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Providence College Athletics
Friday, April 26
Middletown, R.I.
9:00 AM
Providence College
at
URI Invitational
Providence Men's Golf Finishes 16th at URI Invitational
4/27/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 27, 2002
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- The Providence College men's golf team finished 16th of 18 teams at the URI Spring Invitational at the Green Valley Country Club in Portsmouth, R.I., on April 26-27. Providence, playing in its final match, shot a two-day, two-round total of 669 (342-327). The URI Spring Invitational was won by the University of Rhode Island with a score of 609 (312-297) on the 6,850 yard, par-71 course.
The Friars were led by freshman Jonathan Pirie (East Greenwich, R.I.) who finished tied for 46th with a score of 163 (80-83) and senior Chris Tobey (Hopkinton, Mass.) who finished tied for 58th with a score of 166 (88-78). PC's other golfers were freshman Steve Woelfel of Norwood, Mass. (tied 69th, 87-82--169), freshman Kevin McGrath of Upper Montclair, N.J. (tied 76th, 87-84--171) and senior Steve O'Brien of Cranston, R.I. (85th, 91-88--179).
For Providence, it marked the final match ever for the squad, which earned varsity status in 1960. In 1998, it was announced that College was eliminating men's golf as a varsity sport. The team was allowed to keep its varsity status and compete until May of 2002. PC Head Coach Joe Prisco, a 1949 graduate of Providence College, has been coaching the squad since 1953. For the first seven years, Prisco coached the team when it was a club sport at Providence. In 42 years as a head coach for the Friars, Prisco has registered a 403-119-1 mark, led eight teams and 16 individuals to the NCAA Championship and captured two BIG EAST titles. During his career, Prisco was named Division I Coach of the Year eight times.
TEAM FINISHES1. Rhode Island 312-297--6092. Connecticut 317-298--6153. Binghamton 319-308--6274. Central Connecticut 324-308--6325. Army 313-321--6346. Hartford 327-310--6377. URI Blue 318-322--6408. Dartmouth 318-323--6419. Temple 322-320--64210. Boston College 326-319--64511. Harvard 326-320--64612. St. Bonaventure 327-322--64913. Sacred Heart 330-321--65114. Brown 338-316--65415. St. Joseph's 327-331--65816. Providence 342-327--66917. Fordham 342-340--68218. Quinnipiac 346-362--708
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