A Sea Of Red

Men's Golf Struggles During First Two Rounds

September 11, 2006
Pinehurst, N.C.

The Flames had a rough start to the 2006-07 season as they find themselves placed sixteen out seventeen teams after two rounds at the UNC Greensboro’s Mid Pines Intercollegiate.

The Flames shot a 597 for 36 holes of competition and find themselves 37 shots off tournament leader Wichita State (560). Wisconsin (562) and Old Dominion (563) find themselves on the heels of the Shockers at two and three strokes respectively.

Neil O’Briein of Wofford is leading the pack at 12-under par after shooting with both Ryan Spears and Ty Sanders of Wichita State as his closest competition heading into the final round at 6-under par.

Raul Calvo led the Flames as he finished the second round at five over par. Rounding out the Flames top performers was Michael Turner who matched Calvo after shooting a Liberty best two under-par 70 in the second round.

The Flames will return to action tomorrow for a final 18 holes of competition at the par 72, 6,528 course.

September 12, 2006
Pinehurst, N.C.
The Flames conclude a season opening tournament as they finish 15 out of 17 teams in the 54-hole Mid Pines Intercollegiate. The tournament was hosted by UNC Greensboro in Pinehurst, N.C.

The Flames shot their second-best round of the tournament today to move up one spot from where they sat entering the day. Liberty shot nine-over par as a team to finish the day at 297 and 894 for the tournament, finishing 47 shots behind Wisconsin who past up day one leader Wichita State for the tournament win. Wisconsin entered the day two shots off leader Wichita State who had its worst round of the tournament on Tuesday as they finished the day one-over. Wisconsin shot their worst team round of the tournament, a three-under day (285) but capitalized on Wichita State’s off day. Old Dominion earned second place honors as they finish in a tie with Wichita State two shots behind Wisconsin.

Ryan Spears of Wichita State captured medalist honors as he caught Neil O’Briain of Wofford who was the leader entering the final round. O’Briain entered the day at 12-under and six shots ahead of second place Spears and fellow Shockers teammate Ty Sanders. O’Briain faltered in the third round shooting a two-over par. Spears shot a five-under par to finish first in the tournament. Christian Brand of Marshall rounded out the top three finishing nine-under par for the tournament and one shot behind O’Briain.

Jay Calvo led the Flames as he finished the tournament six-over par (222) after shooting one-over (73) during the third round. Josh Bain finished the tournament eight-over par (224) while Michael Turner (226), Parker McKoy (227) and Peter Horstman (228) round out the Flames lineup.

The Flames are back in action September 23-24th when they travel to Sunset Beach for Elon University’s Sea Trail Golf Invitational.

Liberty Finishes Sixth At Frank Landrey Invitational After Rain Cancels Third Round

October 17, 2006
Amherst, Va.
Round three of Liberty’s Frank Landrey Invitational was canceled on Tuesday due to in climate weather. Western Carolina wins the tournament finishing six-strokes over Charleston Southern after shooting a 571 on Monday at the Poplar Grove Golf Club in Amherst.

Longwood posted a 588 while Towson and Radford shot a 590 rounding out the top five. In round two Liberty shot the second-best team score to place sixth at the end of the day.

Matt Cook from Western Carolina shot a 65 in the first round and a 67 in the second round to lead all players at day’s end with a 132. Cook’s teammate Andres Cuenca and Stuart Carrihill of Charleston Southern are five strokes back at 137. Carrihill shot a 64 in round one, which was the lowest score of the day.

Liberty was led by Michael Turner, who finished day one tied for 12th at 148. Josh Bain shot a team-low 72 in the second round to finish the day at 149 with Stephen Hawk. Jay Calvo and Parker McKoy shot 150 and 154, respectively, to round out the Liberty squad.

The Flames “B” team finished ninth out of 10 teams for the tournament with a 613.
Andrew Nelson is tied for 18th with a 150. Peter Horstman shot a 154 and Mark Hammond and Manuel Moreno each shot a 155. Rounding out the squad was Nathan Clarkson who shot a 157 for the day.

The Flames are back in action on Monday when they travel to Kerrville, Texas for the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Invitational.

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Fin.   School                   Scores  
         1   Western Carolina U.       288  283    571        -5 
         2   Charleston Southern       287  298    585        +9 
         3   Longwood University       287  301    588       +12 
         4   Towson University         298  292    590       +14 
             Radford University        290  300    590       +14 
         6   Liberty University        301  291    592       +16 
         7   Gardner-Webb U.           303  296    599       +23 
             High Point U.             295  304    599       +23 
         9   Liberty B                 310  303    613       +37 
        10   George Mason Univ.        311  305    616       +40 

              Liberty University       301  291    592
      T 12    Michael Turner            75   73    148
      T 15    Josh Bain                 77   72    149
      T 15    Stephen Hawk              76   73    149
      T 18    Jay Calvo                 77   73    150
      T 34    Parker McKoy              73   81    154

              Liberty B                310  303    613
      T 18    Andrew Nelson             73   77    150
      T 34    Peter Horstman            79   75    154
      T 39    Mark Hammond              79   76    155
      T 39    Manuel Moreno             80   75    155
      T 44    Nathan Clarkson           79   78    157

Liberty Finishes In Ninth Place At The UTSA Invitational


October 24, 2006
Kerrville, Texas
Liberty University shot the fifth best team round on Tuesday to finish the UTSA Invitational in 9th place out of 11 teams at the Oak Hills Country Club in Kerrville, Texas.

