Senior Trevor Murphy led the 49ers with a four-under par 67 in the final round. |
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Charlotte Finishes 8-Under Par at NCAA Regionals
May 17, 2008
Chattanooga, Tenn. - NOTE: Charlotte will await the completion of round three by teams still competing to learn if it has advanced to the NCAA Championships.
Senior Trevor Murphy (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) shot four-under par 67 in the final round of the NCAA East Regional at Council Fire Golf Club to lead the 49ers to a three-day total of eight-under par. When the 49ers walked off the course they were in eighth-place, remaining in position to advance to the 2008 NCAA Championships. The top 10 teams will advance to the NCAA Championships, May 28-31 at Purdue.
"We started out like a locomotive," head coach Jamie Green said of the 49ers fast start to open the day. "We started out amazingly well -- which you have to do because there are birdies to be had on the first few holes. We got off to a terrific start, but everybody struggled a little, somewhere today. Everyone had a little bit of `needing to save the round' today and everyone did it."
"I wasn't (nervous)," Green added about coming into the final round in a tie for eighth-place. "They were in a situation that to get through today it was going to depend on how competitive you were. That's one thing I've never had to worry about with these guys. If faced with a competitive challenge, they are going to find a way to prevail."
Murphy shot a five-under par 31 on the front nine.
"I had perfect yardages with my wedges," Murphy said of his front nine. "I had comfortable yardages where I was really decisive with the clubs and the shots I wanted to hit. That's really important. And, I putted well. You can hit it great and not score if you don't putt well. I was happy with how I putted. I rolled it well."
Murphy's four-under par round helped Charlotte land a third-round score of three-under par. Sophomore Corey Nagy added a two-under par, 69. Senior Jonas Enander Hedin had a +1, 72 and Stefan Wiedergruen shot +2, 73. Senior Andrew DiBitetto, who led the 49ers at six-under par through the first two rounds shot +3, 74 to finish at three-under par for the event.
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"I thought we were sitting pretty well," Nagy said of heading into the final round. "I knew we had a couple guys who had their best golf in front of them, including myself. We do so well because we have different guys playing well on different days. Today was the same thing."
Nagy shot his best round of the tournament, as did Murphy.
DiBitetto finished at -3, 210. Murphy and Enander Hedin finished at even-par, 213. Nagy finished with a three-day total of +3, 216 while Wiedergruen was +6, 219. Each player had at least two of their rounds count towards the team score during the event.
The top 10 teams from the Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, May 28-31 at Purdue. Charlotte, which is making its fourth straight NCAA Regional appearance has advanced to the NCAA Championships in each of the last two years. Charlotte finished a program-best third at last year's finals.
