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2003-04 Laker Season |
Clayton
State golfers place
11th at
season-opening Kiawah Island Invitational
Kiawah Island,
SC --- September 8, 2004 --- Playing in harsh conditions due to the remnants
of Hurricane Frances, the Clayton College & State University men’s golf
team finished 11th in the season-opening Kiawah Island Invitational
in Kiawah Island, S.C. Tuesday.
The Clayton State
team shot a first round score of 343 on Monday, followed by a 355 on the second
day in the inaugural event, hosted by
the University of South Carolina Aiken. at the 6,887-yard, par 72 Cougar Point
Golf Course.
Defending national
champion and Peach Belt Conference opponent USC-Aiken ran away with the event,
shooting a second round score of 299, the only team round under 300 for the
tournament. The Pacers were tied with the University of North Carolina Pembroke
after the first day with rounds of 308.
UNCP was the
runner-up after a second round of 319, while Georgia College & State
University finished third after rounds of 316 and 312.
Sophomore Matt
Beall (Newnan, GA) had the low finish for the Lakers, tying for 16th
after rounds of 81 and 77. Andrew Dagneau (Kit
USC-Aiken’s Scott
Brown and James Browning tied for low medalist honors with three-over par scores
of 147 for the two rounds. Browning shot a tourney best 69 in the final round,
the only round under 70 for the tournament.
Clayton State will
return to action on Sept. 20-21 in the Johnny Palmer/Old North State
Invitational at the Old North State Golf Club in Badin, N.C.
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Francis Marion wins 2004 Peach Belt Conference Championship, six shots ahead of USC Aiken
Jonesboro,
GA --- April 20, 2004 --- Defending NCAA Division II national champion and
first day leader Francis Marion University shot a final round 297 Tuesday to
capture the 2004 Peach Belt Conference Golf Championship held at Lake Spivey
Golf Club in Jonesboro, GA.
Leading
by seven strokes after Monday’s play, ninth-ranked FMU shot a 9-over par in
the final round to finish six shots ahead of sixth-ranked the University of
South Carolina Aiken. USC-Aiken, the 2003 PBC champion, made a final round
charge to finish second (308-304-294), carding the low round of the tournament,
a six-over par 294.
The
Peach Belt Conference Championship is the third league title for Francis Marion
in the 13 years of the event after winning the championship in 1999 and 2001.
Before today’s round of 297, the Patriots fired rounds of 305 and 298, en
route to the title.
Fifth-ranked
Armstrong Atlantic State University, who entered the final round in second
place, shot a third round score of 298 to finish third (307-303-298), two shots
behind USCA.
Armstrong
Atlantic junior Chris Epperson took low medalist honors in the event after
shooting a one-under par 71 in the final round to finish with a three-under par
score of 213 (72-70-71) on the par-72 6,815 yard course. Trailing by one shot
after Monday’s play, Georgia College & State University junior Carter
Collins shot a 5-over par 77 to finish in second place at four-par 220
(72-71-77).
The
Francis Marion duo of senior Fredrik Ohlsson and sophomore Luke Hart tied for
third place with a six-over par score of 222. USCA sophomore Dane Burkhart and
FMU sophomore Battle Hartman tied for the fifth position with eight-over par
scores of the 224. The top five finishers in the tournament were named to the
2004 PBC All-Tournament team.
Behind
AASU in the team scores, GC&SU finished fourth with rounds of 305, 305 and
310, followed by Kennesaw State University in fifth after rounds of 313, 299 and
310.
The University of North Carolina Pembroke finished sixth with rounds of 311, 307 and 313, followed by Columbus State University in seventh after rounds of 312, 313 and 309. Host Clayton College & State University finished eighth after rounds of 322, 320 and 319.
Individually
for Clayton State, freshman Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) led Clayton State tying for
27th after rounds of 78, 75 and 81. Senior Jess Shirley (Newnan, GA)
shot rounds of 82, 78 and 75 and tied for 27th, followed by sophomore
Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) placing 35th after rounds of 82, 83 and
80.
