of Muncie, Ind... Only player in the field to have three rounds in the 60s on the par-70 course and the only player to finish the 54-hole event under par... All-Met selection by the Baltimore Sun... Honorable mention All-Met by Washington Post as junior and senior.
