Connaughton fires season-low 73
HERSHEY, Pa. – Logan Connaughton (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional) fired a season-low round of 73 to finish tied for fifth and lead McDaniel to a third-place finish at the 2011 Elizabethtown Blue Jay Fall Classic in men's golf action on Thursday.
The Green Terror, whose starters were playing their only one-day tournament of the season, combined to shoot a total of 304 on the East Course of the Hershey Country Club.
Stevenson won the team title with a score of 300 while Messiah carded a 301 to finish second at the 19-team tournament.
Greg Bowman (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) posted a round of 75 to finish tied for eighth.
Kyle Chittim (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) and Cody Mewhirter (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) registered matching scores of 78 to tie for 18th overall in nearly ideal scoring conditions.
Bryan Johnson (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) rounded out the McDaniel competitors tied for 25th with a round of 80.
The Green Terror concludes the fall schedule in its own McDaniel Fall Invitational at the Bridges Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday. Tee time on Saturday is 10 a.m.
Team Scores: 1. Stevenson 300, 2. Messiah 301, 3. McDaniel 304, 4. Moravian 306, 5. Gettysburg 317, 6. York (Pa.) 318, 7. Cabrini 322, 8. Albright 323, 9. Immaculata 324, 10. Alvernia 327, 11. Penn State Harrisburg 330, 12. Delaware Valley 331, 13. Elizabethtown 337, 14. FDU-Florham 343, 15. DeSales 346, 16. Wilkes 348, 17. Hood 350, 18. Lebanon Valley 365, 19. Elizabethtown "B" 368.
McDaniel Results: 5T. Logan Connaughton 73, 8T. Greg Bowman 75, 18T. Kyle Chittim 78, 18T. Cody Mewhirter 78, 25T. Bryan Johnson 80.
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