Sophomore Jimmy Beebe (Peachtree City, GA) finished in 37th after rounds of 80, 84 and 86, followed by sophomore Steven Sanders (Snellville, GA) in 38th after rounds of 82, 86 and 83.
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Clayton
State to host 13th annual Peach Belt Conference Golf Championships
April 18-20 at Lake Spivey
Morrow, NC ---
April 16, 2004 --- Several of the top NCAA Division II men’s golf teams
will tee off Sunday thru Tuesday at Lake Spivey Golf Club, as Clayton College
& State University will host the 13th annual Peach Belt
Conference men’s golf Championship at the course in Jonesboro, GA.
Host Clayton State
along with seven other Peach Belt schools will compete for the championship
title. Teams will begin on Sunday with a practice round, followed by playing two
18-hole rounds on Monday, and the final 18-hole round on Tuesday. Play begins
Monday with a “shotgun” start at 8 a.m. and on Tuesday at 7:45 a.m.
In addition to
Clayton State, other teams in the tournament will be Armstrong Atlantic State
University, Columbus State University, Francis Marion University, Georgia
College & State University, Kennesaw State University, the University of
North Carolina Pembroke and the University of South Carolina Aiken.
The tournament
features several of the top programs in the country with five of the schools
ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Armstrong
State is ranked fourth in the country, followed by USC Aiken at sixth, Francis
Marion, ninth; GC&SU, 16th; and Columbus State, 23rd.
Armstrong State,
who tied enters as the tournament favorite in only their fourth year of play,
having won five tournaments this season, including a stretch of four straight
tournament victories earlier this month. 2003 All-PBC player Thomas Whittaker
leads the Pirates with five top-five individual finishes this year, including
low medallist honors at the Amoco Intercollegiate. He led the conference with a
72.86 stroke average.
USC Aiken, who has
won the last two Peach Belt Conference titles and captured five conference
championships in the PBC’s 13-year history, is also one of the favorites with
six runner-up tournament finishes this year. USCA’s Dane Burkhart leads the
Pacers with two individual wins this year and has the conference’s third
lowest scoring average.
Francis Marion, who
won the 1999 and 2001 titles, will be gunning for its third conference trophy
after winning the NCAA Division II National Championship last year, an
indication of the conference’s strength, as the Patriots placed fourth in the
2003 PBC Championship. 2003 All-PBC player Fredrick Ohlsson leads the Patriots
with one victory and one runner-up finish this year along with league’s second
lowest scoring average.
GC&SU and
Columbus State are also both nationally ranked and cannot be overlooked.
GC&SU is coming off a second place finish in the Valdosta State Invitational
earlier this month and had three runner-up finishes this year. The Bobcats, led
by Carter Collins, have won two straight tournaments. Four-time conference
champion Columbus State has four top-five team finishes this year.
UNC Pembroke and
Kennesaw State, who tied for second last year, have also played well at times
this year. UNCP has one tournament victory and a runner-up finish, while the
Owls have three top-five finishes.
Clayton State
enters the tournament, coming off two of its top tournaments, placing 11th
in the UNCP Invitational and ninth at the Rendleman Invitational. The Lakers are
led by senior Jess Shirley, whose top individual finish this year was a third
place at Rendleman tournament.
---LAKERS---
Clayton
State places 10th at Carolina
Sands Intercollegiate; to host PBC Championships April 19-20
Whitelake, NC
--- April 5, 2004 --- The Clayton College & State University men’s
golf team shot rounds of 309 and 308 to place 10th in the Carolina
Sands Intercollegiate Saturday and Sunday at Carolina Sands Golf Club in White
Lake, NC.
