Sept. 25, 2012

MANAKIN-SABOT, VA.-- ODU red-shirt senior Thomas Wilde (Bucks, England) fired 77 today to finish tied for 17th at the VCU Shootout. As a team, the Monarchs tied for ninth with a 54-hole score of 922.

Sean Bosdosh of Maryland won the tournament after shooting 70-71-71=212 to win win the event by two strokes over Raymond Ho of Long Beach State and Scott Fernandez of Iowa State. Virginia Tech won the event at 878 by nine strokes over Wichita State.

Wilde, who shot 73-74-77=224 tied for fourth in par three scoring at 3.08 and he finished the tournament with 35 total pars which ranked sixth best in the event. Sophomore Jamison Randall (Cumberland, RI.) tied for 38th with a 232, junior John Dawson tied for 43rd with a 233, Ashton Newsom (Chesapeake, VA.) tied for 52nd at 237 and freshman Seth Sweet (Madison, ME.) tied for 58th at 240.

The Monarchs return to action, Oct. 15 and 16 in Atlanta, GA. for the AutoTrader.com Classic.

VCU SHOOTOUT
Hermitage Country Club
Manakin-Sabot, VA.
Par 72. 6955 yards

FINAL TEAM SCORES (12 teams)
1 Virginia Tech 292 295 291 878 +14
2 Wichita State 288 292 307 887 +23
3 Long Beach State 296 296 296 888 +24
4 Maryland 297 296 298 891 +27
5 Iowa State 297 294 303 894 +30
6 Richmond 300 300 304 904 +40
7 East Carolina 303 306 299 908 +44
8 VCU 306 307 307 920 +56
T9 UNCG 315 294 313 922 +58
T9 Old Dominion 293 313 316 922 +58
T9 George Mason 304 303 315 922 +58
12 James Madison 315 310 327 952 +88

ODU GOLFERS
T17 Thomas Wilde      73-74-77=224
T38 Jamison Randall   72-80-80=232
T43 John Dawson       74-80-79=233
T52  Ashton Newsom    74-80-83=237
T58 Seth Sweet        81-79-80=240