Fayetteville State captures second consecutive PGA Minority Golf Championship
May 13, 2007
Fayetteville State University shot a final round 4-under-par 284
to secure their second consecutive Division II PGA Minority
Collegiate Golf Championship, tallying a three-round total of
12-under-par 852. They broke the 54-hole record previously held by
Johnson & Wales University in 2003, when the Wildcats shot 853.
Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. secured second place
after finishing with a three-day-total of a 25-over-par 889.
Morehouse College of Atlanta, Ga., finished third with a 904.
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Fayetteville State University Golf: L-R, Bud Taylor-PGA, Coach Raymond McDougal, Joel Lynn, Derek Scott, Kevin Lyles, Brandon Smith, Jeremy Ringled and Ian Milne |
Derek Scott, a junior from Hope Mills, N.C., shot a final-round
2-under-par 70 to win the Division II Individual Medalist honors by
one stroke over teammate Joel Lynn, a freshman from Fayetteville,
who carded a final round 1-over-par 71 and by 4-strokes over Ian
Milne, a senior from Fayetteville, who fired a final round
3-under-par 69.
"Our team really came together this week," said Scott, who finished
in a tie for second place in the 2006 Championship. "We could not
be more pleased with the result and this is an experience we hope
to build on in the future."
Virginia State finished fifth followed by Saint Augustine's in sixth place. North Carolina Central finished 8th and Johnson C. Smith finished 9th.
Over 170 contestants from 36 colleges and universities, representing 13 countries comprised the field for the 2007 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship. State Farm Insurance and The Golf Channel have combined to produce one-hour Championship highlight programs, which will air on June 6 at 3:00 P.M. E.D.T. and on June 23 at 4:00 P.M. E.D.T.
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The 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship
The PGA Golf Club
Ryder and Wanamaker Courses
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
May 11-13
DIVISION II
1 Fayetteville State University
285-283-284--852
1 Derek Scott 68-70-70--208
2 Joel Lynn 71-67-71--209
3 Ian Milne 71-72-69--212
8 Jeremy Ringled 75-74-74--223
13 Brandon Smith 78-75-75--228
2 Lincoln University 303-296-290--889
T 5 Rodolfo Gamino 77-69-73 219
T 5 Kortland Ware 76-75-68--219
7 Dan Frost 73-75-73--221
17 Aaron Murphy 79-77-76--232
23 Keith Ware 77-78-83--238
3 Morehouse College 301-304-299--904
4 Philip Allen 71-74-71--216
T 14 Steven Wooten 80-76-73--229
16 Bilal Numan 75-76-80--231
19 Edward Hills 79-78-77--234
22 Esquire Ward 76-83-78--237
4 Paine College 320-303-325--948
T 9 Antwan Hawthorne 82-69-74--225
T 14 Eric Stallings 75-71-83--229
27 Chauncey Davis 78-85-83--246
28 Ryan Oden 85-78-85--248
5 Virginia State University 316-320-315--951
T 9 Jerel Whiting 74-76-75--225
T 9 Greg Hunt 74-76-75--225
T 24 Kalani Britos 78-82-79--239
33 Brandon Williams 90-86-86--262
6 St. Augustine's College 331-313-336--980
12 Julius Wells 74-74-79--227
26 Aaron Oliver 80-76-84--240
T 29 Larry Whiteside 86-78-85--249
34 Justin Scunlock 91-85-88--264
7 Kentucky State University 341-316-333--990
T 20 Nick Morrow 82-75-79--236
T 29 Walker Kinne 92-78-79--249
31 James Andersen 85-81-87--253
32 Marcus Pipes 86-82-88--256
35 Patrick Lawrence 88-93-88--269
8 North Carolina Central University
358-346-327--1031
18 Chris Winters 81-77-75--233
T 24 Maylon James Fowler 78-81-80--239
36 Cameron Singleton 98-96-81--275
T 39 DeAndres Royal 101-92-91--284
42 Maurice Roseboro 128-120-115--363
9 Johnson C. Smith University
368-351-359--1078
T 20 Enobong Udo 80-79-77--236
37 Jamaal A. Brown 94-89-93--276
38 Julien Polk 97-94-91--282
T 39 Herbert L. Collins 97-89-98--284
41 George Harkess 113-122-123--358
