Wednesday, October 20, 2010

BEALLSVILLE, MD. - Matt Moot tied for second individually and 25th-ranked Campbell won its first men's golf tournament of the 2010-11 season Tuesday with a 10-stroke victory at the 26th Annual Georgetown Intercollegiate at The Members Club at Four Streams.

A senior from Johnstown, Pa., Moot shot four-under-par 209 (71-68-70) on the par-71, 6953-yard Members Club layout and tied with John Popeck of Maryland (69-69-71-209) for runner-up honors, four strokes behind medalist Austin Kelly from Miami of Ohio (66-71-68-205).

Campbell was the lone team in the 12-school field to finish in red numbers at five-under 847 (284-275-288), 10 strokes better than runner-up Miami of Ohio (857).  Richmond, which tied CU for the low round of the day (288), was third (861).

Moot led a group of four Camels among the top 19 finishers, while all five CU players completed the event in the top 23.

"They were just very comfortable with their games and played with a lot of confidence and it showed," said Campbell head coach John Crooks.  "We beat some very good teams - Maryland, Georgetown, Miami of Ohio - but we were pretty special ourselves.  Everybody contributed from top to bottom and really a consistent performance."