April 9, 2004

The George Mason golf team is tied for 15th out of 23 teams at the Princeton Invitational played at the 6,390-yard Springdale Golf Club with a score of 310. Senior Craig Mason (Lorton, Va./Hayfield) led the Patriots with a first-round 37-38=75 and sophomore Mike Cavanagh (Perham, Minn./Hibbing) one stroke behind with a 36-40=76.

Led by even-par 71's from John Locke and Crieghton Page, the Princeton men's golf team leads by one stroke after the first round with a score of 291. The Tigers lead George Washington by one and third-place Georgetown by two strokes. Six teams shot below 300 on a mild but breezy day, and seven teams are within nine strokes of the lead after the first day.

Navy's Billy Hurley leads the individual race after the first day thanks to a three-under-par 68, including a 33 on the back nine. George Washington's Jack Tyler, Lehigh's Alan Borowsky and William and Mary's Gary Barton are tied for second place after shooting one-under-par 70, while Princeton's Locke and Page are among four golfers tied for fifth at even par.

Play at the Princeton Invitational concludes tomorrow.

George Mason
T-26	Craig Mason	37-38=75
T-36	Mike Cavanagh	36-40=76
T-75	Dan Hurley	39-41=80
T-91	Trey Bressler	42-40=82