Queens University of Charlotte
Queens Invitational
10/13/2009 3:08:11 PM | Men's Golf
Royals take eighth out of the 17 team field
PONTE VEDRA, Fla.- Barton College held off a strong second round by Florida Southern to win the 2009 Queens Invitational at TPC Sawgrass' Dye's Valley course in Ponte Vedra, Fla. The Bulldogs finished the two-round tournament with an even score.
Florida Southern turned in the best round of the day with a 280, but could not overcome Barton's first round of 288, and finished in second place, 581 (301-280). Matt Stauch of Florida Southern won the individual title with a 140 (73-67). Stauch's 67 was the low score of the two day event.
Bringing home the third place trophy was Flagler College with a score of 586 (293-293). Chris Bray turned in a one-under for his second round, adding to his two-under from the first round to earn second place overall.
A scorecard playoff was used to break the three-way tie for third place. Georgia Southwestern's Craig Gibson won with a 35 on the back nine to take home the hardware. Barton's Thomas Muto, Jr. and Daniel Castleberry were the other two players tied for third and both turned in 36 on the back nine.
Queens dropped from seventh to eighth to finish the tournament. Ben Lasso (Falls Church, Va., Heritage Academy) remained the top player for the Royals, shooting 74 during today's place and 71 from yesterday's round. Robert Andrew Hodge (Hebron, Ky., Conner), Pureum Lee (North Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Handsworth Secondary) and David Bainbridge (England, Thomas Alleynes) rounded out the Queens team, finishing in 28th-t, 37th-t, and 72nd-t, respectively. Braeden Cryderman (Huntsville, Ontario, St. Dominic's) was able to complete the second round of play with a 71 after withdrawing from the first round.
Robert Blaker (Newcastle, Ontario, Clarke), Matthew Kaelin (Medford, N.J., Shawnee) and Simon Bird (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, Tring) all represented Queens in individual play. Blaker carded a 76 in each round to finish 40th while Kaelin came in at 55 with a card total of 155 (75-80, and Bird shaved three strokes off his first day's 80, for a 77 and 67th place.
The tournament marks the last for the Royals during the fall and they will hit the links again in the spring.
