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Congrats to Andrew on a big individual victory:

Turner Fires Tournament Best Round To Claim Title At Drew Upton Classic
April 2, 2006 · Crisfield, Md.

Liberty’s Andrew Turner carded a six-under par 66 on Sunday that enabled the Flames’ senior to claim individual medalist honors at the Drew Upton Memorial Tiger Golf Classic, while Liberty finished third out of 22 teams in the two-day event.

Turner was one of four players on the day to fire a round below 70, while the season-best round for Turner allowed the senior to climb from a tie for 18th place after the completion of the first round to the top of the leaderboard at the conclusion of the event.

Turner finished the two-day tournament with a six-under par 138 (72-66), giving him a one stroke edge over Army’s Austin Luher, who led after the first day, but finished the tournament with a five-under par 139 (67-72).

Turner’s strong finish enabled the Flames to claim third place out of 22 teams as Liberty finished the 36 hole event with a six-over par 582 (290-292), while Richmond won the team trophy by carding an even par 576 (283-293).

Also placing for the Flames was Peter Horstman, who finished tied for 19th with a one-over par 145 (72-73), Jay Calvo, who finished tied for 43rd with a five-over par 149 (72-77), Albie Powers, who finished tied for 54th with a six-over par 150 (74-76) and Parker McKoy, who tied for 71st place with an eight-over par 152 (74-78 ).

Michael Turner, the younger brother of Andrew Turner, also found success at the par 72, 7,047 yard Great Hope Golf Course as he finished tied for 19th with a one-over par 145 (74-71) as the freshman completed in the event as an individual.

The Flames will have one final tune-up before competing in the Big South Men’s Golf Championship as Liberty will travel to Princeton, N.J. to compete in the Princeton Invitational at the Springdale Golf Club on April 8-9.

Fin. School Scores
1 Richmond, Univ. of 283 293 576 E
2 Western Kentucky U. 290 291 581 +5
3 Liberty University 290 292 582 +6
4 Wm. & Mary, Coll. Of 290 293 583 +7
5 Towson University 295 289 584 +8
Rider University 290 294 584 +8
7 James Madison Univ. 289 296 585 +9
8 Columbia 293 293 586 +10
9 Binghamton Univ. 285 303 588 +12
Princeton University 297 291 588 +12
11 Army 296 294 590 +14
12 Yale University 293 298 591 +15
13 Drexel University 302 290 592 +16
14 Cornell University 303 291 594 +18
15 Loyola College 296 299 595 +19
16 Niagara University 299 301 600 +24
Rutgers University 297 303 600 +24
Brown University 298 302 600 +24
Delaware, U. of 307 293 600 +24
20 Long Island U-Brklyn 309 302 611 +35
21 Duquesne University 313 311 624 +48
22 Temple University 312 313 625 +49

Liberty University 290 292 582 +6
1 Andrew Turner 72 66 138 -6
T19 Peter Horstman 72 73 145 +1
T19 Michael Turner * 74 71 145 +1
T 43 Jay Calvo 72 77 149 +5
T 54 Albie Powers 74 76 150 +6
T 71 Parker McKoy 74 78 152 +8
* - Individual

http://libertyflames.com/golf/news.asp?news_id=3235

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Turner Named Big South Men’s Co-Golfer of the Week

April 7, 2006 · Lynchburg, Va.

Liberty senior Andrew Turner (Lititz, Pa.) and Coastal Carolina junior Dustin Johnson (Lexington, S.C.) have been selected as the Choice Hotels Big South Men’s co-Golfer of the Week, while Lady Chanticleers senior Lindsey Letzig (Richmond, Mo.) has earned Women’s Golfer of the Week, it was announced today by the league office.

Turner claimed his first career collegiate individual title by one stroke over the field of 115 golfers at the Drew Upton Tiger Memorial Classic. He posted his best 36-hole total of the season by finishing with a 6-under par 138 (72-66). Turner tied a course record and set a new career-low with his final round 66 to jump from 18th place to the top of the leaderboard.

Johnson fired a final round three-under 69 to earn runner-up honors – falling short by one stroke -- at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational, helping the Chants to their second team title in the last three events. Ranked eighth in the nation by Golfweek, Johnson posted under-par scores of 69-70-69 for an 8-under 208 in the 54-hole event that featured several nationally-ranked teams and individuals. Johnson has posted top-20 finishes in nine of his 10 events this year, including three first-place and five top-5 finishes.

Letzig paced the Lady Chants at the John Kirk/Lady Panther Invitational, finishing in a tie for eighth with a 9-over 153 (74-79), leading the team to a tie for sixth in the event. It was her first top-10 finish of the 2005-06 season and the fourth of her career. Additionally, Letzig’s opening round of 74 was her season-best.

The 2006 PUPS/PDPS Big South Women's Golf Championship begins next week at Bent Brook Golf Course in McCalla, Ala. and will be hosted by Birmingham-Southern College. The Panthers will be the No. 1 seed in the event, which tees off Monday morning, April 10 at 8:00am CT. The Men's Championship is scheduled for April 17-19 at The Patriot Golf Club in Ninety-Six, S.C. The men's seedings will be announced next week.