Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
Hoya Invitational
Men's Golf Claims Team Title at Hoya Invitational
10/27/2005 1:17:45 PM | Men's Golf
Sophomore Graham Hill took medalist honors with a five-under par 139
LANDSDOWN, M.D. – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team shot a two-over par 290 in the final round and held off a late charge from a pair of teams to win the Hoya Invitational with a two-round score of two-over par 578 at the Landsdowne Resort and Golf Club. It is the second-straight year the Eagles have won the invitational.
Eastern led after the first day of play, carding an even-par 288 during a damp and rainy Saturday. The Eagles overall score of two-over par 578 was two strokes better than runner-up Maryland in the 12-team field. Marquette finished in third place at eight-over par 584, firing a tournament-best two-under par 286 on Sunday. East Carolina and Princeton tied for fourth place at 11-over par 587.
Sophomore Graham Hill, who fired a five-under par 67 on Saturday, shot an even-par 72 and took medalist honors with a five-under par 139. He was joined in the top-10 by teammate Korey Mahoney, who tied for fifth place at one-under par 143.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
1 Graham Hill 67-72=139 -5
t5 Korey Mahoney 74-69=143 -1
t11 Chris Ross 70-75=145 +1
51 Peter Sauerbrei 82-74=156 +12
t52 Kevin Ackford 77-80=157 +13
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1 Eastern Michigan 288-290=578 +2
2 Maryland 289-291=580 +4
3 Marquette 298-286=584 +8
t4 East Carolina 301-286=587 +11
t4 Princeton 296-291=587 +11
6 Penn State 294-295=589 +13
7 Akron 299-293=592 +16
8 Wm. & Mary 299-295=594 +18
9 Rhode Island 301-298=599 +23
t10 St. Joseph’s 299-304=603 +27
t10 Georgetown 306-297=603 +27
12 Towson 308-296=604 +28
