MEN'S GOLF FINISHES 8TH AT MYRTLE BEACH

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - The Bryant men's golf team opened the spring 2006 season with an 8th-place finish at the Fairfield University Men's Invitational Possum Trot.  Jim O'Connell led the way for the Bulldogs with a two-day score of 162 to finish tied for 16th while Mike Philipp was tied for 25th with a score of 164. 

O'Connell, a senior from Troy, NY, shot an 81 on both days of the competition while Philipp opened strong with a score of 79 on the first day and shot an 85 Tuesday.  Newcomer J. Pat O'Neil was 50th with a 175 (90-85) while Jeremy Hall was next in 53rd with a 179 (94-85).  Brenden Smith, a senior from North Attleboro, MA, finished tied for 55th with a 185. 

Keith Godfrey was 58th with a 191. Bryant will travel to the Long Island Invitational in Bluffton, South Carolina this weekend.