Colonials Tie for Third at Princeton Invitational

Carroll, Sturdy Tie for 9th at Six-Over 148

Lewis Sturdy tied for 9th place out of 75 golfers at the Princeton Invitational over the weekend.

April 9, 2006

PRINCETON, NJ -- GW senior Brian Carroll (Crystal Lake, IL) and freshman Lewis Sturdy (Keston, Kent, England) each shot a six-over-par 148 to tie for ninth place, eight strokes off the pace, in the Princeton Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the par-71, 6,380-yard Springdale Golf Club. For Sturdy, it marked the freshman's first top-10 finish of his college career spanning six tournaments.

Columbia won the 14-team field with a two-round 594, two strokes ahead of host Princeton (596). Columbia's Chris Condello took individual medalist honors with a two-under 140, three strokes ahead of Drexel's Patrick Hardin.

Next up for the Colonials is the 36-hole Navy Spring Invitational, April 14-15, at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club in Annapolis, MD.

GW individual scores (75 total players):
T9 Brian Carroll 75-73-148 +6
T9 Lewis Sturdy 78-70-148 +6
T18 Raman Luthra 76-75-151 +9
T18 Andrew Gallo 78-73-151 +9
T74 Tim Johnson 89-80-169 +27

Final Team Standings
1 Columbia 304 290 594 +26
2 Princeton 306 290 596 +28
3 George Washington 307 291 598 +30
George Mason 306 292 598 +30
5 Georgetown 310 291 601 +33
Rider 309 292 601 +33
7 Drexel 310 293 603 +35
8 Pennsylvania 304 302 606 +38
9 Villanova 306 302 608 +40
10 Liberty 318 293 611 +43
St. John's 312 299 611 +43
12 Navy 311 304 615 +47
13 Rutgers 318 298 616 +48
14 Temple 323 301 624 +56

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