Washington dominates in Georgetown Intercollegiate victory; Saint Joseph's finishes sixth

   Washington, out of the Pac-12 Conference, took a trip to the East Coast and headed back home to Seattle with a lot hardware collected at the Georgetown Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday at Four Streams Golf Club in Beallsville, Md.

   Give Washington head coach Alan Murray credit for getting his Huskies out of their comfort zone and heading east to tackle the Four Streams layout, a 20-year-old course that was the maiden design of three-time major champion Nick Price in partnership with veteran golf course architect Steve Smyers.

   It seemed to agree with the Huskies as five members of the starting lineup and a sixth player competing as an individual finished among the top nine, including the individual co-champions, Noah Woolsey, a junior from Pleasanton, Calif., and Henry Lee, a senior from Canada.

   Washington opened with a 3-under-par 281 and a 2-under 282 in Monday’s double round over the 7,035-yard, par-71 Four Streams layout. The Huskies then closed it out with an impressive 12-under 272 in Tuesday’s final round for a 17-under 835 total that was a whopping 27 shots clear of the rest of the field. It was the third team title for Washington in the fall campaign.

   Butler, out of the Big East, and Loyola of Maryland, a Patriot League entry, shared runnerup honors as each landed at 10-over 862. The Bulldogs followed up a pair of 6-over 290s in Monday’s double round with a final round of 2-under 282. The Greyhounds only trailed Washington by two shots after an opening round of 1-under 283 and added a 5-over 289 in Monday afternoon’s second round before closing with a 6-over 290.

   Florida Atlantic finished in fourth place at 21-over 873, 11 shots behind Butler and Loyola of Maryland. The Owls, who play in Conference USA, struggled in the final round with a 10-over 294 after opening with rounds of 288 and 291 in Monday’s double round.

   Reigning Ivy League champion Princeton had a disappointing final round, a 17-over 301, as the Tigers finished fifth with a 28-over 840 total. Princeton opened with a 3-over 287 before adding an 8-over 292 in Monday afternoon’s second round.

   Saint Joseph’s, out of the Atlantic 10, was another two shots behind Princeton in sixth place in the 12-team field with a 30-over 582 total. The Hawks opened with a solid 4-over 288 and added a 12-over 296 in the second round before closing with a 14-over 298.

   Woolsey closed fast and Lee got off to a hot start and they met at the finish tied at 5-under 208 for medalist honors over what was obviously a challenging Four Streams layout.

   After opening with a 1-over 72, Woolsey added a 2-under 69 in Monday afternoon’s second round before closing with a 4-under 67. Lee opened with a sparkling 5-under 66, matched only by teammate Jan Schneider, a junior from Germany, in the final round for low round of the tournament, and added a 2-under 69 in Monday afternoon’s second round before closing with a 2-over 73 that was a throw-out for the Huskies.

   Paul Margolis, a sophomore from France, shared fourth place with Washington teammate Petr Hruby, a freshman from the Czech Republic who was competing as an individual, each landing on 2-under 211.

   Margolis opened with rounds of 1-under 70 and 2-under 69 in Monday’s double round before closing with a 1-over 72. Hruby fired a pair of 1-under 70s in Monday’s double round before matching par in the final round with a 71. The kid made a pretty good case for a spot among the starting five.

   Rounding out the starting lineup for Washington were Schneider and Bo Peng, a freshman from China, both of whom were among the group tied for ninth place ate 2-over 215. And both saved their best for last.

   Schneider matched Lee for the low round of the tournament with a final round of 5-under 66 after a so-so start of 73 and 76 in Monday’s double round. Peng fired a closing 4-under 67 after rounds of 73 and 75 in Monday’s double round.

   Rhode Island’s Chris Francoeur, a junior from Amesbury, Mass., finished alone in third place in the individual standings at 3-under 210, two shots behind Washington’s Woolsey and Lee. Francoeur, coming off a runnerup finish in the Wildcat Fall Invitational at White Manor Country Club, closed with a  sparkling 4-under 67 to move up the leaderboard.

   Princeton’s Evan Quinn, a senior from Morristown, N.J., shared sixth place with Butler’s Luke Wells, a freshman from Springfield, Ohio, and Florida Atlantic’s Enrique Dimayuga, a freshman from England, at 1-over 214.

   Quinn, the Ivy League runnerup last spring at Hidden Creek Golf Club at the Jersey Shore, opened with a 1-under 70 and added a 2-over 73 in Monday afternoon’s second round before matching par in Tuesday’s final round with a 71.

   Wells closed with a 2-under 69 while Dimayuga fired a pair of even-par 71s after opening with a 1-over 72.

   Saint Joseph’s got a couple of solid showings from junior Wills Montgomery, who starred scholastically at Downingtown East, and Michael O’Brien, a senior from West Chester, Ohio.

   Montgomery matched par in the opening round with a 71 before adding a pair of 72s to finish among the group tied for ninth place at 2-over 215. O’Brien opened with a 1-under 70 and added a 2-over 73 in Monday afternoon’s second round before closing with a 3-over 74 that left him among the group tied for 15^th place at 4-over 217.

   Senior Richard Riva, a Lancaster Catholic product, finished among the group tied for 43^rd place at 226.
    Riva opened with a solid 1-under 70 before struggling to an 80 in Monday afternoon’s second round. He then closed with a 5-over 76.

   Senior Tommy Lewis, a former Central Bucks East standout, shaved seven shots off an opening-round 81 with a 3-over 74 in Monday afternoon’s second before finishing up with a 76 that left him among the group tied for 57^th place at 231.

   Sophomore J.T. Spina, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier in each of his last two seasons at Pope John Paul II, added a final-round 78 to the pair of 77s he posted in Monday’s double round as he rounded out the St. Joe’s lineup by finishing among the group tied for 60^th place at 232.

   The Saint Joseph’s contingent included a pair of players competing as individuals. Noah Henderson, a senior from Solana Beach, Calif., opened with a 79 and added a pair of 81s to finish in 70^th place with a 241 total. Coley Hunter, a freshman from Rockville, Md., finished in 71^st place at 255 after struggling in the final round with an 87. Hunter’s best round was an 8-over 79 in Monday afternoon’s second round.

   Loyola of Maryland’s co-runnerup finish included a solid showing from junior Evan Brown, one of the Ches-Mont League’s top players when he was at Kennett.

   Brown, who finished in a tie for eighth place in the Pennsylvania Amateur at Aronimink Golf Club this past summer, took 14^th place at Four Streams with a 3-over 216 total. Brown matched par in the opening round with a 71 and added a 1-over 72 in Monday afternoon’s second round before closing with a 2-over 73.