McGowan Leads Golf to 8th-Place Finish at Princeton Invitational
4/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Golf
With a two-day total of 142, McGowan finished third overall behind Andy Latowski of Penn State and Kevin Campana of Rutgers who both finished at 141. Latowski, who shot a two-under-par 69 in the final round, was the individual champion based on a tie-breaker.
Penn State also capture the team title at the 18-team event with a combined total of 577. Seton Hall, which trailed by just four strokes after shooting a combined total of 290 in the opening round, faded with a 303 in the second round. The Pirates finished with a two-day total of 593.
Other Seton Hall finishers included senior Eugene Smith (Glen Ridge, NJ) who tied for 12th with after shooting 70-76-146. Sophomore Justin Van Hyning (Bordentown, NJ) carded back-to-back rounds of 76 to finish with a 152. Senior Drew McMahon (Little Falls, NJ) shot 73-80-153 while junior Jonas Forssell (North Plainfield, NJ) shot 79-83-162.
The Seton Hall golf team closes out its regular season on April 28-29 at the BIG EAST Championship at Metacomet Country Club in Providence, RI.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Penn State, 577 2. Georgetown, 585 3. Princeton, 585 4. Pennsylvania, 588 5. Rutgers, 588 6. St. John's, 589 7. William & Mary, 591 8. Seton Hall, 593 9. Lehigh, 602 10. Temple, 605SETON HALL FINISHERS: 3. Brian McGowan, 71-71-142 T12. Eugene Smith, 70-76-146 T45. Justin Van Hyning, 76-76-152 T50. Drew McMahon, 73-80-153 T84. Jonas Forssell, 79-83-162
