Johnson & Wales Captures 2009 GNAC Men's Golf Championship
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Defending champion Johnson & Wales shot a team score of 320 and posted a two-day score of 635, finishing in first place at the seven-team Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships, which concluded Sunday at Allendale Country Club. The Wildcats earned the GNAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships next spring.
Rhode Island College finished second with a team score of 648, host UMass Dartmouth was third at 655, Southern Maine finished fourth with a score of 694, St. Joseph’s (ME) was fifth at 709, Suffolk was sixth at 733 and Emmanuel seventh at 743.
Steve LeDonne of JWU was the medalist with a score of 77 for a two-day score of 154, one stroke better than his teammate, Bobby Newcomb, who shot 75 and 80 for 155. Bryan Picinisco of RIC was third with scored of 78 and 80 for 155, while Derek Jensen of RIC shot 79 and 83 for 162, and Nick Jagoe of UMass Dartmouth shot 80 and 82 for 162. As the top five finishers, they were named to the All-Conference Team, and LeDonne was named Most Valuable Player.
Conor O’Malley and Matt Munden of UMD joined Kyle Harper of RIC and Daniel Ferdenzi of Emmanuel on the All-Rookie Team.
Team Scores
Johnson & Wales 635
Rhode Island College 648
UMass Dartmouth 655
Southern Maine 694
St. Joseph’s (ME) 709
Suffolk 733
Emmanuel 743
GNAC Honors
MVP-Steve LeDonne, Johnson & Wales University
All-GNAC
Steve LeDonne, Johnson & Wales University
Bobby Newcomb, Johnson & Wales University
Bryan Picinisco, Rhode Island College
Derek Jensen, Rhode Island College
Nick Jagoe, UMass Dartmouth
All-Rookie
Kyle Harper, Rhode Island College
Matt Munden, UMass Dartmouth
Conor O’Malley, UMass Dartmouth
Daniel Ferdenzi, Emmanuel College
Emmanuel...................... 375 368 743 +167 7th
Daniel Ferdenzi............... 94 86 180 +36 22nd
Nick Cyrus.................... 92 95 187 +43 27th
Mike DelSignore............... 96 94 190 +46 t-28th
Patrick Dillon................ 97 93 190 +46 t-28th
Eric Spanbauer................ 93 104 197 +53 31st
Johnson & Wales............... 315 320 635 +59 1st
Steve LeDonne................. 77 77 154 +10 1st
Bobby Newcomb................. 75 80 155 +11 2nd
Tim Wolak..................... 85 80 165 +21 t- 9th
Zach Stefanik................. 84 83 167 +23 12th
Scott Boulis.................. 79 wd
Rhode Island College.......... 325 323 648 +72 2nd
Bryan Picinisco............... 78 80 158 +14 3rd
Derek Jensen.................. 79 83 162 +18 t- 4th
Kyle Harper................... 81 82 163 +19 t- 6th
Chad Lareau................... 87 78 165 +21 t- 9th
Barrett Kern.................. 87 85 172 +28 t-17th
Southern Maine................ 353 341 694 +118 4th
Brian Moskevich............... 84 82 166 +22 11th
Ryan Daly..................... 87 84 171 +27 t-15th
Cody Berkowitz................ 88 88 176 +32 19th
Dan Chadwick.................. 96 87 183 +39 24th
Zach Porter................... 94 wd
St. Joseph's (ME)............. 350 359 709 +133 5th
Matt Cotreau.................. 86 85 171 +27 t-15th
Michael Patrick............... 84 88 172 +28 t-17th
T.J. Garske................... 87 95 182 +38 23rd
Steve Sands................... 93 91 184 +40 t-25th
Russ Camire................... 106 108 214 +70 33rd
Suffolk....................... 362 371 733 +157 6th
Scott Young................... 84 93 177 +33 20th
Pat Flaherty.................. 91 88 179 +35 21st
Barrett Beinecke.............. 90 94 184 +40 t-25th
Erik Doldt.................... 97 96 193 +49 30th
Nicholas Pratt................ 99 99 198 +54 32nd
UMass Dartmouth............... 328 327 655 +79 3rd
Nick Jagoe.................... 80 82 162 +18 t- 4th
Rob Leaver.................... 85 78 163 +19 t- 6th
Matt Munden................... 83 81 164 +20 8th
Conor O'Malley................ 81 89 170 +26 t-13th
Scott Woodacre................ 84 86 170 +26 t-13th
# Indicates individual player
Courtesy: UMass Dartmouth Athletic Communications
