University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Golf Places 10th at New England Championships
10/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BREWSTER, MASS. (October 22) – The University of Connecticut men’s golf team shot a final round 330 to finish with a 640 overall and place in a tie for 10th out of the 47 schools competing in the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships at the Captains Golf Course in Brewster, Mass. UConn’s 640 (+64) equaled Babson College’s two-day total and was 40 strokes behind Rhode Island, which comfortably took the title with a 600. The event is open to all NCAA Division I, II and III schools in New England and featured a field of 232 golfers.
Justin Ciombor and Mike Murphy tied for 36th overall to lead the Husky golfers. Each shot a 157 (+13) for the tournament. Ciombor’s 80 was the team’s high score for today’s action. Mike Hornug tied for 51st overall with a 160 (+16), Dan Keefe tied for 93rd with a 166 (+22) and Nathan Thomsen tied for 156th overall with a 174 (+30) to round out the UConn contingent.
UConn will wrap up its fall season at the John MacDonald Classic, Oct. 28-29 in Galloway, New Jersey.
TEAM RESULTS (TOP 10)
Fin. School Rnd1 Rnd2 Total (Par 72) 1. Rhode Island 307 293 600 (+24) 2. Central Connecticut 302 303 605 (+29) 3. Hartford 306 307 613 (+37) 4. Dartmouth 311 308 619 (+43) 5. Husson College 307 320 627 (+51) 6. Bryant College 314 314 628 (+52) 7. Brown 314 316 630 (+54) 8. Middlebury 310 323 633 (+57) 9. Salem State 324 313 637 (+61) 10. CONNECTICUT 310 330 640 (+64) Babson College 323 317 640 (+64) UCONN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS T36. Justin Ciombor 77 80 157 (+13) T36. Mike Murphy 74 83 157 (+13) T51. Mike Hornug 77 83 160 (+16) T93. Daniel Keefe 82 84 166 (+22) T156. Nathan Thomsen 88 86 174 (+30)
