Men’s Golf Recruit Doug Hurson Finishes Third at Maryland State Open

Second-Highest Amateur in Elite Field

07/13/05 6:00PM

PIKESVILLE, MD - William and Mary men’s golf recruit Doug Hurson (Bethesda, MD), who has signed a letter of intent to play for the Tribe starting with the 2005-06 season, closed with the second-lowest round of the day, a 1-under 70, to claim third at the Maryland Open Championship. The 54-hole tournament which featured a field of 118 professional and amateur golfers who resided within the state, was held on the par 71, 6,922-yard Woodholme Country Club. Professional Wayne DeFrancesco won the Open at 214 (+1) while Hurson’s total of 216 earned him third place against the challenging field.

Hurson opened with a solid 75 (+4) but caught fire in the second round, holing five birdies en route to an even-par 71. He bettered that effort today in the final round with a 1-under 70, as the incoming freshman played bogey-free golf until No. 16 while sinking two birdies in the round. With a three-round total of 216 (+3), Hurson finished as the second lowest amateur in the field, one stroke shy of claiming top amateur honors and only two off the winning total.

Hurson will join the Tribe will an impressive resume in the high school, junior and amateur ranks. He qualified for the 2004 U. S. Amateur at Winged Foot and was also the runner-up (to Billy Hurley) at the 2004 Middle Atlantic Amateur Championship. Honored with a first-team selection to the Washington Post all-met team in 2005 after winning the Interstate Athletic Conference championship, Hurson is a multiple-time all-conference and all-county selection. In his senior season, he carried a scoring average of 35.8 for nine holes and a 7-2 match play record. Hurson graduated from the Bullis School in Potomac, MD where he was a team captain.