Final Results - Golfstat.com
Setting the Scene:
Course: White Manor Country Club – Malvern, Pa. (par 72/7,358 yards)
The field: 13 teams, 71 total golfers
Weather: 45 degrees, partly cloudy
Rhode Island's Individual Results:
* Branden Chicorka finished in a tie for third place, with a 54-hole total of 218 (72-70-76). It marked his best overall finish of 2012-13 and his fifth top 10 finish in six starts, dating back to the fall season.
He was even-par after the first 36 holes of play, shooting a 1-over par 72 during the morning session, carding birdies on the 7th and 17th holes. During the afternoon session, Chicorka rattled off three straight birdies on the 10th, 11th, and 12th holes and shot a 1-under round of 70.
* Nick Fairweather tied for 13th place overall - his best finish as a collegiate player. He closed out the tournament with a final round 76 on Tuesday, giving him a total sore of 228 (77-75-76).
Fairweather posted a first day score of 152. The freshman opened the tournament with a score of 77, posting birdies on the 7th and 15th. During the afternoon round, he improved by two strokes, carding a 75 and again posted a birdie on the 7th, as well as the 17th.
* Andrew Fiorenzano was one shot back, tying for 17th place with a 54-hole score of 229 (76-74-79). It tied for his best finish of the year, as he also tied for 17th place during the Hartford Hawk Invitational.
The junior was tied for ninth place, with a score of 150, after Monday's first two rounds of play. Fiorenzano recorded a first round 76 (+5), followed by a score of 74 (+3) during the second round. He birdied the 15th hole during both rounds on Monday.
* Jared Adams and Jeffrey Ray rounded out the Rhody golfers.
Adams tied for 20th place overall, carding a 77 during Tuesday's final 18 holes of play. He registered scores of 75 and 78 during Monday's opening day of competition.
Ray also opened up tourney play with rounds of 75 and 78 on his day one scorecard. He closed out with a 79 on Tuesday, putting him in a tie for 26th place (75-78-79=232).
* Delaware's Braden Shattuck won the tournament with a 1-over par total of 214 (68-72-74). He fired the low round of the tournament so far - a 3-under 68 during Monday's morning session.
Rhode Island Team Results:
* The Rams finished in second place, with a total score of 903 - three strokes behind winner Temple and two strokes ahead of Villanova and Georgetown, who tied for third place.
Rhode Island opened up play with a team score of 298 in the morning round and closed out the day one shot better, with a 297 during the afternoon session. The Rams combined for a score of 308 during Tuesday's final day of play.
Quotable:
"This tournament showed us just how good we can be and just how much work we have to do to be better. Branden and Nick gave us three solid rounds. I thought Jeffrey really set the tone for our great first day with his opening round. Jared and Andrew showed flashes of good scoring as well. I believe we can be pretty good with lots of hard work."
-- head coach Gregg Burke
What's Next:
Rhode Island hosts the Rhody Invitational on April 6-7 at the Green Valley C.C. in Portsmouth, R.I.