Presbyterian
College won the 14-team tournament, shooting rounds of 293 and 295 on the
par-72, 6,925 yard course. Peach Belt Conference opponent the University of
South Carolina Aiken placed second, one shot back, followed by Pfeiffer
University, seven strokes behind.
Freshman Matt Beall
(Newnan, GA) and sophomore Jimmy Beebe (Peachtree City, GA) were the top
finishers for the Lakers tying for 20th in the event. Beall had
rounds of 75 and 76, while Beebe finished with rounds of 78 and 73.
Senior Jess Shirley
tied for 49th with rounds of 75 and 82, while sophomore Steve Sanders
(Snellville, GA) tied for 58th with rounds of 81 and 78. Sophomore
Jason Armour tied for 74th with rounds of 82 and 81.
Presbyterian’s
Jimi Brindell took home low medallist honors, shooting a two-under par 142 for
the event with rounds of 72 and 70. Aiken’s Scott Brown placed second with
rounds of 71 and 73 to finish even par.
The Lakers will return to action on April 19-20 in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. CCSU will host the conference event at the Lake Spivey Golf Club in Jonesboro, GA.
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Clayton
State golfers finish 15th at
Bobcat Invitational; to play in Carolina Sands Intercollegiate April 3-4
Eatonton, GA ---
March 30, 2004 --- The Clayton College & State University men’s golf
team shot a third-round score of 323 on Tuesday and placed 15th in
the Bobcat Invitational at the Golf Club at Cuscowilla in Eatonton, GA.
Peach Belt
Conference opponent and first day leader Armstrong Atlantic State University won
the event with a third round score of 284, giving the club a 855 total, 12
strokes better than second place finisher Carson-Newman College.
The University of
West Florida placed third in the event one stroke behind Carson-Newman. The
Lakers finished with a team score of 970 after team rounds of 330, 307 and 323
on the par-70 6,847-yard course.
Senior Jess Shirley
(Newnan, GA) had the top performance for the Lakers tying for 63rd
with rounds of 80, 77 and 77. Freshman Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) placed 71st
with rounds of 78, 76 and 84, followed sophomore Jimmy Beeebe (Peachtree City,
GA) in 74th with rounds of 83, 80 and 78.
Sophomore Steve
Sanders (Snellville, GA) finished 77th with rounds of 93, 76 and 84,
followed by freshman Jason Adams (Carrollton, GA) is in 78th place
with rounds 89, 78 and 94.
Carter Collins, off host Georgia College & State
University’s squad, birdied the second play-off hole to break a three-way tie
with AASU’s Thomas Whittaker and Carson Newman’s Josh Coley to take home
individual medallist honors. He finished with rounds of 70, 69 and 73 to finish
2-over par.
Clayton State will return to action on April 3-4 in the Carolina Sands
Intercollegiate at the Carolina Sands Golf Course in Whitelake, N.C.
---LAKERS---
Clayton
State’s Shirley places third in
2004 Richard Rendleman Invit.; Laker golfers finish 9th
Salisbury, NC
--- March 9, 2004 --- Clayton College & State University’s Jess
Shirley fired a 1-over par 143 to tie for third in the 2004 Richard Rendleman
Invitational Tuesday at the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, NC.
Shirley, a senior,
(Newnan, GA) shot a 1-under par 70 in the second round of the event, after
shooting a 2-over par 73 on the first day. He finished four shots off the lead
and his round of 70 was the third best round of the tournament.
Carson-Newman’s Matthew Cram-Smith won low-medalist honors with a three-under
par 139 on the par-71, 6,665 yard course.
As a team, the
Lakers finishe 9th in the 14-team event with a two-round team score
of 616. Carson-Newman won the tournament with a two-round score 582, followed by
Peach Belt Conference opponent the University of North Carolina Pembroke at 595.
Defending NCAA Division II national champion and PBC foe Francis Marion
University rounded out to the top three with a score of 601.
