Snedeker Finishes Second at Kiawah Island Invitational 9/10/02

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt's Brandt Snedeker opened his senior campaign by finishing second, while the Commodores finished seventh in the 15-team competition at the Cleveland Golf Kiawah Island Invitational in Kiawah Island, S.C.

After firing rounds of 69 and 71 on the par-72 course Monday, Snedeker shot a 75 in Tuesday's final round to surrender his two-shot lead and finish second by just one stroke with a one-under-par 215. Despite coming up short in his quest for his first ever collegiate tournament title, the Nashville native's second-place finish ties a career-best and is his eighth top-10 finish in his last 15 tournaments.

As a team, Vanderbilt posted a final-round 308 to finish seventh with a 38-over-par score of 902. The Commodores finished the first round in second, but then dropped to third after two rounds and seventh after the final round.

Rounding out the Commodore squad were Lance Goodson (T25th, 71-77-77=225), Craig Dunlap (T53rd, 78-80-76=234), Ken Lewis (T55th,
71-77-82=235) and Ben McClung (T62nd, 75-82-80=237).

Vanderbilt will now turn its attention to hosting the second annual Mason Rudolph Championships. The Championship is Sept. 16-17 at The Legends Club of Tennessee in Franklin, Tenn.

Top-5 Teams
1. College of Charleston 293-288-298=879 +15
2. Ole Miss 299-291-297=887 +23
3. Virginia Tech 292-303-303=896 +32
4. Alabama 300-294-303=897 +33
5. Baylor 301-300-298=899 +35
6. Kentucky 306-299-296=901 +37
7. Vanderbilt 293-301-308=902 +38
8. South Carolina-Aiken 306-299-300=905 +41
9. Florida State 297-304-305=906 +42
10. Kent State 306-301-300=907 +43
11. Tulsa 313-296-305=914 +50
12. North Carolina State 301-308-307=916 +52
T13. South Carolina 309-301-310=920 +56
T13. Maryland 307-304-309=920 +56
T13. LSU 296-314-310=920 +56

Vanderbilt's Individuals
2 Brandt Snedeker 69-71-75=215 -1
T25 Lance Goodson 71-77-77=225 +9
T53 Craig Dunlap 78-80-76=234 +18
T55 Ken Lewis 71-77-82=235 +19
T62 Ben McClung 75-82-80=237 +21

DAY 1
Snedeker Leads After Day 1 at Kiawah Island Invitational 9/9/02

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt’s Brandt Snedeker leads the field by two strokes and the Commodores are tied for third place after 36 holes of competition at the Cleveland Golf Kiawah Island Invitational in Kiawah Island, S.C. The final 18 holes will be played Tuesday at the par-72, 7,061-yard Turtle Point Golf Course.

Snedeker began his senior campaign by firing a three-under-par 69 in his opening round to take a three-stroke lead after the first 18 holes. He then came back strong in the afternoon with a one-under-par round of 71 to post a two-round score of four-under-par 140 and hold a two-stroke lead over College of Charleston’s John Assey (72-70).

The rest of Commodores hit the links strong as well. Vanderbilt shot a five-over-par 293 to finish tied for second place after the first round. In addition to Snedeker’s solid effort, sophomore Lance Goodson fired a one-under-par 71 in the first round to finish his first 18 holes in a tie for second place. Rounding out the first-round for Vanderbilt were sophomore Ben McClung (T24th, 75), senior Craig Dunlap (T50th, 78) and junior Ken Lewis (T65th, 80).

The second round was not as kind to Vanderbilt, but the Commodore five remained in contention. Snedeker’s 71 was the only sub-par second round for Vanderbilt as the Dores carded a 13-over-par 301 to finish the first day tied for third with a two-round score of 18-over-par 594. Rounding out the second-round for Vanderbilt were Lewis (T40th, 71-77=148), Goodson (T19th, 71-77=148), Dunlap (T65th, 78-80=158) and McClung (T58th, 75-82=157).

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