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 Thomas Blankvoort tied for 19th among 86 golfers at New Orleans. |
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Golf Places 13th At Sportscare/Bob Brown Classic
March 19, 2002
NEW ORLEANS, LA - The GW Golf team placed 13th in the 14-team Sportscare/Bob Brown Classic, Monday and Tuesday at New Orleans, LA. The Colonials combined for a 631 (319-312) at the par-72, 7,005-yard Gator Blue course at Eastover Country Club. Tennessee State won the tournament with a team total of 601 followed by Bethune-Cookman (602).
The Colonials edged Tulane, 631-633.
For the seventh straight tournament, GW's Thomas Blankvoort (Curacao, Netherlands) was the low Colonial with an eight-over-par 152 (76-76) to finish in a four-way tie for 19th in the 36-hole event.
Junior Michael Ball (Potomac, MD) and senior Bryan Derdenger (Scottsdale, AZ/Chaparral) were the second- and third-lowest Colonials with two-round totals of 155 and 159, respectively
Bethune-Cookman's Adam Auger won the tournament with a one-under-par 143 (70-73) to edge Missouri-Kansas City's Matt Willmott by a stroke.
Colonials' individual scores (86 total golfers):
T-19th Thomas Blankvoort 76-76 - 152
T-30th Michael Ball 81-74 - 155
T-51st Bryan Derdenger 82-77 - 159
T-69th Stuart Healey 80-85 - 165
T-77th Tim Derdenger 82-86 - 168
The Colonials' next competition will be at the Kingsmill Invitational hosted by the College of William & Mary, Mar. 25-26, at Williamsburg, VA.
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