Charlotte Golf Places Tied For 8th At NCAA Championships

Men's Golf Shoes Led by sophomore Corey Nagy, the Charlotte 49ers men's golf teamshot the second-best round of the day to finish tied for 8th at the2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships at the BirckBoilermaker Golf Complex - Kampen Course. The 49ers, who fired a final round of +15, 303, placed in the top10 at the NCAA Championships for the second straight year.Charlotte is one of just four teams to finish in top 10 in each ofthe last two years, joining UCLA, Stanford and Georgia. UCLA won the 2008 National Championship by one stroke overStanford. UCLA finished at +42, following a final round of +18.Stanford (+43) had the best round of the day at +14, to come withina stroke of repeating as national champions. Sophomore Corey Nagy paced the 49ers with a round of +1, 73, tofinish tied for 16th, overall, at +11, 299. His 16th-place finishis the second-best by a 49er at the National Championship. TeammateAndrew DiBitetto placed ninth at the 2007 National Championship. "I thought I played solidly (all week). I did have three holes thatreally hurt me," Nagy said, noting his three triple bogeys over thefour rounds. "Today was pretty pure. This course is just tough. Ithought I did a good job of hanging in there. I made a couple ofbirdies, which is key, because on this course you need someinsurance birdies." Senior Trevor Murphy added a +2, 74 and junior Stefan Wiedergruenshot a +3, 75. Senior Jonas Enander Hedin closed with a +9, 81 andsenior Andrew DiBitetto had a +12, 84. "Corey's round today was simply terrific. In fact anyone who shot a75 or under, including Trevor and Stefan, that was an impressiveround of golf today," head coach Jamie Green said. "To know weended the day with the second-best round of the day -- I'm veryproud of these guys for turning in a round like that. Our guysalways just try to play as well as they can and if they aredisappointed it's because they know they didn't play their bestgolf (this week). But to think they still finished in the top 10 inthe country when they were not playing their best golf says alotabout how far you've come and where you are."