Sept. 27, 2006

Middletown, Rhode Island - The Pacific golf team shot a final round 306 Wednesday morning to finish in seventh place at the Adam's Cup. The Tigers posted a 54-hole score of 304-298-306=908 at Newport National Golf Club.

Senior Thomas Petersson once again led the Tigers, shooting a final round 75 to finish in a tie for 17th place. This time however, Petersson didn't go at it alone as sophomore Charles Van Sicklen also finished in 17th place with a 227 at the 7,244-yard course. Both players finished at +11 for the two-day event.

Also pacing the Tigers was junior Chris Rosenau and freshman Bayhaan Lakdawala. Rosenau finished with a 78 to tie for 28th while Lakdawala struggled down the stretch in his first collegiate tournament, shooting a final round 82. Junior A.J. Hohn finished with a 54-hole score of 236.

"We gave up some strokes today and that hurt us coming down the stretch," said head coach Brandon Goethals. "We ended up in the middle of the pack (in seventh) today and while that's not terrible it's not where we want to be. We're better than a "middle of the pack" team and we going to keep working until we get there."

The 2006 Adam's Cup team title went to the University of South Florida, who shot an 894 over the two-day event. Host school Rhode Island and nearby Hartford cruised in to tie for second place. Joel Myrick of Southern Mississippi maintained his first day lead to win the individual title with a final round 73.

The Tigers travel back across the country today and have less than a month before it's back across the United States for a return trip to the East Coast. This time to take part in the 49er Collegiate Classic in Charlotte, North Carolina.

PACIFIC SCORING 7 Pacific, U. of the 304 298 306 908 T 17 Thomas Petersson 78 74 75 227 T 17 Charlie Van Sicklen 77 74 76 227 T 28 Chris Rosenau 73 79 78 230 T 37 Bayhaan Lakdawala 76 74 82 232 T 49 A.J. Hohn 83 76 77 236

TEAM SCORING Fin. School Scores 1 So. Florida, U. of 297 296 301 894 +30 2 Hartford, U. of 299 302 294 895 +31 Rhode Island, U. of 295 297 303 895 +31 4 Florida Gulf Coast U 297 300 301 898 +34 5 Georgetown Univ. 304 295 307 906 +42 6 Texas-San Antonio 296 298 313 907 +43 7 Pacific, U. of the 304 298 306 908 +44 8 North Texas, U. of 301 294 314 909 +45 9 Marshall University 301 297 313 911 +47 Southern Mississippi 310 294 307 911 +47 11 Furman University 304 302 308 914 +50 12 Yale University 308 310 308 926 +62

INDIVIDUAL SCORING 1 Joel Myrick 71 69 73 213 2 Tyler Hitchcock 68 73 73 214 T 3 Justin Fetcho 72 71 74 217 T 3 Ben Spitz 74 71 72 217