Behind Shirley’s
two-round total, which ranked in the top-10 all-time at Clayton State, freshman
Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) tied for 39th with rounds of 75 and 79.
Senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) tied for 42nd with rounds
of 79 and 76, followed by sophomore Steve Sanders (Snellville, GA) tying for 71st
with rounds of 85 and 79. Sophomore Jimmy Beebe (Peachtree City, GA) tied for 78th
with rounds of 89 and 84.
The Lakers will return to action on March 29-30, playing in the Bobcat Invitational, hosted by Georgia College & State University at the Golf Club at Cuscowilla in Greensboro, GA.
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Clayton State golfer place 15th at Outback Intercollegiate
Panama City FL, --- March 11, 2004 --- The Clayton College & State University men's golf team shot rounds of 335 and 347 to place 15th in the Outback Intercollegiate at the Hombre Golf Course in Panama City, FL. West Florida was the only team to post a sub-300 score in the two-round event, winning with rounds of 296 and 303.
Freshman Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) led the Lakers, tying for 45th in the event with rounds of 80 and 85. Senior Jess Shirley (Newnan, GA) finished 52nd with rounds of 77 and 90.
Sophomore Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) tied for 57th with rounds of 86 and 84, followed by sophomore Steven Sanders (Snellville, GA), tying for 70th with rounds of 92 and 88. Freshman Jason Adams (Carrollton, GA) rounded out the scoring for Clayton State with rounds of 99 and 93.
Individually, the University of South Carolina Aiken's Dane Burkhart won low medalist honors with rounds of 74 and 69.
Clayton State will return to action on March 7-9 in the Richard Rendleman Invitational at the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, N.C.
Clayton
State golfers finish 15th at
North Shore Intercollegiate
Sneeds, Ferry,
NC --- The Clayton College & State University men’s golf team shot its
two best rounds of the fall season Monday and Tuesday to finish 15th in the
North Shore Pfieffer Intercollegiate at North Shore Beach and Golf Course in
Sneeds Ferry, NC.
The Lakers shot a
round of 302 on Monday, followed by shooting a 298 on Tuesday on the par-72,
6,866-yard course. Peach Belt Conference’s Armstrong Atlantic State University
won the event with rounds of 279 and 295 by one stroke over Guilford College.
Senior Jess Shirley
(Newnan, GA) had the top finish for the Lakers, shooting a two-over par 146
after shooting rounds of 73 on consecutive days. Shirley tied for 28th
in the event.
Sophomore Jason
Armour (Raymond, IL) tied for 55th in the tournament with rounds of
76 and 74, followed by freshman Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) tying for 59th
with rounds of 78 and 73.
Freshman Jason
Adams (Carrollton, GA) rounded out the scoring for Clayton State with rounds of
75 and 78, tying for 71st. Senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia)
tied 97th with rounds of 81 and 83.
Individually, Nova
Southeastern University’s Josh Green shot a second round 67 on Tuesday to
receive low medallist honors with a two-round score of six-under par 138. The
tournament concludes the fall season for the Clayton State team.
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Clayton
State golfers finish
19th in Presbyterian Intercollegiate Tuesday
CLINTON,
SC --- The Clayton College & State University
men’s golf team shot a round of 312, its lowest round of the season and 12
strokes better than its opening round score to place 19th in the
Presbyterian Intercollegiate at Musgrove Mill Golf Course in Clinton, S.C.
Tuesday.
Coker College
outlasted two other teams in a three-team playoff to win the 11th annual golf
tournament held at the par 72, 6,680-yard course.
Clayton State
sophomore Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) had the top finish for the Lakers, tying
for 81st with rounds of 77 and 82, followed by senior Jess Shirley
(Newnan, GA) tied for 84th with rounds of 81 and 79.
Freshman Matt Beall
(Newnan, GA) and freshman Jason Adams (Carrollton, GA) tied for 89th
in the event with rounds of 81 and 80 and 85 and 76, respectively. Adams’
second round score of 76 was the team’s lowest round of the tournament. Senior
Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) tied 94th with rounds of 89 and
77.
