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South
Mountain, Mesa Advance to
NJCAA National Championships
(Special Thanks
to Mr. Jim McCurdy for this story)
South Mountain and Mesa Community College are headed to the
national championships.
South Mountain shot a four-round total of 1145 to win the
NJCAA Division II Region Championship Thursday at Desert Springs
Golf Course in Sun City Grande. Mesa was second with a 1168.
The top two teams qualify for the NJCAA Division II National
Championships May 24-27 in Scottsboro, Ala.
South Mountain's Matt Rutledge won the tournament with a
16-under 272. Rutledge had three rounds at 5-under or better
before shooting par in the final round Thursday.
Mesa's Ryan Caughlan was 10 strokes back to finish second.
Paradise Valley's Josh Brox shot 73-74-67-75 -- 289 to finish
tied for fifth. His 5-under 67 in the third round was his
lowest competitive round ever. His previous best was a 74.
"I've got something to work with," said Brox, a
freshman who returns to PVCC next year, told his coach Nick
Candrea.
TEAM SCORES:
1. South Mountain -- 1,145
2. Mesa -- 1,168
3. Phoenix College -- 1,171
4. Glendale -- 1,175
5. Paradise Valley -- 1,197
6. Gateway -- 1,207
TOP INDIVIDUALS:
1. Matt Rutledge (South Mountain), 67-67-66-72 -- 272
2. Ryan Caughlan (Mesa), 72-71-69-70 -- 282
3. Mike Sentell (Phoenix), 70-71-66-76 -- 283
4. Scott Aydelotte (South Mountain), 73-72-73-67 -- 285
5. Josh Brox (Paradise Valley), 73-74-67-75 -- 289
5. John Gatewood (Glendale), 77-71-70-71 -- 289
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