April 13, 2008

Complete Results

2008 River Landing Intercollegiate - Final Results

WALLACE, N.C. - The Navy golf team turned in a 10-over par 298 Sunday in the final round of the River Landing Intercollegiate, its lowest round of the three-day 54-hold tournament that featured five of the top-50 programs in the country. The Mids finished last among the 15-team field, producing a 46-over par 910, three strokes behind 14th-place Liberty who carded a 6-over par 294 in the final round.

After coming into the final round deadlocked with the host NC State Wolfpack, Duke was able to notch the team crown by virtue of its 11-under par 277 over the final 18 holes. The Blue Devils finished the tournament 13 under with an 851, while NC State finished nine strokes back in second with a 4-under par 860.

Duke's Michael Schachner walked away as the individual medalist after topping All-American Webb Simpson of Wake Forest with a birdie on the first playoff hole. The ACC tandem finished the tournament seven under with a 209.

Junior John Montemayor (Montclair, Va.) shot a 1-under par 71 on Sunday, the low round by a Navy player during the 54-hole event, to bypass his senior teammates and post the Mids' low score of the tournament with a 9-over par 225 and finished tied for 54. Meanwhile, senior Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) turned in his low round of the invitational, posting a 2-over par 74 to finish 61st with a 10-over par 226.

Senior team captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) was three strokes back in 66th where he recorded a 13-over par 229 after slipping in the final round with a 6-over par 78. Freshman Josh Ziska (Camarillo, Calif.) carded a 3-over par 75, his low round of the tournament, to tie for 70th with a 14-over par 230. Rounding out the lineup was rookie Ben Hayes (Carmichael, Calif.) who placed 78th with a 19-over par 235.

The Midshipmen will be back in action next weekend when they play host to the Navy Spring Invitational beginning Saturday and concluding Sunday. It will be Navy's final tuneup before competing for the Patriot League Championship slated for April 26 and 27 in Bethlehem, Pa.

Team Scores: 1. Duke (284-290-277=851, -13), 2. NC State (288-286-286=860, -4), 3. Memphis (292-290-282=864, E), 4. Wake Forest (287-294-287=868, +4), 5. Florida State (284-299-287=870, +6), 6. North Carolina (297-297-283=877, +13), 7. Virginia (298-299-282=879, +15), 8. Kansas (299-294-288=881, +17), 9. East Carolina (294-298-291=883, +17), 10. Maryland (286-307-294=887, +23), 11. Rice (300-299-293=892, +28), 12. Tulsa (296-302-295=893, +29), 13. Houston (299-309-296=904, +40), 14. Liberty (300-313-294=907, +43), 15. Navy (303-309-298=910 +46).

The Midshipmen: T54. John Montemayor (77-77-71=225, +9), T61. Erich Schoen (75-77-74=226, +10), T66. Chris Renninger (74-77-78=229, +13), T70. Josh Ziska (77-78-75=230, +14), 78. Ben Hayes (79-78-78=235, +19).