March 3, 2008

COMPLETE RESULTS

TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Winston-Salem State University men's golf team finished in eighth place following the conclusion of the final round of the Florida A&M Spring Golf Invitational after turning in a team aggregate total of 327 on the par 72, 6998-yard course on Sunday afternoon.  Combined with a showing of 332 in Saturday's first round, the Rams finished with a team total of 659 to close out competition with a two-day total of 83 over par.  The Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats shot a 290 on Sunday to break a tie with Johnson and Wales as B-CU earned the tournament title with a six-over par 582 total.

All five WSSU golfers turned in rounds in the 80's on Sunday afternoon as Lance Holmes led the Rams with a team-low round of 80 en route to a 41^st-place individual finish.

Holmes was joined by Jerrell Fields who turned in a score of 81 and Joshua Sherrell and Kenneth Lathan who both fired rounds of 83.  Closing out the scoring for the Rams was Steven Mason's round of 85.

Willie Mack of Bethune-Cookman won the individual medalist honors with a two-day total of three under par (141) as he earned a one-stroke victory over Johnson and Wales University's David Vanegas (142).

Bethune-Cookman University, the event's team champion, placed three golfers in the top five individual finishers en route to the title.

The Rams return to action on March 15-16, 2008 as they play host to some of college golf's best teams at the inaugural Winston-Salem State University Spring Golf Invitational at Winston-Lake Golf Club in Winston-Salem, NC.

For additional information on WSSU men's golf, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at WSSURams.com.

Team Scores

Rk.       Team                                       Rd. 1-Rd. 2     Total    Par

1          Bethune-Cookman Col.           292-290           582      +6

2          Johnson & Wales U-FL            292-299           591      +15

3          Florida A&M Univ.                    310-299           609      +33

4          Thomas University                   308-307           615      +39

5          South Carolina State               309-310           619      +43

6          Savannah State U.                   312-312           624      +48

7          Morehouse College                 301-325           626      +50

8          Winston-Salem St. U                332-327           659      +83

WSSU Individual Scores

Rk.       Player                                     Rd. 1   Rd. 2   Total

24        Joshua Sherrell                        73        83        156

T27      Jerell Fields                             78        81        159

40        Kenneth Lathan                       90        83        173

41        Lance Holmes                          94        80        174

42        Steven Mason                          91        85        176