Coker won the team
title in a in a playoff with defending Division II national champion Francis
Marion University and Carson-Newman College after all three schools shot 587 for
the two-day tournament. Francis Marion was eliminated from the playoff on the
first hole after shooting even par as a team while the Cobras and Eagles both
shot two-under par. Coker won the tournament by shooting one-under-par on the
second playoff hole.
Individually, Catawba College's Steven Harvey won the individual title with a two-round score of 6-under par 138, followed by Armstrong Atlantic State's Jonathan Cox and Belmont Abbey’s Ryan Bates tied for second at 3-under par 141.
Clayton State will return to action on October 20-21 in the North Shore/Pfeiffer Intercollegiate at the North Shore Country Club in Sneads, Ferry, N.C.
---LAKERS---
Clayton
State golfers
in 19th place after
first round of Presbyterian Intercollegiate
Clinton, SC ---
October 6, 2003 --- The Clayton College & State University men’s golf
team shot a team score of 324 on Monday and is tied for 19th place
after the first round of the Presbyterian Intercollegiate at Musgrove Mill Golf
Course in Clinton, S.C.
Clayton State
sophomore Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) had the top round for the Lakers and is
tied for 19th, shooting a 5-over par 77 on the 6,680 yard, par-72 course. Peach
Belt Conference rival the University of North Carolina Pembroke leads the event
at even par 288, one shot ahead of Georgia College & State University.
Behind Armour’s
77, senior Jess Shirley (Newnan, GA) and freshman Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) are
both tied for 82nd with rounds of 81. Freshman Jason Adams
(Carrollton, GA) is tied for 96th with a round of 85, followed by
senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) tied for 103rd after a
round of 89.
UNC Pembroke’s Mark Long leads the event after shooting a 4-under par 68 in the first round. Nova Southeastern’s Stephen Conrad, GC&SU’s Johan Cronvall and UNCP’s Greg Dobbins all are one shot back at 3-under par 69.
The final round of the 36-hole tournament will be played on Tuesday.
---LAKERS---
Shirley
fires 73 in final round of
AFLAC/Cougar
Invit.; Lakers tie for 14th in the event
Columbus, GA --- September 30, 2003 --- Clayton College & State University’s Jess Shirley shot a final round score of two-over par 73 on Tuesday and rallied to finish tied for 15th in AFLAC/Cougar Invitational at the Country of Columbus in Columbus, GA.
Shirley’s round of 73 tied for the third best round of the day and came on the heels of two rounds of 78 to give him a three-round total of 229 on the par-71, 6,515-yard course. As a team, Clayton State tied for 14th in the event with a three-round score of 970 (324-323-323).
Defending NCAA Division II National Champion Francis Marion overcame a three stroke deficit entering the final round today and shot a tournament low, team round of 293 to win by 10 strokes. Armstrong State, the first round leader, placed second with a team score of 908, followed by host Columbus State at 909.
Behind Shirley (Newnan, GA), freshman Matthew Beall (Newnan, GA) tied for 62nd with rounds of 81, 78 and 86, followed by sophomore Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) tied for 65th with rounds of 81, 86 and 79.
Senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) tied for 69th with rounds of 84, 81 and 86, while freshman Jason Adams (Carrollton, GA) placed 75th with rounds of 86, 87 and 85.
FMU’s Fredrik Ohlsson’s won the event by six strokes and shot a two-under par 71 in the final round to finish with a three-over par score of 216. Carson-Newman’s Matthew Cram-Smith finished second with a three round total of 222.
Clayton State will return to action on October 6-7, competing in the Presbyterian Intercollegiate at Musgrove Mill Country Club in Clinton, S.C.
---LAKERS---
Clayton
State golfers in 15th place entering
final round of Cougar Invitational Tues.
