Sept. 27, 2005
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Johnston leads UTSA to sixth-place finish at Adams Cup of Newport Final Results - Team Standings | Individual Standings
Combined Results | Media Report | Stats
NEWPORT, R.I. - Junior Matt Johnston fired an even-par 72 to help lead the UTSA men’s golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Adams Cup of Newport held Tuesday at Newport National Golf Club’s Orchard Course (7,244 yards/par 72).
The Roadrunners overcame an opening-round 323, which left them in a tie for 15th out of 16 teams, with a 306 over the final 18 holes on Monday, putting them in 10th entering today’s round. Johnston’s 72 keyed a 12-over 300 carded by UTSA, the fifth-best round of the day, propelling the Roadrunners into sixth place in the final standings at 929, only two strokes behind South Florida for fifth.
Texas A&M won the team title with a 306-297-292=895, followed by North Carolina (900), South Carolina-Aiken (907) and Rhode Island (918).
Johnston finished in a tie for fifth in the individual standings at 77-76-72=225. Martin Ureta of North Carolina was the individual medalist at 71-76-69=216.
Sophomore transfer Thomas Kearney tied for 23rd with a 54-hole total of 232, while sophomores Shane Costelloe and Nick Olivarri tied for 45th (238) and 54th (240), respectively. Senior John Elizondo tied for 59th (241).
The Roadrunners return to the course on Oct. 10-11 when they travel to Waco for the Baylor Invitational.
Adams Cup of Newport
Newport National Golf Club Orchard Course (7,244 yards/par 72)
Final Results
Team Standings: 1. Texas A&M 306-297-292=895; 2. North Carolina 305-305-290=900; 3. South Carolina-Aiken 301-308-298=907; 4. Rhode Island 307-305-306=918; 5. South Florida 317-301-309=927; 6. UTSA 323-306-300=929; 7. North Texas 310-310-311=931; 8. Virginia Commonwealth 322-296-317=935; T-9. Southeastern Louisiana 306-305-327=938; T-9. Furman 320-320-298=938; 11. Iowa State 322-319-302=943; 12. Marshall 320-316-308=944; 13. Georgetown 317-310-319=946; 14. Yale 318-321-313=952; 15. East Carolina 329-319-308=956; 16. Bryant 323-327-321=971.
Individual Top Five (plus UTSA players): 1. Martin Ureta, UNC 71-76-69=216; 2. Bronson Burgoon, A&M 74-72-72=218; 3. Scott Brown, USC-Aiken 72-74-74=220; 4. Jerad Harklau, A&M 76-78-69=223; T-5. Matt Johnston, UTSA 77-76-72=225; T-5. Ben Spitz, URI 75-76-74=225; T-23. Thomas Kearney, UTSA 76-75-81=232; T-45. Shane Costelloe, UTSA 84-76-78=238; T-54. Nick Olivarri, UTSA 86-79-75=240; T-59. John Elizondo, UTSA 86-80-75=241.
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