Patrick Kelly Wins Individual Title at Northeast Conference Men's Golf Championship |
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Results) As a team, the Blackbirds finished in fourth place, nine strokes behind first-place Monmouth. Sophomore Greg Nicolson (Edinburgh, Scotland) joined Kelly as an All-NEC honoree as he ended in a tie for eighth place at 226. Entering the day with a two-shot lead, Kelly shot a final round two-over par 74 and had to sweat out a rally attempt by Campanile, who began the day in 11th place and seven strokes off the pace. The Monmouth junior shot a four-under par 68 for the tournament-low round but was unable to catch Kelly, who won his second tournament of the season (Lonnie Barton Invitational on March 11-13). Nicolson was consistent over the course of the tournament, registering rounds of 75-75-76 for his second top-ten finish of the year and first since the fall season. Sophomore Kyle Margentina (Homer Glen, Ill.) improved on his season scoring average by over five strokes to close in a tie for 30th. Classmate Rob Gallagher shot three straight rounds of 79 to close two shots behind Margentina in a tie for 35th.
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5/6/07 – Senior
Patrick Kelly (Brisbane, Australia) became the first Long Island
University men's golfer in school history to win the individual
title at the Northeast Conference Men's Golf Championship,
firing
a three-day
total of 217 to win by one stroke over late-charging Anthony
Campanile of Monmouth at the Sea Trail Resort in Sunset Beach,
N.C.on Sunday afternoon.