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Kyle Towne
Issue date: 3/12/09 Section: Sports
03/12/09 - The University of Rhode Island men's golf team finished 20th with a total of 906 strokes at the Ron Smith Invitational, which was held at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club in Dade City, Florida.
"We had great weather and ideal conditions," said head coach Tom Drennan. "The team is used to getting on and off planes so I think they weren't tired to play."
After day one, the team were in 21st, shooting 307. Missouri State finished day one in first place with a score of 281, and Louisville University's Riley Wheeldon led all golfers with a score of 66.
For the Rams, senior Brad Valois led the Rams with his performance. In the first round he shot one over par with a score of 73. Senior Mark Stevens finished the day in a tie for 74th with his score of 75. Freshman Taylor Fontaine was tied for 105th posting a score of 79.
Day two of the invitational was successful for the Rams. They moved up one spot on the leader board to be 20th, with their score of 602 over the first 36 holes in the tournament.
Fontaine led the way for the Rams in the second day with a score of 67. This is the lowest score posted by any Ram golfer during the year. Fontaine posted nine birdies in his impressive performance.
Valois also had a quality day two. He recorded four birdies and finished the day with an even par. After day two, he led the Rams in 34th overall.
Day three was another impressive performance for Valois who led the team again in the tournament. He posted a score of 74, while Stevens finished the tournament in 72nd place, and posted a score of 75 in the last day.
Texas Tech University and Florida Southern College tied for first place at the tournament. Both teams led the way with 858 strokes over three days of competitive golf.
"I think coming out of the fact it was the first day outdoors, I was very pleased with some things," said Drennan. " On balance, I think it went well and we gave our self room for improvement."
The Rams will be back on the course on March 20 and 21 for the George Washington Invitational in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
"Hopefully we will get outside soon," said Drennan. "We are trying to search for more consistency, a more consistent approach will result in better scores for our guys."
"We had great weather and ideal conditions," said head coach Tom Drennan. "The team is used to getting on and off planes so I think they weren't tired to play."
After day one, the team were in 21st, shooting 307. Missouri State finished day one in first place with a score of 281, and Louisville University's Riley Wheeldon led all golfers with a score of 66.
For the Rams, senior Brad Valois led the Rams with his performance. In the first round he shot one over par with a score of 73. Senior Mark Stevens finished the day in a tie for 74th with his score of 75. Freshman Taylor Fontaine was tied for 105th posting a score of 79.
Day two of the invitational was successful for the Rams. They moved up one spot on the leader board to be 20th, with their score of 602 over the first 36 holes in the tournament.
Fontaine led the way for the Rams in the second day with a score of 67. This is the lowest score posted by any Ram golfer during the year. Fontaine posted nine birdies in his impressive performance.
Valois also had a quality day two. He recorded four birdies and finished the day with an even par. After day two, he led the Rams in 34th overall.
Day three was another impressive performance for Valois who led the team again in the tournament. He posted a score of 74, while Stevens finished the tournament in 72nd place, and posted a score of 75 in the last day.
Texas Tech University and Florida Southern College tied for first place at the tournament. Both teams led the way with 858 strokes over three days of competitive golf.
"I think coming out of the fact it was the first day outdoors, I was very pleased with some things," said Drennan. " On balance, I think it went well and we gave our self room for improvement."
The Rams will be back on the course on March 20 and 21 for the George Washington Invitational in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
"Hopefully we will get outside soon," said Drennan. "We are trying to search for more consistency, a more consistent approach will result in better scores for our guys."