Columbus, GA --- September 29, 2003 --- The Clayton College & State University men’s golf team shot scores of 324 and 323 in the first two rounds of the AFLAC/Cougar Invitational and is currently in 15th place with the final round of the tournament scheduled to be played today at the Country of Columbus.
Armstrong Atlantic State University is the leader after the first 36 holes, shooting a combined 602 with rounds of 301 and 301. Francis Marion University and Columbus State University are tied for second place, three shots back with a combined score of 605 after each squad shot rounds of 301 and 304.
For Clayton State, senior Jess Shirley (Newnan, GA) is tied for 34th place after rounds of 78 and 78, while freshman Matthew Beall (Newnan, GA) had rounds of 81 and 78 and is tied for 47th. Senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) is tied for 64th after rounds of 84 and 81.
Sophomore Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) is tied for 67th with rounds of 81 and 86, while freshman Jason Adams (Carollton, GA) is tied for 73rd after rounds of 86 and 87.
Francis Marion’s Fredrick Olhsson leads the event at 4-over par, shooting rounds of 74 and 72 on the par 71, 6,515 yard course.
The final round of the 54-hole tournament will be played today (Tuesday).
---LAKERS---
Clayton
State golfers place 20th in
Johnny Palmer/Old North State tournament
Badin, NC ---
September 17, 2003 --- The Clayton College & State University men’s
golf team shot a final round of 328, up 15 strokes from its opening round, to
finish 20th in the Johnny Palmer/Old North State tournament at Old
North State Club in Badin, N.C.
Clayton State entered the final round on Wednesday in 17th place after a first round score of 313 before falling back three spots to 20th. Guilford College won the tournament with rounds of 293 and 296, overtaking first round leader the University of South Carolina Aiken, who shot a final round 307 after a first round of two-under par 286.
Senior Jess Shirley (Newnan, GA) led the Lakers in the event, tying for 29th after rounds of 73 and 80. Freshman Matthew Beall (Newnan, GA) had an impressive debut in his first collegiate tournament, shooting rounds of 77 and 79, tying for 51st place.
Sophomore Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) tied for 82nd spot with rounds of 83 and 78, while senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) tied for 105th with rounds of 80 and 91. Sophomore Jimmy Beebe (Peachtree City, GA) finished 110th with rounds of 83 and 92.
Coker’s Blaine Rogers and Barton’s Courtney Fairlcoth tied for low medallist honors with 1-under par scores of 143 on the par-72, 7,102-yard course.
Clayton State
will return to action on Monday, September 29, competing in the Cougar
Invitational hosted by Columbus State University at the Country Club of
Columbus.
---LAKERS---
CCSU golfer Shirley fires
73 in opening
round of Old North State tournament
Badin, NC --- September 16, 2003 --- Clayton College & State University senior golfer Jess Shirley opened the 2003 fall season with a bang, firing a 1-over par 73 in the first round of the Johnny Palmer/Old North State tournament being played at Old North State Club in Badin, N.C.
Shirley’s round, under windy conditions, ties him for 14th in the tournament of 110 golfers, and only four strokes off the lead, held by Barton College’s Courtney Fairclott and USC Aiken’s Clint Smith at 3-under par 69.
As a team Clayton State is currently in 17th place out of 22 teams but only nine strokes from cracking the top-10. USC-Aiken leads the tournament with a team score of 2-under par 286. The second and final round on the par-72, 7,102-yard course will be played on Wednesday.
Behind Shirley (Newnan, GA), freshman Matt Beall (Newnan, GA) shot a round of 77 in his first collegiate tournament and is tied for 44th, while senior Sergio Prieto (Manizales, Colombia) shot an opening round 80 and is tied for 74th.
Sophomores Jason Armour (Raymond, IL) and Jimmy Beebe (Peachtree City, GA) each shot opening rounds of 83 and are tied for 95th.
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