Hal Sutton Invitational
Men's golf wins title at Centenary
4/7/2009 1:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
SHREVEPORT, LAÂ Led by Fergal Rafferty , Scott Kelly and John Hurley who finished second, third and fourth individually, the Sam Houston State men's golf team posted its fifth tournament team victory of the 2008-09 season Tuesday at the Hal Sutton Invitational hosted by Centenary College.
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The Bearkats fired a team score of 308-302-295 ? 905 to defeat four other teams on the par 72, 6,954-yard course at Shreveport Country Club.
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Host Centenary was the team runner-up nine strokes back at 914. The Gents' Mark Weeber won the individual medalist title with a one-over total of 71-70-76?217.
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Rafferty was the individual runner-up with a 73-75-71?219 card. Kelly placed third with a 76-75-75?226 total. John Hurley was fourth totaling 81-74-76?231. Lee Broussard finished 9th (82-78-74?234) and Casey Nelson 10th (78-82-75?235).
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McNeese State, the only other Southland team in the competition, was third with a 941 team total. North Dakota State (975) finished fourth and North Dakota (986) was fifth.
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The tournament marked the final action for the Bearkats before they compete in the annual Southland Conference championships to take place April 27-29 at Kerrville, Texas.
| HAL SUTTON INTERCOLLEGIATE | |||||
| April 6-7, 2009, Shreveport, LA -- Par 72, 6,954 yards | Â | ||||
| Team Standings | 1R | 2R | 3R | Total | |
| 1 | SAM HOUSTON | 308 | 302 | 295 | 905 |
| 2 | Centenary | 308 | 304 | 302 | 914 |
| 3 | McNeese St. | 328 | 311 | 302 | 941 |
| 4 | North Dakota St. | 322 | 338 | 315 | 975 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 330 | 334 | 322 | 986 |
| Individual Medalist | 1R | 2R | 3R | Total | |
| 1 | Mark Weeber, Centenary | 71 | 70 | 76 | 217 |
| Sam Houston Scores | 1R | 2R | 3R | Total | |
| 2 | Fergal Rafferty | 73 | 75 | 71 | 219 |
| 3 | Scott Kelly | 76 | 75 | 75 | 226 |
| 5 | John Hurley | 81 | 74 | 76 | 231 |
| 14 | Lee Broussard | 82 | 78 | 74 | 234 |
| 14 | Casey Nelson | 78 | 72 | 75 | 225 |
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