For Immediate Release: April 20 2008
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

BU golf ends season with 11th place showing at Penn State Invite
Vinal ties for fifth place (70-75-77) in final collegiate tournament

Final Scores

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.– In the team's final round of the 2007-08 season, Binghamton golf shot 318 to finish 11th place out of 12 teams at the 54-hole Rutherford Invitational, hosted by Penn State on its par-71, 7,202-yard course. The host Nittany Lions won the event with rounds of 286-286-306=878. The Bearcats finished at 304-311-318=933.

Senior Zach Vinal (Syracuse, N.Y.) shot 70-75-77 to tie for fifth place out of 66 individuals. It was his sixth top-10 finish in 10 tournaments this year.

Sophomore Mike Corbo (Mendham, N.J.) shot 76-77-84=237, freshman Jake Katz (Williamsville, N.Y.) came in at 82-80-77=239, senior Ryan Gabel (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) finished his career with rounds of 85-79-80=244, and sophomore Patrick Donovan (Oswego, N.Y.) shot 76-81-88=245.