Setting the Scene:

Course: Green Valley Country Club – Portsmouth, R.I. (par 71/6,830 yards)

The field: 10 teams, 62 total golfers

Weather: 48 degrees, partly cloudy and windy

Rhode Island Team Results:
The Rams won the Rhody Invitational with a score of 622. Delaware placed second with a 629 and Bryant and Sacred Heart tied for third with a 636.

Rhode Island's Individual Results:

• Branden Chicorka shot a team-best 71 on the day, the score was also the top of the tournament. With his 77 yesterday, Chicorka finished with a 148 and was the top finisher in the invitational. The senior also had the most pars in the invitational with 25.
• Jared Adams and Jeffrey Ray both shot an 80 on the day.
• Andrew Fiorenzano finished with an 81. Fiorenzano finished the invitational tied for eighth place with an overall score of 158. He also recorded 20 pars in the tournament.
• Nick Fairweather shot an 83 and a 159 overall, tying for 13th place. Fairweather recorded a total of four birdies in the tournament.

Quotable:
"As nice as it is to win a tournament, for us it's only a step towards the ultimate goal of winning New England's and the Atlantic 10 Championship," said head coach Gregg Burke. At the end of the season this will mean a lot, especially given the tough weather conditions, but right now we're only thinking about preparing for the New England Championship, which URI hasn't won in almost a decade."

What's Next:
The Rams will compete in the New England Division I Championship held in Middletown, R.I. at the Newport National Golf Club on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. Tee time is set for 10 a.m. on both days.