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Seattle University Men?s Golf Completes First Tournament of Spring Season

SeattleU finishes in 11th place at tournament hosted by Southern Utah

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Seattle University Men?s Golf Completes First Tournament of Spring SeasonSeattle University Men?s Golf Completes First Tournament of Spring Season
The Seattle University men's golf team started the 2010 spring season with an 11th place finish at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational, hosted by Southern Utah University at the Sunbrook Golf Club Monday and Tuesday.

Junior Chris Holway (Longview, Wash.), in his first tournament with the Seattle University squad, shot rounds of 74 and 75 for a two-day total of 149 (+5), good enough for a tie for 19th place individually. Holway earned seven birdies during the 36-hole tournament and was one under par on the par-4 holes.

Kris Jackson (Snohomish, Wash.) followed a first-day 77 with a 74 in the second round, the lowest score for a SeattleU golfer, to finish in a tie for 29th place at 151 (+7). Jackson was tied for third among all golfers with 25 pars over the two-day tournament.

Ian Dahl (Longview, Wash.) put together rounds of 75 and 83 for a two-day total of 158 (+14) to finish in 60th place. Preston Matchett (Billings, Mont.) carded one of the eight eagles in the two rounds and finished in a tie for 64th place after rounds of 87 and 76 for a cumulative score of 163 (+19). Sam Bell (Park City, Utah) finished in 69th place with rounds of 86 and 83 for a two-day total of 169 (+25).

As a team, Seattle University shot rounds of 312 and 308 for a final score of 620 (+44), 44 strokes behind team champion College of Charleston. Harrison Moore of College of Charleston won the individual title after following a 70 with a tournament-low 68 for a two-day score of 138 (-6) and a three-stroke victory.

The Seattle University men's golf team is next in action Feb. 22-23 at the Cal State Bakersfield Invitational I, held at the Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield, Calif.