Matt Cook fired a two-under par 70 in the final round of the Furman Intercollegiate to place second for his ninth career top five finish in 14 all-time events.
  
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Matt Cook Finishes 2nd; Team Ties for 9th Versus Strong Field at Furman

Cook Records His 9th Career Top Five Finish in 13 Events

March 26, 2006

Greenville, S.C. - Western Carolina sophomore Matt Cook fired a two-under par 70 in the final round of the Furman Intercollegiate to place second for his ninth career top five finish in 14 all-time events. His play led the Catamounts to tie for ninth in a highly competitive 16-team field. Western has recorded a top 10 finish in all eight of its events in 2005-06.

Cook, who carded a 54-hole score of 212, was six strokes behind medalist Blaine Pefflex of Maryland (70-69-67=206) and four strokes ahead of third-place finisher Neil O'Briain of Wofford. In addition, Cook's 212 ranks as his fourth-lowest, three-round score and the seventh-lowest, three-round score in school history. The Murphy product led the field on the par 3's, averaging one-under over three days. He was also eight-under on the par 5's, which tied for third. Over 54 holes, Cook recorded 34 pars and 11 birdies.

Tripp Morrow was Western's second-leading scorer in the event, shooting a 228 over three rounds and tying for 48. Blake Wray and Matt Flueckiger each carded a 235 to tie for 76th, while Brian Hogan was 93rd with his 243.

Western, who was one shot out of eighth, tied for ninth with four other schools. Its 907 ranks as the 19th-lowest, 54-hole team score in school history.

In addition to claiming individual medalist honors, Maryland won the team competition as well with a score of 867, 12 strokes better than second-place Chattanooga. Samford, Wofford and host-team Furman rounded out the top five.

The Catamounts will play its final regular-season event of the season April 3-4 at the Wofford Invitational, played at Spartanburg's Carolina Country Club.

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Furman Intercollegiate
Dates: 03/24-03/26, 2006
Round: 3
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 72-6800

Fin. Team                   RD1 RD2 RD3 Total
  1. Maryland               289 289 289  867
  2. Chattanooga            299 286 294  879
  3. Samford                294 291 300  885
  4. Wofford                295 296 295  886
  5. Furman                 295 296 298  889
  6. East Carolina          301 296 298  895
  7. Iowa                   301 294 301  896
  8. Winthrop               301 306 299  906
  9. Western Carolina       303 300 304  907
     Francis Marion         304 295 308  907
     Furman "B"             303 304 300  907
     Davidson               303 304 300  907
 13. Marshall               296 308 305  909
 14. Elon                   305 301 304  910
 15. Virginia Tech          301 310 300  911
 16. Charleston Southern    302 309 306  917
 17. Appalachian State      308 307 321  936

Fin. Individuals, Team         RD1 RD2 RD3 Total
  1. Blaine Pefflex, Maryland   70  69  67  206
  2. Matt Cook, W Carolina      70  72  70  212
  3. Neil O'Briain, Wofford     74  68  74  216
  4. Shawn Warren, Marshall     72  73  72  217
     Jonathan Hodge, UTC        75  71  71  217
     Brian DeBuhr, Iowa         70  74  73  217

WCU Results                    RD1 RD2 RD3 Total
   2 Matt Cook                  70  72  70  212
T 48 Tripp Morrow               77  75  76  228
T 76 Blake Wray                 77  76  82  235
T 76 Matt Flueckiger            79  77  79  235
  93 Brian Hogan                83  81  79  243