GOLFERS PLACE SEVENTH AT RUTHERFORD INTERCOLLEGIATE ::

STATE COLLEGE, PA-The Temple golf team, under the direction of second-year head coach Bill Mannino, placed seventh out of 15 schools with a three-round 874 (294-285-295) in the 27th Annual Rutherford Intercollegiate at the par-72 Penn State Blue Course, April 26-27, 2003.

The Owls were led by junior James Chan, who shot a three-round 213 (72-70-71) to finish tied for fifth. It marked Chan's fifth career top 10 finish.

Temple finished ahead of Atlantic 10 rivals Saint Joseph's (T-12th; 305-300-300=905), Richmond (T-12th; 312-297-296=905) and St. Bonaventure (14th; 318-293-295=906), as well as city foe Villanova (15th; 300-306-302=908)

Penn State set a new tournament record and claimed its 12th consecutive team title. The Nittany Lions finished at 12 under par with a total score of 852 for the three-round event, shattering the previous tournament record of 859, which they set last year.

Western Kentucky freshman Robby Shaw had a record-breaking day himself. He tied the course record with a final round 10-under 62 and demolished the individual tournament record with a 15-under 201. He broke the previous record of 206, which was set last year by Penn State's Jeff Turton.

Temple returns to action next weekend at the Atlantic 10 Championships, which will be held in Dayton, Ohio May 2 through May 4.

Final Team Standings:

1. Penn State 292, 276, 284 - 852

2. Liberty University 293, 279, 288 - 860

3. Maryland 295, 277, 290 - 862

4. Western Kentucky 287, 292, 285 - 864

5. George Mason 298, 289, 282 869

6. James Madison 302, 280, 288 - 870

7. Temple 294, 285, 295 - 874

8. Georgetown 298, 289, 292 - 879

9. Towson 304, 282, 302 - 888

10. Bowling Green 305, 293, 291 - 889

11. Akron 311, 288, 292 - 891

T12. St. Joseph's 305, 300, 300 - 905

T12. Richmond 312, 297, 296 - 905

14. St. Bonaventure 318, 293, 295 - 906

15. Villanova 300, 306, 302 - 908

Top Ten Individuals:

1. Robby Shaw (WKU) 68, 71, 62 201

2. Jim Fuller (PSU) 71, 67, 69 - 207

3. Nick Cook (GU) 70, 69, 69 - 208

4. Jay Lindell (SBU) 72, 70, 70 - 212

T5. Tim Kane (UMD) 72, 72, 69 - 213

T5. Jay Woodson (JMU) 73, 68, 72 213

T5. Ted Neville (PSU) 73, 70, 70 213

T5. James Chan (Tem) 72, 70, 71 213

T9. Craig Mason (GMU) 72, 70, 72 214

T9. Chris Barr (GMU) 74, 73, 67 214

T9. Paul Carey (LU) 71, 71, 72 214