TEMPLE GOLFERS FINISH 9TH AT NAVY FALL CLASSIC ::

ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Despite shooting five strokes worse than its first-round score of 285, Winthrop held off a charging Navy team to capture the 2002 Navy Fall Golf Classic at the par 71 U.S. Naval Academy Golf Course. Winthrop turned in a 7-over par 575, while Navy and Towson tied for second place with each team posting a 9-over par 577 score. Meanwhile, William & Mary slipped from second to fourth on the final day, with an 8-stroke swing from the first round to the second, posting a 12-over par 580. Georgetown held its ground in fifth to round out the top five with a 14-over par 582.

The individual title went to Towson's Billy Wingerd who won a playoff with Navy junior Billy Hurley (Leesburg, Va.). Wingerd followed his first-round 67 with a final-day 70. Meanwhile, Hurley traded his first-day score of 70 for a final-round 67 to force a playoff. The three-round playoff was won by Wingerd who birdied on the third hole.

Temple placed ninth out of 15 schools with a two-round 608 (+40). The Owls finished three strokes behind Atlantic 10 Conference rival George Washington and two strokes ahead of crosstown foe Saint Joseph's.

Pl. School Scores

1 Winthrop 285-290 - 575 +7

2 Navy Blue 287-290 - 577 +9

Towson 286-291 - 577 +9

4 William & Mary 286-294 - 580

5 Georgetown 292-290 - 582 +14

6 McNeese State 294-298 - 592 +24

7 George Mason 308-293 - 601 +33

8 George Washington 303-302 - 605 +37

9 Temple 302-306 - 608 +40

10 Iona 298-311 - 609 +41

11 St. Joseph's 307-303 - 610 +42

12 Delaware 309-304 - 613 +45

13 Seton Hall 308-309 - 617 +49

14 Navy Gold 310-312 - 622 +54

15 Western Maryland 326-325 - 651 +83