Bowman wins first tourney
ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. – Greg Bowman (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) fired a two-day score of 145 to notch his first collegiate invitational title and lead McDaniel to a team victory at its own Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic at The Bridges Golf Club in men's golf action on Saturday and Sunday.
The Green Terror combined to fire a total of 603 over the two-day, 36-hole event that included a season-best round of 295 in Saturday's first round to stake the squad to a 14-stroke lead on the field.
Washington & Jefferson posted a two-day score of 614 to finish second in the 14-team field that included some of the top teams in the region.
Playing in near ideal conditions over the entire weekend, five players carded a round under par on the 6,713-yard, par-72 course. Bowman posted the low round of Saturday with the only red number, scoring a 71 before posting a round of 74 on Sunday.
Logan Connaughton (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional), Cody Mewhirter (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) and Bryan Johnson (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) also turned in two rounds in the 70s.
Connaughton and Mewhirter finished tied for sixth with totals of 152. Connaughton shot a 75 on Saturday and a 77 on Sunday while Mewhirter carded a 73 in the first round and a 78 in the second round.
Johnson posted a 76 on Saturday and 79 on Sunday to finish with a 155 and tied for 18th.
Kyle Chittim (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) finished tied for 43rd with a 163, including a 78 on Sunday.
The Green Terror's B-team finished 8th overall with a 631, including a 311 on Sunday.
James Lillie (Garrett Park, Md./Walter Johnson) matched Johnson with a score of 155, posting a 79 on Saturday and 76 on Sunday.
Rich DeMarco (Holmdel, N.J./St. John Vianney) and Dominic Seelig (Reading, Pa./Exeter Twp.) also finished in the top 25. DeMarco was 20th with a 156, carding a 77 in the first round and 79 in the second round. Seelig finished one stroke higher tied for 21st, posting a 78 on Saturday and 79 on Sunday.
Sam Lee (Rockville, Md./Rockville) was tied for 52nd with a 165 (88-77) while Kevin Smith (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) was 63rd with a 172 (86-86).
The Green Terror opens the spring schedule with its own Myrtle Beach Shootout at Barefoot Golf Resort on Mar. 13.
Team Scores: 1. McDaniel "A" 603 (295-308), 2. Washington & Jefferson 614 (309-305), 3. Elmira 617 (313-304), 4. Franklin & Marshall 621 (325-296), 5. Susquehanna 623 (323-300), 6. Allegheny 627 (317-310), 7. Rochester 628 (318-310), 8. McDaniel "B" 631 (320-311), 9. Swarthmore 632 (320-312), 10. Gettysburg 633 (324-309), 11. Stevenson 648 (314-334), 12. Muhlenberg 651 (324-327), 13. Stevens 669 (343-326), 14. California (Pa.) Club 679 (347-332).
McDaniel "A" Results: 1. Greg Bowman 145 (71-74), 6T. Logan Connaughton 152 (75-77), 6T. Cody Mewhirter 152 (73-79), 18T. Bryan Johnson 155 (76-79), 43T. Kyle Chittim 163 (85-78).
McDaniel "B" Results: 18T. James Lilly 155 (79-76). 20. Rich DeMarco 156 (77-79), 21T. Dominic Seelig 157 (78-79), 52T. Sam Lee 165 (88-77), 63. Kevin Smith 172 (86-86).
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