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 Catamount junior Chase Kress led the way on day three, firing an even par 71, and posted a three-day score of 221. |
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Oct. 10, 2004
Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. - The Western Carolina men's golf team carded a 290 on the third day, Western's eighth-best 18-hole total all-time, to move up to a ninth-place finish in the 20-team field at the Winthrop/Mission Inn Collegiate Classic Sunday afternoon. The Catamounts had a 54-hole score of 900, which is the eighth-best three-round score in WCU history.
Catamount junior Chase Kress led the way on day three, firing an even par 71, and posted a three-day score of 221 to tie for 21st place. Kress' 221 ties his career low and ties for 15th on the WCU all-time 54-hole score list. Fellow junior Blake Wray turned in a 74 on day three and tied for 30th with his total of 224. Freshman Matt Dowdy overcame a first-round 81 to post scores of 74-75 for a three-day total of 230 to tie for 54th. Keith Tyburski and Tripp Morrow rounded out the Catamounts' scoring with a 233 and 235, respectively. After two tough days, Morrow broke through with a one-under par 70 on day three.
Host team Winthrop University claim top honors with a three-round score of 869, followed by Charleston Southern, Elon, Illinois State and Chattanooga. Chattanooga's Bryce Ledford was the individual medalist with a 54-hole score of 207. His 207 was six under par and five shots better than second place.
Western Carolina will return to action Oct. 17-19 at Chattanooga's Sonic Fall Classic, played at Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Winthrop/Mission Inn Collegiate Classic El Campeon-Mission Inn Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Oct. 8-10, 2004 Par: 71 Yardage: 6814 Team Scores
Fin. School Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Total 1. Winthrop 289 286 294 869 2. Charleston Southern 293 286 293 872 Elon 299 284 289 872 4. Illinois State 294 287 293 874 5. Chattanooga 291 293 293 877 6. Wofford 292 298 290 880 7. Jacksonville State 299 297 289 885 8. Florida Atlantic 300 298 297 895 9. Western Carolina 305 305 290 900 10. Tennessee State 304 297 300 901 11. Gardner-Webb 301 300 304 905 12. Lipscomb 311 306 289 906 Old Dominion 306 305 295 906 14. Appalachian State 306 297 308 911 15. Cincinnati 306 301 306 913 16. High Point 314 313 297 924 17. Florida A&M 303 311 311 925 18. Bethune-Cookman 313 321 301 935 19. Stetson 319 313 312 944 20. The Citadel 315 317 323 955
WCU Individual Scores T21 Chase Kress 74 76 71 221 T30 Blake Wray 76 74 74 224 T54 Matt Dowdy 81 74 75 230 T67 Keith Tyburski 74 81 78 233 T73 Tripp Morrow 82 83 70 235
