Sept. 27, 2009

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. The George Mason men's golf team carded a final-round 288 to finish tied for 10th out of 16 teams at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate. The Patriots finished just two strokes behind three teams, Villanova, Elon and Murray State, who finished in a three-way tie for sixth place (870) in the three-day event.

Mason's Marshall Tinsley finished fourth overall in the tournament (67-75-68=210). Tinlsey was in second after the first round, struggled in the second with a three-over par 75, but was back in red with a four-under par 68 on Sunday.

The Stetson Hatters finished at 23-under-par to win the team championship. They shot a 274-283-284=841 to finish five strokes ahead of Wofford College. The Terriers entered the final round tied for the lead but fired a 289 on Sunday to finish in second. James Madison was third, followed by Campbell (282-293-286=861) in fourth and Belmont Abbey (296-284-283=863) in fifth.

Wofford's Mark Joye won the individual championship, shooting an 8-under-par, 208 to finish one stroke ahead of a pair of Hatters. Stetson's Sam Ryder (66-72-71=209) and Micah Jacobsen (69-72-68=209) tied for second. Wofford's Garrett Medeiros (69-71-71=211) and Mike McKenzie (72-68-71=211), Stetson's David McAndrew (69-69-72=211) and Campbell's Matt Moot (71-72-68=211) all tied with Meisenzahl for fifth.

The Patriots will return to action Oct. 5-6 in Gordonsville, Va. as they play in Liberty's Frank Landrey Invitational

Top 10
Stetson (274-283-284=841)
Wofford (289=846)
James Madison
Campbell (282-293-286=861)
Belmont Abbey (296-284-283=863)
Guilford College (294-288-288=870)
Elon (292-293-285=870)
Villanova (287-296-287=870)
Murray State (296-285-289-870)
MASON (286-298-288=872)
Appalachian State (287-294-291=872)


T 10 George Mason Univ. 286 298 288 872
   4 Marshall Tinsley 67 75 68 210
T 34 Josh Apple 74 74 71 219
T 55 Casey Thompson 70 78 76 224
T 55 Alec Kormanec 75 76 73 224
T 64 Greg Brouse 75 73 77 225