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Blankvoort Fires School-Record 5-Under-Par 67
GW Places 12th at Colonial Intercollegiate
Thomas Blankvoort's second-round 67 was the lowest round by a Colonial since 1957.
 
Thomas Blankvoort's second-round 67 was the lowest round by a Colonial since 1957.
  

March 27, 2002

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - GW's Thomas Blankvoort (Curacao, Netherlands) carded a five-under 67 during Tuesday's round which set a school record for most strokes below par in a single round. It was the best individual round in the tournament as the Colonials placed 12th in the 18-team Colonial Intercollegiate hosted by William & Mary, Monday and Tuesday at Williamsburg, VA.

The Colonials combined for a 624 (315-309) at the par-72, 6,868-yard Green Course at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Resort. Elon University won the tournament with a team total of 582 followed by host William & Mary (585).

Blankvoort's 67 was was the lowest round by a Colonial since Jay Randolph's 66 at the 1957 Southern Conference Championship at Danville Country Club in Danville, VA. Blankvoort's bogey-free round featured five birdies and 13 pars, including a missed three-foot putt on No. 17.

Blankvoort was the low Colonial for the eighth straight tournament with a one-over-par 145 (78-67) to finish in a three-way tie for seventh in the 36-hole event.

Senior Bryan Derdenger (Scottsdale, AZ/Chaparral) and junior Michael Ball (Potomac, MD) and were the second- and third-lowest Colonials with two-round totals of 157 and 159, respectively.

William & Mary's Adam Holger won the tournament with a three-under 144 (69-72) to edge Maryland's Corey Brigham by a stroke.

Colonials' individual scores (100 total golfers):
T-7th Thomas Blankvoort 78-67 - 145
T-54th Bryan Derdenger 77-80 - 157
T-61st Michael Ball 80-79 - 159
T-81st Brad Friedlander 83-83 - 166
T-84th Charles Taylor 80-87 - 167

 

 

The Colonials host the fourth annual GW Golf Invitational at Swan Point Country Club, Mar. 31-April 1, in Issue, MD.

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