Temple University Athletics
Owls Place Tied For Eighth At Atlantic 10 Championships
5.6.07 | Men's Golf
May 6, 2007
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WINTER GARDEN, FL - The Temple golf team carded a three-round 895 (304-291-300) to finish tied for eighth at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championships, played May 4-6 at Orange County National Golf Center. Senior co-captain Logan Terry capped his Owls' career with a strong performance, leading the Cherry & White with a five-over 221 (75-70-76) score to finish tied for 22nd.
Junior Paul Amess, who entered the Championship with Temple's top scoring average this spring, continued his solid play. The London native turned-in a 222 (77-70-75) to place tied for 24th in the 60-player field. Sophomore Adam Pifer also performed well, finishing tied for 32nd with a 225 (77-75-73) total. Senior co-captain James Boose (36th, 75-76-76=227) and sophomore Hugo Braune (t-54th, 77-79-84=240) rounded-out the Cherry & White scorecard.
Charlotte held off second-place Xavier to win the team title. The 49ers shot a 15-under 273 on the par 72, 6,837-yard Panther Lake course on the final day. Charlotte won the Championship by nine strokes over the Musketeers (833) with their 54-hole total of 824. St. Bonaventure placed third with an 867, followed by Richmond in fourth place with an 875 and George Washington in fifth place with an 877. Saint Joseph's (883), Rhode Island (887), Temple (895), Dayton (895), Duquesne (917), Fordham (935), and La Salle (954) rounded out the field.
Charlotte earned the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Golf Championship and will be making its third-straight NCAA appearance.
The 49ers placed four golfers among the top 10 finishers, led by the individual medalist senior Matt Mincer. Mincer shot a three-day total of 14-under 202 to pace the field, including an opening round of 64, in earning his first A-10 medalist title. Junior teammate Andrew DiBitetto finished second at 204 and Charlotte rookie Corey Nagy earned the Rookie of the Year award as the top rookie finisher posting a 208 to tie for third place. Junior Jonas Enander Hedin finished tied for tenth with a 213. All four golfers earned All-Conference honors for finishing in the top 10.
Joining Charlotte's top four finishers on the All-Conference team were all five of Xavier's golfers: seniors Jason Kokrak (tied third, 208) and John Streibich (fourth, 210), junior Brian Keating (sixth, 211), sophomore Michael Beausejour (tied seventh, 212) and freshman Alan Glynn (tied seventh, 212). Saint Joseph's senior Phil Arouca (tied seventh, 212) and Richmond sophomore Tim Courtney completed the All-Conference squad.
In all, 15 golfers finished at or below par for the Championship.
Charlotte head coach Jamie Green was named the A-10 Coach of the Year in a vote of the league's coaches upon completion of the Championship earning his second straight A-10 coaching honor.
