Sept. 26, 2005

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (Sept. 25, 2005) - George Mason men's golf placed 13th out of 20 teams at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate golf tournament, held at the par 72, 6,761-yard Rees Jones Golf Course in Sunset Beach, NC. The Patriots finished with a score of 892 (305-294-293), one stroke off 12th place University of Pennsylvania and tied with conference rival Delaware. Host Elon won the event, shooting a team 851.

The Patriots were tied for 16th place after the second-round, but moved up three spots with their best round of the three, an five-over par final round. This was the first three-round tournament for the Patriots this season, who have opened the season winning the Navy Fall Invitational and placing second at the Towson Invitational, both 36-hole tournaments.

George Mason senior Mike Kirby led the Patriots with a three-under par 213 (72-71-70), which placed him 7th individually. The three-round total ranks sixth in Mason history. Senior Mike Cavanagh carded a 226 (75-78-73), placing him tied for 57th. Sophomores Ryan Younger and J.J. Amoruso rounded out the team scores, shooting 227 and 230 respectively.

Next up for the Patriots is the James Madison Invitational on October 10-11.

Sea Trail Intercollegiate Top 15 Results
(Par: 72, Yardage: 6,761, Rees Jones Golf Course)
1. Elon 284-292-275=851
2. Western Carolina, 292-281-289=862
3. Pfeffer University, 291-287-286=864
4. Wofford College, 287-294-293=874
    Radford, 294-292-288=874
6. Murray State University, 291-288-297=876
7. Bethune-Cookman, 296-285-298=879
8. Princeton, 287-297-297=881
9. Kennesaw State University, 289-298-296=883
10. Columbia, 290-301-296=887
     Longwood, 291-293-303=887
12. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 300-295-296=891
13. GEORGE MASON, 305-294-293=892
     Delaware, 301-294-297=892
15. Gardner-Webb, 300-293-303=896

GEORGE MASON
T7 Mike Kirby	72-71-70=213
T57 Mike Cavanagh 75-78-73=226
T61 Ryan Younger 80-72-75=227
T71 J.J. Amoruso 78-77-75=230
T77 Nick DeSimone 83-74-76=233