Southeastern Louisiana held their two round lead over Sam Houston St. to win the Invitational as they shot 846 for the tournament. Sam Houston came into round three seven strokes behind the leader but shot a 289 on day two taking second place, nine strokes behind tournament champion Southeastern Louisiana. St. Johns (863), host Texas-San Antonio (866) and Western Kentucky (871) round out the top five teams.

There was a three way tie for medalist honors as Peter O’Keeffe of Southeastern Louisiana, Robert Gwin of Sam Houston St. and Keegan Bradley of St. John’s all finished 8-under par for the tournament. Thomas Kearney of Texas-San Antonio finished one stroke behind the leaders to place fourth.
For Liberty, Steve Hawk shot a tournament team low of 71 on Tuesday to lead the Flames to the fifth lowest team score in round three. Josh Bain finished five strokes behind Hawk for the tournament as he shot 224 for the tournament. Parker McKoy shot a 225, Jay Calvo shot a 228 and Peter Horstman shot a 229 to round out the Flames’ five.

Liberty is back in action at Old Dominion’s Seascape Collegiate at the Seascape Golf Course in Kitty Hawk, N.C. The tournament is a two day, 54-hole event October 30-31.

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Fin.  School                            Scores 
1     Southeastern La. U.   274   285   287   846   -18 
2     Sam Houston St. U.    285   281   289   855    -9 
3     St. John's Univ.      281   288   294   863    -1 
4     Texas-San Antonio     292   283   291   866    +2 
5     Western Kentucky U.   290   292   289   871    +7 
6     Texas State Univer.   286   292   296   874   +10 
7     Boston College        284   295   297   876   +12 
8     Campbell University   286   296   298   880   +16 
9     Liberty University    294   299   296   889   +25 
10    Stephen F. Austin St  299   294   299   892   +28 
11    UALR                  294   301   302   897   +33 


9 Liberty University         294   299   296   889
T 20 Stephen Hawk            73    75     71   219 
T 36 Josh Bain               74    76     74   224 
T 38 Parker McKoy            73    72     80   225 
T 47 Jay Calvo               74    79     75   228 
T 49 Peter Horstman          77    76     76   229 

October 31, 2006
Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Tournament Team Results And Top Golfers
Liberty University climbed up three spots to finish Old Dominion’s Seascape Collegiate in 11th place at the par-70, 6,131-yard Seascape Golf Club in Kitty Hawk, N.C. on Tuesday.

Campbell came from third place to capture the tournament after shooting a team round best 279. East Carolina finished in second place four shots off the lead while day one leader Winthrop (567) shot a 294 on Tuesday to fall to third place. Host Old Dominion (569) and Radford (577) finished fourth and fifth respectively to round out the top five.

Kyle Spahr of Campbell won medalist honors as he finished at six-under for the tournament (134). Spahr came into the day tied for fourth place and two strokes off the lead. Anthony Reale of East Carolina and Eric Onesi of Old Dominion each shared the lead after day one, fell to second place as each shot five-under par (135).

For Liberty, Jay Calvo led the way tying for ninth in the tournament as he finished one-over par (141). Michael Turner (144) finished at four-over par while Josh Bain (149) finished at nine-over par. Rounding out the Liberty five were Stephen Hawk (157) and Parker McKoy (159) who finished 17-over par and 19-over par respectively.

This tournament concludes the Flames fall schedule. Liberty Men’s Golf is back in action March 5-6, 2007 at the Lonnie D. Small Invitational hosted by Campbell University in Bires Creek, N.C.

Liberty 298 291 589
T9 Jay Calvo 71 70 141
T23 Michael Turner 74 70 144
T50 Josh Bain 74 75 149
T76 Stephen Hawk 81 76 157
T82 Parker McKoy 79 80 159

May 6, 2007
University Park, Pa.
Host Penn State held their two-round lead to capture the Rutherford Intercollegiate title on Sunday in University Park, Pa., at the 7,228-yard, par-72 Penn State Blue Course.

Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 

1 Penn State U.            289 289 316 894 
2 Austin Peay State U.     297 297 312 906 
3 Eastern Kentucky U.      300 295 316 911 
4 Wright State Univ.       306 308 317 931 
5 Liberty University       314 303 319 936 
  Towson University        302 304 330 936 
7 Seton Hall Univ.         301 312 324 937 
8 Princeton University     297 308 336 941 
9 Youngstown State U.      311 309 329 949 
10 Villanova University    314 306 335 955 
11 George Mason Univ.      310 312 338 960 
12 Morehead State Univ     317 318 333 968

T 5 Liberty University     314 303 319 936 
T 12 John Parker McKoy      80 71 77 228 
T 17 Raul Calvo             81 72 79 232 
T 39 Andrew Nelson          77 81 82 240 
T 46 Michael Turner         77 79 86 242 
T 49 Peter Horstman         80 83 81 244