Feb. 27, 2007

The George Mason golf team began their Spring Championship season at the Argonaut Invitational in Pensacola, Fla. and currently stand in 14th place after two rounds. The third and final round will be played Tuesday morning at the par 72, 6,815 yard Pensacola Country Club.

Dan Hurley and Nick DeSimone lead the Patriots after each carded a 151 two-round total. Hurley shot a one-over par 73 in the first round, but followed up with a 78 in the second round. DeSimone recorded opposite scores, shooting a 78 in the morning and rebounding with a 73 in the afternoon round. Freshman Justin Wingo recorded a 83-77=160 for the Patriots and Trey Bressler (83-78=161) and J.J. Amoruso (84-82=166) rounded out the scoring.

Fellow Colonial Athletic Association schools are in first and second going into the final round with Old Dominion currently holding a three stroke lead over VCU. Mason stands ahead of CAA foes Towson (313-313=626) and behind James Madison (303-306=609).

	Fin.   Top 20 Teams            	 Scores
        1.	Old Dominion Univ.	290	282	572
	2	VCU	                289	286	575
        3 	Wichita State Univ.	296 	285	581
         	West Florida, U. of	295	286	581
            	Belmont University	299	282	581
	6	Western Carolina U.	294	293	587
	7	Radford University	299	290	589
        8	Winthrop University     291	299	590
        9	Samford University      298	294	592
       10	Liberty University	298	299	597
       11	Eastern Kentucky U.     291 	307	598
        12   	Drake University	300  	301	601
        13   	James Madison Univ.     303	306  	609
        14	George Mason Univ.	317	306	623
	15   	Towson University	313	313	626