Oliver Wins Paine Golf Invitational In Playoff
March 18, 2008
AUGUSTA, GA - Junior Aaron Oliver (Pittsburgh, PA) of Saint Augustine's College defeated Sean Lucas of Paine in a sudden death playoff to win the Paine College Golf Invitational on Tuesday (March 18) at Forest Hills Golf Course.
Oliver shot for par on the first hole in the playoff to win the
individual title, the first in his college career as a Falcon. Both
Oliver and Lucas each shot a two-day score of 153 to force a
playoff.
Oliver led the Falcons to a third-place finish in the team standings. The Falcons shot 653, two shots behind Morehouse, which placed second with a 651 score. Paine, the host, won the event with a 632 score.
"I thought our guys played real well considering the conditions were cold," Falcon coach Lawrence Coleman said. "Aaron stepped up at crunch time."
Julius Wells (Bridgeport, CT) of the Falcons shot a 163 score to finish 10th individually.
The Forest Hills Golf Course, where the two-day tournament was held, is a par 72, 6,886-yard course.
Individual Scores (Top 10):
*1. Aaron Oliver (Saint
Augustine's)
78-75-153
2. Sean Lucas
(Paine)
77-76-153
3. Galen Aldrich
(Benedict)
77-77-154
Esquire Ward
(Morehouse)
74-80-154
Philip Allen
(Morehouse)
77-77- 154
6. Daniel Augustus
(Paine)
80-76-156
7. Nick Marrow (Kentucky
State)
82-75-157
8. Antwan Hawthorne
(Paine)
80-78-158
Olajuwon Ajanaku
(Benedict)
79-79-158
10. Julius Wells (Saint
Augustine's)
83-80-163
*Oliver defeated Lucas in playoff.
Team Scores:
1.
Paine
324-308-632
2.
Morehouse
329-322-651
3. Saint
Augustine's
333-320-653
4.
Benedict
331-344-675
5. Kentucky
State
375-338-713