Sept. 29, 2008

Through the first 36 holes of the Cardinal Intercollegiate, the George Mason men's golf team is tied for 13th place with Marshall with a score of 600. The three-round tournament is being played at the par 72, 7,001-yard Cardinal Club in Simpsonville, Ky.

Host Louisville and Denver are currently tied for the lead, three shots ahead of Eastern Kentucky, who sits in third place with a score of 564. Indiana is fourth at 568 and Kansas is in fifth at 571.

The Patriots had a rough start to the day with a +23 (311) in the first round. In the second round Mason shot a one-over par 289 to finish +24 on the day. Freshman Josh Apple and Sophomore Marshall Tinsley were the Patriots top two players on the day, finishing in a tie for 37th overall. Apple shaved eight strokes off his first round score with a two-under par 70 in round two. Tinsley was consistent shooting a two-over par 74 in both rounds.

The final round will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Cardinal Club.

George Mason		(311-289=600)
T37	Josh Apple		78-70	148
T37	Marshall Tinsley	74-74	148
T65	Andrew Maryan	82-72	154
73	Branson Real	77-81	158
	Adam Van Houten	WD-73

Team Results
1 Denver, U. of 284 277 561 -15
Louisville, U. of 281 280 561 -15
3 Eastern Kentucky U. 278 286 564 -12
4 Indiana University 286 282 568 -8
5 Kansas, U. of 285 286 571 -5
6 Kansas State Univ. 289 283 572 -4
7 Marquette University 288 287 575 -1
8 De Paul University 295 285 580 +4
9 Furman University 291 297 588 +12
10 Bowling Green State 302 289 591 +15
11 Cincinnati, U. of 295 299 594 +18
12 George Washington 287 311 598 +22
13 Marshall University 304 296 600 +24
George Mason Univ. 311 289 600 +24
15 Dayton, Univ. of 300 305 605 +29