March 25, 2007
Complete Results
Complete Results
BETHANY BEACH, Del. - Navy sophomore golfer Eric Stinson (Spotsylvania, Va.) fired a team-best seven-over par 151 over 36 holes during the past-two days to lead the Midshipmen to a 13th-place finish at the George Washington Invitational on the par-72, 6,834-yard Bear Trap Dunes Golf Course on the Delaware Shore on Sunday.
The Midshipmen shot a 22-over par 310 during the final round of action, tying for the ninth-best score on Sunday, to finish the two-day tournament with a 40-over par 616. Navy's 616 strokes tied with Monmouth for 13th place, as the Hawks shot a 30-over par 318 on the final day. Penn topped the field of 24 teams with a nine-over par 585, while Longwood shot a 12-over par 588 for second place and Seton Hall finished third with a 15-over par 591.
"The conditions today were really difficult," stated Navy head coach Pat Owen. "The winds were gusting around 25 piles per hour and the temperatures were pretty chilly. As a result, all of the scores went up in the tournament. Shooting 310 as a team today was great, considering the effective par was probably a 78."
Stinson tied for 28th among a field of 120 golfers following his three-over par 75 during his final-18 holes on Sunday. The Navy sophomore entered the second round in a tie for 44th place with a four-over par 76 during Saturday's action on the links. Stinson's showing was 10 strokes off individual champion Kyle Morris' three-under par 141 for Seton Hall.
Sophomore John Montemayor (Woodbridge, Va.), sophomore Ryan Wielgus (Bethesda, Md.) and junior Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) each finished the tournament with a 13-over par 157 to tie for 59th place. Montemayor bounced back from an opening-round 80 with a five-over par 77 during the tough conditions on Sunday. Wielgus also improved from his seven-over par 79 during the first day with a six-over par 78 on Sunday. Renninger finished the second round with an eight-over par 80 following his five-over par 77 during Saturday's action.
Junior Ryan Sload (Lancaster, Pa.), who fired a two-over par 74 during the opening round on Saturday, was disqualified for taking an illegal drop on Sunday.
The Midshipmen will return to action next weekend when they travel to Grasonville, Md., to compete in the two-day Lacrosse Homes Invitational on March 31-April 1.
