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Sep 24, 2008

GSW's McKenney Wins Coker Intercollegiate; Lander Second

Georgia Southwestern's Adam McKenney fired an eight-under 136 to capture the Coker Intercollegiate title in Orlando, Fla. Lander finished second as a team, just one stroke behind Florida Southern.

McKenney shot rounds of 67-69=126 on the par-72 Orange County National Golf Club course in Orlando, edging out Florida Southern's Judson Eustaquio by two and FSU's Danny Evelyn by three. The Georgia Southwestern team shot a nine-over-par 297 in the second round to finish plus-nine for the tournament, seventh place overall.

Led by Charlie Hoyle's 4-under-par 140, the Lander men's golf team finished second of 12 teams. Hoyle shot 70 in both rounds and finished in fourth place among the 60 golfers. Bryan Newton (70-72=142) tied for seventh; Billy Belair (73-71=144) and Roberto Nasalli-Rocca (68-76=144) tied for 10th; and Cooper Tinsley (72-77=149) tied for 38th. Lander led the tournament after the first round when the Bearcats fired a 280 for a two-shot lead over Florida Southern.

Armstrong Atlantic State finished one stroke behind Georgia Southwestern in eighth place with a 586. Senior Chris Wolfe shot a two-over-par 74 on Tuesday to finish tied for 10th individually with an even-par 144 total. The All-American has finished in the top 10 in his last five events, dating back to last season, and has finished in the top 10 in seven of his last nine tournaments. Freshman Matthew Motes carded the day's best round for AASU, shooting a one-under-par 71 to finish tied for 31st individually with a four-over-par 148 total. Sophomore David Patterson carded a second-round 76 to finish tied for 38th with a 149 total, while freshman Dustin Allen shot a second straight 75 to finish tied for 44th with a 150 total. Sophomore Parker Gordon rounded out the AASU scoring with a 79, finishing tied for 48th with a 151 total.

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