Men’s Golf Finishes in 13th at Marshall Invitational

Hurson Ties for 12th at +6

04/08/06 7:07PM

HUNTINGTON, WV - It wasn’t held at Augusta National, but the competition at Marshall’s 37th Annual Invitational this Master’s weekend was no less intense. William and Mary finished the tournament in 13th, only three shots out of the top 10. Eastern Michigan ended up with both the team trophy and the individual medal, as Peter Sauerbrei out-dueled Marshall’s Shawn Warren in a playoff after they finished tied at 213 strokes. The tournament was held at the Guyan Golf and Country Club, with course measurements of par-71 and 6,476 yards.

Freshman Doug Hurson (Bethesda, MD) closed with a one-over 72 on Saturday once play finally got started after a two-hour rain delay, finishing in a tied for 12th at 219 (+6). Also in the top 25 was junior Matt Brantingham (Richmond, VA), who shot 75 in the third round to finish three strokes behind Hurson. Brent Paladino (Kensington, CT) finished in a tied for 58th after average 76 in his three rounds, one stroke ahead of sophomore Jimmy Femino (Manassas, VA). Rounding out the Tribe’s party was sophomore Joel St. Laurent (Nashua, NH), who recovered from a second-round 79 to improve four strokes in the third and final stanza.

The Tribe head to Southern Pines, North Carolina next weekend to challenge for the Colonial Athletic Association Championship on Pinehurst No. 6, April 14-16.

37th Annual Marshall Invitational
Team Score To-Par
1. Eastern Michigan 868 +16
2. Ball State 878 +26
3. Marshall 880 +28
T4. Akron 883 +31
T4. Marquette 883 +31
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13. WILLIAM AND MARY 892 +40

Top Five Individuals
Name (School) Score To-Par
1. Peter Sauerbrei (EMU) 213 E
2. Shawn Warren (MAR) 213 E
T3. Ryan Swelin (MU-OH) 214 +1
T3. Kyle Murphy (MARQ) 214 +1
5. Jordan Utley (UR) 215 +2

W&M Individuals
Name Score To-Par
T12. Doug Hurson 219 +6
T24. Matt Brantingham 222 +9
T58. Brent Paladino 228 +15
T64. Jimmy Femino 229 +16
T67. Joel St. Laurent 230 +17