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 Matt Cook finished as the individual leader after 36 holes of golf at the Winthrop Waterford Invitational. However, the Murphy, N.C., native lost in a playoff. |
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March 15, 2005
Rock Hill, S.C. - Western Carolina freshman Matt Cook, playing just his third collegiate event, finished as the individual leader after 36 holes of golf in his second consecutive tournament, firing back-to-back rounds of 71 for a two-under 142 after two days. However, the Murphy, N.C., native lost in a playoff to Gardner-Webb's Rory McCaughna in the annual Winthrop/Waterford Invitational, played Monday and Tuesday at Waterford Golf Club. Cook's play helped the Catamounts place eighth in the 15-team field.
Cook becomes the fourth Catamount this season to finish regulation play as a leader. In addition to Cook winning last week at Tusculum, sophomore Tripp Morrow won the WCU Shoot-Out at Wild Wing in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and junior Keith Tyburski lost in a playoff at the WCU Intercollegiate at Sapphire Valley in Cashiers. Since 1984, WCU has had a golfer end regulation as a leader 13 times, including three times having players fall in a playoff.
The 142 by Cook stands as the seventh-best, 36-hole score in WCU history. Also, the score by Cook and McCaughna, who fired rounds of 73-69, was three stokes better than third place.
Western's scoring was rounded out by Blake Wray (153; 28th-t), Tripp Morrow (155; 37th-t), Matt Flueckiger (161; 58th-t) and Shawn Costello (177; 81st). The Catamounts finished the 36-holes with a team score of 611.
Tennessee Tech won the team title with a two-day total of 589. The Eagles were followed by Gardner-Webb (592), High Point (595), Jackson State (599) and Lipscomb (601).
The Catamounts will return to action Mar. 25-27 at the Furman Invitational in Greenville, S.C., at Furman's University Course..
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Winthrop Waterford Invitational Mar. 14-15, 2005 Waterford Golf Club -- Rock Hill, S.C. Pl Team Rd1 Rd2 Total 1 Tennessee Tech 294 295 589 2 Gardner-Webb 299 293 592 5 High Point 308 287 595 4 Jackson State 303 296 599 5 Lipscomb 300 301 601 6 Winthrop 309 297 606 7 George Mason 305 305 610 8 Western Carolina 306 305 611 9 Liberty 313 307 620 10 Birmingham Southern 306 316 622 11 Detriot Mercy 312 316 628 12 Radford 326 305 631 13 New York University 325 311 636 14 Stetson 321 317 638 15 The Citadel 326 320 646
INDIVIDUAL MEDALIST Rory McCaughna (Gardner-Webb) 76 69 142 (won in playoff) Matt Cook (Western Carolina) 71 71 142
WCU INDIVIDUAL SCORES Rd1 Rd2 Total Matt Cook * 71 71 142/1st-t Blake Wray 77 76 153/28th-t Tripp Morrow 76 79 155/37th-t Matt Flueckiger 82 79 161/58th-t Shawn Costello 89 88 177/81st * - Lost in a playoff
