FLOURTOWN,
Pa. - Campbell junior Zak Drescher fired a final
round 73 to win the individual title, and the Camels came from four
shots back to claim the team title at the Big Five Invitational
just outside of Philadelphia, on Sunday afternoon.
Drescher followed up his first round 67 with a two-over par round
on the final day to claim the individual title at two-under par
(67-73-140). He was the only player in the 90-player field to
finish the event in red numbers. The win was the first of his
collegiate career as his previous best was a third place finish at
the Seascape Collegiate last season.
Campbell (297-290-587) and Yale trailed first round leader Richmond
by four shots heading into the final round, but the Camels fired a
tournament best team score of 290 to claim the tournament by four
strokes over Richmond in the 17-team field.
Matt Moot fired the best
round of the day for the Camels with an even-par 71 on the 6,827
yard Par-71, Philadelphia Cricket Club layout, to finish in a tie
for 16th (78-71-149). Moot, a junior from Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, recorded three birdies and three bogeys on
Sunday.
Victor Hielte continued his
solid play on the season as he fired his second straight 74 to
finish in a tie for 11th (74-74-148). Vaita
Guillaume also improved on the final day as he fired a one-over
par 72, to finish in a tie for 21st (78-72-150).
Mark Ballo of St. John's finished in second at one-over par
(72-71-143) and Robert Cronheim of Cornell finished in third
(73-71-144).
The victory was the first of the season for the Camels through
three events. Their best finish previously was a fourth place
finish at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate, just two weeks ago. It
was their first team victory since the Atlantic Sun Championships
just last spring.
Campbell returns to action October 19-20 as they will participate
in the Georgetown Intercollegiate.
The Big
Five Invitational
Wissahickon
Course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club / Flourtown,
Pennsylvania
October
10-11, 2009 / Par 71, 6,827 Yards
Final Team Results: 1. Campbell 297-290-587, 2.
Richmond 293-298-591, 3. Yale 297-297-594, T4. Pennsylvania
309-291-600, T4. Binghamton 306-294-600, 6. Harvard 301-300-601, 7.
West Florida 299-309-608, 8. Cornell 298-311-609, 9. Villanova
311-302-613, 10. St. Johns 308-306-614, T11. Boston College
309-306-615, T11. Navy 308-307-615, T13. Temple 304-312-616, T13.
Princeton 303-313-616, 15. Drexel 304-316-620, 16. St. Joseph's
319-309-628, 17. La Salle 354-351-705
Final Individual Leaders: 1. Zak Drescher (Campbell)
67-73-140, 2. Mark Ballo (St. John's) 72-71-143, 3. Robert
Cronheim (Cornell) 73-71-144, T4. Eric Plisko (Temple) 70-75-145,
T4. Daniel Walker (Richmond) 72-73-145, 6. Evan Beirne (St. John's)
72-74-146, T7. Andrew Marler (Binghamton) 74-73-147, T7. Colin St.
Maxens (Penn) 82-65-147, T7. Mark Pollack (Harvard) 74-73-147, T7.
Ben Wescoe (Yale) 71-76-147
Other Campbell Individuals: T11. Victor Hielte 74-74-148,
T16. Matt Moot 78-71-149, T21. Vaita
Guillaume 78-72-150, T59. Mitch
Gray 80-77-157
