April 23, 2006

State College, Pa. (April 22) - The George Mason men's golf team finished tied for 9th place at the Rutherford Intercollegiate, battling cold and wet conditions. The team scored a second and third round 302 to finish 313-302-302=917. The 45-hole tournament, held at the par-72, 6,859-yard Penn State's Blue Course in State College, Pa.

Eastern Michigan won the tournament, which featured 15 teams, with a 19-over-par 595. Korey Mahoney of Eastern Michigan won the individual title, shooting a final round 74 to put him at 215 (-1) for the tournament.

Mason was tied for fourth place with Virginia Commonwealth University just two strokes off of third place Bowling Green after round one, but shot only the 9th best score in round two to drop to ninth place where the team remained through the third and final round.

Junior Dan Hurley led the Patriots tied for 25th place individually carding a 76-78-74=228. Senior Mike Kirby was only two strokes back of his teammate and finished tied for 32nd with a 77-79-74=230. J.J. Amoruso finished with a 79-75-77=231 and finished tied for 35th.

T9	George Mason		313-302-302=917 (+53)
T26	Dan Hurley		76-78-74=228
T32	Mike Kirby		77-79-74=230
T35	J.J. Amoruso		79-75-77=231
T46	Mike Cavanagh	81-75-77=233
T49	Nick DeSimone	82-74-78=234
1	Eastern Michigan	300	295	297	892	+28
	George Washington	314	287	300	901	+37
3	VCU	313	297	292	902	+38
4	Penn State	317	292	294	903	+39
	Miami (Ohio)	297	303	303	903	+39
6	JMU	314	300	293	907	+43
7	Akron	314	301	294	909	+45
8	Richmond	315	305	295	915	+51
9	Mason	313	302	302	917	+53
	Ohio	317	305	297	917	+53
11	Towson	316	305	297	918	+54
12	Bowling Green	311	299	311	921	+57
13	St. Joseph's 	319	310	301	930	+66
14	Hartford	327	308	308	943	+79
15	Wright State	325	312	307	944	+80