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Golf Takes 4th at Notre Dame Irish Invitational
Turner Places Third With Even-Par 140
Cole Turner finished one stroke off the pace at Notre Dame Saturday.
 
Cole Turner finished one stroke off the pace at Notre Dame Saturday.
  

April 5, 2008

Final Stats

SOUTH BEND, IN -- George Washington sophomore Cole Turner was one stroke off the pace with a two-round 140 (70-70) to finish third at the Notre Dame Irish Invitational men's golf tournament in South Bend, IN. The one-day, 36-hole event was played Saturday on the par 70, 7,023-yard Warren Golf Course. Notre Dame's Eddie Peckels and Northwestern's David Lipsky, each with a one-under-par 139, were declared co-champions when darkness set in before an individual playoff could begin.

The Colonials finished fourth in the nine-team field with a total 586 (290-296), 26 over par and three strokes behind third-place Cleveland State (583). Northwestern won the tournament with a 568 (288-280-56), two strokes ahead of host Notre Dame's 570 (282-288).

Turner, an Indiana native, averaged 2.88 strokes (-1) on the par-three holes and an even-par four strokes on all the par-four holes. He birdied six of the 36 holes Saturday.

GW senior Conor McMahon was the next-lowest Colonial after firing a 144 (69-75), including a first-round 69, which put him in a five-way tie for 12th place. McMahon parred 27 of the 36 holes while teammate Lewis Sturdy carded 28 pars en route to a 145 (71-74) and a 17th-place finish.

Next up for the Colonials is the Princeton Invitational April 12-13, at Princeton, NJ. The 54-hole event takes place at the par-71, 6,380-yard Springdale Golf Club.

Individual Colonials' scores (59 total golfers):
3rd- Cole Turner 70-70--140
T12th- Conor McMahon 69-75--144
T17th- Lewis Sturdy 71-74--145
T27th- Tim Johnson 77-71--148
T31st- Brendan Barrack 73-76--149
T46th- Sebastian Palomares 74-80--154
T48th- Danny Brooker 80-75--155
T55th- Juan Pablo Zuluaga 84-76--160

 

 

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