March 8, 2005

HOWIE-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - Washington State redshirt junior David Fern finished tied for 26th at the Irish Invitational, Tuesday, shooting 232 (+16) over three rounds at the par-72, 6,901-yard El Campeon Golf Course at the Mission Inn Resort.

Led by Fern, the Cougars finished 11th as a team shooting 943.

Junior Ryan Witz and freshman Jordan Mason each shot 237 (+21), sophomore Kevin Chen shot 240 (+24), and senior Ben Bryson shot 246 (+30) to round out the scoring for the Cougars.

Irish Invitational
March 7-8, 2005
El Campeon Golf Course at the Mission Inn Resort
Par 72, 6,901-yards
Results after two of three rounds

WSU Results: T26. David Fern (74-77-81--232, +16), T34. Ryan Witz (74-75-88--237, +21), T36. Jordan Mason (79-78-80--237, +21), T45. Kevin Chen (76-80-84--240, +24), 67. Ben Bryson (76-81-89--246, +30).

Team Results: 1. Wichita State (885), 2. Colorado State (889), 3. San Diego State (910), T4. Penn State (919), T4. Notre Dame (919), 6. Mississippi State (925), 7. Richmond (929), 8. Ball State (930), 9. Eastern Kentucky (931), 10. Rollins (933), 11. Washington State (943), 12. Bowling Green State (951), 13. Cleveland State (995).

Top Five Individuals: 1. Judd Easterling, Wichita State (67-74-74--215, -1), T2. Kevin McAlpine, Colorado State (72-73-75--220, +4), T2. Jesse Schulte, Wichita State (72-71-77--220, +4), T2. Aaron Weston, Colorado State (71-74-75--220, +4), 5. Tim Aquaviva, Rollins (71-72-78--221, +5).

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