BREWSTER, MA (October 23) – The University of Connecticut men’s golf team
finished fourth at the NEIGA Championship after shooting a 305 (+17) in the
final round of play on Tuesday for an overall score of 604 (+28). The Huskies,
who were tied for third after yesterday’s first round, finished ahead of 42
other teams but behind Central Connecticut (599), Hartford (591) and tournament
champion Rhode Island (584).
Hartford golfer Dean Carrigan was the tournament medalist. Both Carrigan and
yesterday’s leader–Rhode Island’s Mike Carbone–finished at 140 (-4) for the
tournament, but Carrigan won the title in a playoff.
Connecticut senior Sean Vigue (Lebanon, CT) carded the best UConn score of
the day with a 75 (+3), giving him a 148 (+4) for the tournament and tying him
with two others for ninth place. Seniors Kevin Coghlan (North Ridge, CA) and
Kevin O’Connor (East Lyme, CT) each shot 76 (+4) in the final round, and Coghlan
finished tied for 19th with a 152 (+8) while O’Connor finished a stroke behind
at 153 (+9) and tied for 24th.
Freshmen Jeff Stebbins (Ramsey, NJ) and Mike Murphy (Woburn, MA) finished
tied for 39th and 44th, respectively. Stebbins fired back-to-back rounds of 78
each day for a combined 156 (+12), while Murphy followed his lowest score of the
season (a 73 on Monday) with an 84 for a combined 157 (+13).
The Huskies will finish the fall season with a trip to Leesburg, VA for the
Georgetown Invitational on October 28 and 29.
Top 10 Teams
|
Team |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
Finish |
| Rhode Island |
287 |
297 |
584 |
1 |
| Hartford |
296 |
295 |
591 |
2 |
| Central Connecticut |
300 |
299 |
599 |
3 |
| Connecticut |
299 |
305 |
604 |
4 |
| Brown |
299 |
307 |
606 |
5 |
| Dartmouth |
308 |
306 |
614 |
6 |
| Harvard |
312 |
304 |
616 |
7 |
| Husson College |
310 |
310 |
620 |
T8 |
| Providence |
315 |
305 |
620 |
T8 |
| Holy Cross |
316 |
308 |
624 |
10 |
Top 5 Individual Scores
|
Player |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
Finish |
| Dean Carrigan (Hartford)** |
71 |
69 |
140 (-4) |
1 |
| Mike Carbone (Rhode Island) |
67 |
73 |
140 (-4) |
2 |
| Will Sicks (Williams) |
74 |
70 |
144 (E) |
3 |
| Joe Alvarez (Husson) |
72 |
73 |
145 (+1) |
T4 |
| Bob Myles (Central Connecticut) |
71 |
74 |
145 (+1) |
T4 |
**Playoff Winner
UConn Scores
|
Player |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
Finish |
| Sean Vigue |
73 |
75 |
148 (+4) |
T9 |
| Kevin Coghlan |
76 |
76 |
152 (+8) |
T19 |
| Kevin O'Connor |
76 |
77 |
153 (+9) |
T24 |
| Jeff Stebbins |
78 |
78 |
156 (+12) |
T39 |
| Mike Murphy |
73 |
84 |
157 (+13) |
T44 |
