Pluchinsky, YSU golfers finish fifth in Horizon
Pluchinsky, YSU golfers finish fifth in Horizon
Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
The Youngstown State men’s golf team finished fifth at the Horizon League Championships Sunday at the Mission Inn Resort.
The Penguins had a final round 311 to finish with a three-round total of 924. Cleveland State won the tournament firing a 906 while Oakland was second (916), Wright State third (917) and Valparaiso fourth (920).
Brandon Pluchinsky and Bill Gaffney had top-10 finishes for the Penguins. Pluchinsky finished fifth while Bill Gaffney was ninth.
Pluchinsky had a three-round total of 226 following a final round 77. Gaffney had a 229 also firing a 77 for his final round.
Senior Bryan Yeo finished his career with a 16th-place finish with a 234 while D.J. Holub was 21st with a 237 and Steven Sveda was 31st with a 243.
Parham sets javelin record at Ashland
ASHLAND
A pair of Youngstown State throwers won individual events, and Jessica Parham set the school record in the javelin as the Penguins competed at the Ashland University Alumni Open.
Parham set a Youngstown State and Ashland facility record in the javelin with a first-place throw of 45.42 meters. She surpassed Karen McReady’s record of 45.19 meters that was set nearly 14 years ago.
Freshman Ryan Booth won the shot put with a throw of 16.52 meters, which was nearly a half meter further than his previous collegiate best. The mark ranks him fifth on the school’s all-time list.
Libby Rogenski (12:21.33) and Ashley Smith (12:21.62) were within a second of each other in the steeplechase in finishing third and fourth, respectively, to lead YSU’s efforts on the track. Courteney Lukac was 10th in the 800 with a time of 2:23.32.
Rose finishes strong to win Zurich Classic
AVONDALE, La.
Justin Rose birdied the final two holes to win the Zurich Classic.
Rose, who entered the week ranked ninth in the world, completed a 7-under 65 in the rain-delayed third round and closed with a 66 at TPC Louisiana for his seventh PGA Tour title.
The Englishman has won at least once in six straight seasons, the second-longest streak on the tour behind Dustin Johnson’s eight straight.
Playing aggressively on a soggy course, Rose made six birdies in the final round and played the last 66 holes without a bogey. He finished at 22-under 266.
Rose’s final two putts from 10 and 13 1/2 feet allowed him to hold off Cameron Tringale by a stroke. Tringale birdied the 18th for a 65.
Boo Weekley, who led after the first round, finished third at 20 under, and Jim Herman and Jason Day, ranked sixth in the world, tied for fourth at 19 under.
Durant-Andrade win Legends event
RIDGEDALE, Mo.
Joe Durant had a hole-in-one and teamed with Billy Andrade to win the Champions Tour’s Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge.
Andrade and Durant closed with a 9-under 45 at the par-3 Top of the Rock course, playing nine holes of modified alternate shot and nine of better ball. Durant aced the third hole on the second nine, using a 7-iron on the 167-yard hole.
Durant and Andrade finished at 19-under 159 in the 54-hole event, opening Thursday with a better-ball 63 on Buffalo Ridge’s regulation Springs course and shooting a 51 on Saturday in high wind on the par-3 course. They each earned $230,000 for their first victories on the 50-and-older tour.
Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam tied for second, three strokes back after a 51. The former Masters champions took a two-stroke lead into the final round.
Larry Nelson and Larry Fleisher won the Legends Division for players 65 and older, beating Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player by two strokes. Nelson and Fleisher had a 1-under 26 for nine holes of better ball on the par-3 course. They finished at 12 under in the 45-hole event.
Staff/wire reports