Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Piedmont Finishes 23rd At 35th Annual Marine Corps Intercollegiate At Camp LeJeune

The Piedmont College men’s golf team posted a team score of 323-290-304--917 and finished in 23rd place out of 30 teams at the 35th Annual Marine Corps Intercollegate held at Paradise Point Golf Club at Camp LeJeune, NC.

The Lions carded a team score of 323 on the tournament's opening day playing on the tougher and longer par 72 Gold Course. Piedmont stood in 26th place after the tournament's first round. Matt Howell led the Lions with a 78 (+6) while Andy Cartwright added a seven-over 79.

On the second day, PC rebounded on the shorter par 70 Scarlet Course with a semester-best 290 (+10) which included two players bettering or matching their career scoring lows. Cartwright posted an even par 70 marking his best career single-round score. Howell added a round of 70 marking the second time this season he has finished even par for a round. Stephen Giddens also carded 70 for the Lions marking the first time in school history three players have shot even par in a single round.

The Lions' 290 moved the team up three places as the squad finished the 36-hole team competition in a tie for 23rd place out of 30 teams.

For the tournament's final day, the field's top-16 teams played a single-round tournament on the Gold Course with the bottom half of the field playing an 18-hole, single-day event on the Scarlet Course. Piedmont's two-day team score of 613 put the Lions in a tie for 7th place on the Scarlet Course headed into the final round of the 54-hole event.

Piedmont posted a 304 and finished 7th (23rd overall) as Howell again led the way with a two-over 72. The round featured all five players posting scores in the 70's for the first time in school history.

Piedmont returns to action on April 9-10 when the Lions travel to Atlanta, GA to participate in the Emory University Spring Invitational at Smoke Rise Golf Course near Stone Mountain.

35th Annual Marine Corps Intercollegiate At Camp LeJeune
Paradise Point Golf Club - Jacksonville, NC
Scarlet Course - Par 70 - 6,521 Yards
Gold Course - Par 70 - 7,033 Yards

Team Results		Piedmont	Score
36-Hole Results - GolfStat Link		Matt Howell	78-70-72--220
Gold Course 18-Hole Results - GolfStat Link		Andy Cartwright	79-70-77--226
Scarlet Course 18-Hole Results - GolfStat Link		Stephen Giddens	81-70-78--229
		Ryan Lockett	83-82-77--242
		Matt Goodall	85-80-78--243