May 6, 2007

The George Mason men's golf team finished 11th in their final tournament of the season, the 31st annual Rutherford Intercollegiate. Host Penn State, ranked 80th in the nation by Golfweek won the event - the 14th time the Nittany Lions have won the tournament in the last 16 years.

Sixty-six players battled windy conditions and a tough course setup in the final round at the recently-renovated par-72, 7,228-yard Penn State Blue Course. The field average, which was 77.44 in both of the first two rounds, rose to 82.55 in the final round. Wright State's Brandon Knutson, the runner-up in the individual standings, was the only player to shoot under-par in the final round. Knutson, who tied for 11th place at last year's Rutherford Intercollegiate, carded a 71 in the final round.

Senior Nick DeSimone led the Patriots after carding rounds of 77, 74 and 83 and finished 23rd overall. Clark Bixler also shot a final round 83 to finish tied for 33rd overall.

J.J. Amoruso and senior Dan Hurley finished tied for 49th after shooting identical 86s today. Senior Trey Bressler finished 65th with rounds of 85, 84 and 89 (258).

Team                    R1    R2    R3    Score To Par
1) Penn State           289   289   316   894   +30
2) Austin Peay          297   297   312   906   +42
3) Eastern Kentucky     300   295   316   911   +47
4) Wright State         306   308   317   931   +67
T5) Liberty             314   303   319   936   +72
T5) Towson              302   304   330   936   +72
7) Seton Hall           301   312   324   937   +73
8) Princeton            297   308   336   941   +77
9) Youngstown State     311   309   329   949   +85
10) Villanova           314   306   335   955   +91
11) George Mason        310   312   338   960   +96
12) Morehead State      317   318   333   968   +104

Mason
T23 Nick DeSimone 77-74-83=234
T33 Clark Bixler 80-75-83=238
T49 J.J. Amoruso 75-83-86=244
T49 Dan Hurley 78-80-86=244
65 Trey Bressler 85-84-89=258