Printer-Friendly Format     E-mail this article     Senior tri-captain Greg Rodgers carded a final-round 72 and finished tied for 25th place (220, +4) at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship, which ended Tuesday in Greensboro, N.C.

 
Irish Finish Ninth At UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship

Junior Josh Sandman leads Notre Dame golfers with tie for 15th place (217, +1).

Oct. 30, 2007

Final Results (PDF)

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Notre Dame men's golf team wrapped up its fall season with a ninth-place finish at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship, which concluded Tuesday at the Forest Oaks Country Club (par 72/7,197 yards) in Greensboro, N.C. The Irish carded a three-round total of 14-over par 878 (292-295-291) and wound up 18 shots behind tournament champion Louisville. Notre Dame did gain some postseason capital at the tournament, defeating No. 25 (Golfweek) Arkansas by 10 shots and finishing a single stroke behind 11th-ranked Wake Forest in the 15-team event.

Junior Josh Sandman (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford) was in contention for medalist honors entering Tuesday's final round, but an uncharacteristic 77 dropped him to a tie for 15th place at one-over par 217 (68-72-77). It marked just the third time in 13 rounds this fall that Sandman posted a score higher than 73, and only the second time his round didn't count to the team score. Louisville's Derek Fathauer was the tournament medalist at 10-under par 206, edging Kent State's Brett Cairns by one shot.

Senior tri-captain Greg Rodgers (Phoenix, Md./St. Paul's School) tied for 25th place at four-over par 220 (75-73-72), while sophomore Doug Fortner (Tustin, Calif./Foothill) took home a share of 29th place at five-over par 221 (74-74-73). Sophomore Kyle Willis (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) finished in a 48th-place tie at nine-over par 225 (75-76-74), while freshman Tyler Hock (Ocala, Fla./Forest) tied for 63rd place at 12-over par 228 (76-80-72). Hock's final round was particularly unique, as he carded six birdies, but also endured a crippling quadruple bogey on the fifth hole and bogeys on each of his final two holes.

Notre Dame will return to action Feb. 17-19, when it opens the 2008 spring schedule in the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, hosted by North Florida at the Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship
Oct. 29-30, 2007 -- Greensboro, N.C.
Forest Oaks Country Club (par 72/7,197 yards)

FINAL TEAM RESULTS (54-hole totals): 1. Louisville 860 (300-281-279); 2. Mississippi State 863 (300-286-277); 3. UCF 866 (294-293-279); 4. North Carolina 870 (294-286-290); 5. Kent State 873 (293-288-292); 6. (tie) Indiana 874 (298-291-285) and LSU 874 (302-288-284); 8. Wake Forest 877 (294-297-286); 9. NOTRE DAME 878 (292-295-291); 10. Memphis 881 (293-290-298); 11. College of Charleston 887 (292-299-296); 12. Arkansas 888 (304-288-296); 13. UNC Greensboro 890 (296-300-294); 14. Maryland 892 (308-296-288); 15. Toledo 904 (308-293-303).

TOP SIX INDIVIDUALS PLUS NOTRE DAME FINISHERS (of 79): 1. Derek Fathauer (UL) 206 (71-67-68); 2. Brett Cairns (KSU) 211 (72-68-71); 3. Greg Forest (UCF) 212 (75-71-66); 4. (tie) David Holzworth (UNC) 213 (73-69-71), Adam Hadwin (UL) 213 (79-65-69) and Barden Berry (UNC) 213 (72-70-71); 15. (tie) Josh Sandman (ND) 217 (68-72-77); 25. (tie) Greg Rodgers (ND) 220 (75-73-72); 29. (tie) Doug Fortner (ND) 221 (74-74-73); 48. (tie) Kyle Willis (ND) 225 (75-76-74); 63. (tie) Tyler Hock (ND) 228 (76-80-72).