Temple University Athletics
Mason In Contention As Owls Are Third At A-10s After Two Rounds
4.25.09 | Men's Golf
April 25, 2009
AMBLER, PA - Sophomore Andrew Mason shot his second straight 73 (+2) to help the Temple golf team to a third place showing after two rounds at the Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday. Mason is tied for sixth place with a four-over 146 and trails the leader, Charlotte's Corey Nagy, by six strokes with one round to play.
Mason is vying to become Temple's first all-conference golfer since James Chen in 2003. The top 10 finishers earn All-Atlantic 10 honors.
After shooting a two-over 37 on the front nine, Mason carded birdies on the 10th and 13th holes to bring his score back to even heading down the stretch. He bogeyed 16 and 17 before rallying for a par on 18 to finish with his 73.
Junior Eric Plisko is tied for tenth after carding identical 74s on Friday and Saturday. He is six-over and just eight shots off the lead.
Senior Kevin Busteed shot a 78 (+7) on Saturday and is eight-over for the tournament, good for 14th place. He is two shots out of the top 10.
Sophomore Joseph Kim (75-82=157, +15) is tied for 27th and senior Adam Pifer is tied for 45th with an 81-82=163 (+21).
As a team, Temple shot a 307 on Saturday and is in third place behind Charlotte (572, +4) and Xavier (588, +20). TU is 13 shots behind the Musketeers and one shot ahead of fourth place St. Bonaventure.
The Cherry and White is looking for its best A-10 finish since placing third in 2002.
The Owls will tee off beginning at 8:50 AM on Sunday. Live scoring is available on owlsports.com
