University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies tie for 10th at Adams Cup
10/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
NARRAGANSETT, RI (October 3) – The University of Connecticut men’s golf team finished tied for 10th with Brigham Young and Mississippi at the 2001 Adams Cup of Newport Intercollegiate Golf Tournament on Wednesday at the Point Judith Country Club. The University of New Mexico, which led the 17-team field yesterday after two rounds, won the tournament with a combined score of 854 (+10). Vanderbilt’s Mark Donnell and New Mexico’s Wil Collins shared the individual championship, each carding a final round 70 to finish at 207 (-4) for the tournament.
The Huskies combined to shoot 884 for the two-day tournament, led by freshman Mike Murphy (Woburn, MA) and senior Sean Vigue (Lebanon, CT), who both finished with 216 (+6) for the tournament. Vigue fired the best UConn round of the day with a 69 (-1) while Murphy finished the final round with a 72 (+2). Senior Kevin O’Connor (East Lyme, CT) carded a final round 82 (+12) to finish tied for 64th for the tournament with a 230 (+20). Senior Kevin Coghlan’s (North Ridge, CA) 80 (+10) and freshman Daniel Keefe’s (Cumberland, RI) 77 (+7) rounded out UConn’s scoring. Coghlan finished the tournament tied for 69th with a 231 while Keefe finished tied for 76th with a 234.
The Huskies will next take to the links in New Haven, CT for the Yale Invitational which was rescheduled for October 13-14. A season ago at this tournament, UConn finished fifth in a 21-team field with a three-round total of 912.
Top 10 Teams
Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total Finish New Mexico 280 281 293 854 1 Michigan State 295 281 285 861 2 Minnesota 287 284 293 864 T3 Vanderbilt 287 287 290 864 T3 Rhode Island 294 282 297 873 5 Furman 296 288 290 874 6 Georgia State 290 289 299 878 7 Marshall 279 303 300 882 8 Southern Florida 290 295 298 883 9 Mississippi 294 300 290 884 T10 Connecticut 294 292 298 884 T10 Brigham Young 291 295 298 884 T10Top 5 Individual Scores
Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total Finish Mark Donnell (Vanderbilt) 69 68 70 207 (-3) T1 Wil Collins (New Mexico) 68 69 70 207 (-3) T1 Burke Spensky (Marshall) 71 68 71 210 (E) 3 Mike Carbone (Rhode Island) 71 66 76 213 (+3) 4 John Koskinen (Michigan State) 74 70 70 214 (+4) T5 Justin SMith (Minnesota) 71 67 76 214 (+4) T5 J.J. Beckstrom (Michigan State) 74 71 69 214 (+4) T5 Simon Nash (Minnesota) 74 68 72 214 (+4) T5
UConn Scores
Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total Finish Sean Vigue 76 71 69 216 (+5) T13 Mike Murphy 71 73 72 216 (+5) T13 Kevin O’Connor 74 74 82 230 (+20) T64 Kevin Coghlan 77 74 80 231 (+21) T69 Daniel Keefe 73 84 77 234 (+24) T76
