Oct. 17, 2005

George Mason's Mike Kirby, coming off his first tournament win last week at the JMU Invitational, is the leader after 36 holes of competition at the first annual Frank Landrey Intercollegiate Invitational, being played at the Poplar Grove Golf Course today. He was the only golfer to record a pair of sub-par rounds as he currently leads the field of 50 golfers with a three-under-par 141 (70-71), while Liberty's Nathan Schenz-Davis stands in second with a two-under-par 142 (74-68).

George Mason goes into Tuesday's round in fourth place, only four strokes off second-place Maryland. Host school Liberty was able to weather the blustery conditions of the first round and post a pair of solid rounds to lead by 12 strokes. The Flames were the only team to shoot a sub-300 round in the first 18 holes. However, the conditions surrounding the course calmed down for the afternoon, resulting in a more competitive second round as six of the 10 teams posted scores below 300.

The Patriots Mike Cavanagh recorded 10 birdies to finish the two rounds tied for 14th carding a six-over-par 150 (78-72). Dan Hurley cut eight strokes off the morning round in the afternoon, and recorded two eagles on the day to finish with a 154 (81-73). Junior Nick DeSimone had a three-over-par first round, but finished with a 155 (75-80) after shooting eight-over-par on the second round. David Murnane shot a 77 and followed it up with an 87 in the afternoon for a 164 total (77-87).

The tournament will conclude with a final 18 holes of competition tomorrow at the par-72, 7,059 yard Poplar Grove Golf Course.

Fin. 	School 	Scores
1	Liberty University	289	291	580	+4
2	Maryland, U. of	        304	288	592	+16
3	James Madison Univ. 	303 	291 	594 	+18
4 	George Mason Univ. 	300 	296 	596 	+20
5 	Liberty - B 	        298 	300 	598 	+22
6 	Longwood University 	310 	293 	603 	+27
7	Rutgers University	300	305	605	+29
8	Detroit Mercy, U. of	309	299	608	+32
9	Towson University	304	308	612	+36
10	Temple University	318 	321 	639 	+63

George Mason
1	Mike Kirby	70	71	141(-3)
T14	Mike Cavanagh	78	72	150(+6)
T28	Dan Hurley	81	73	154(+10)
T32	Nick DeSimone	75	80	155(+11)
	David Murnane	77	87	164(+20)