Dogwood Invitational: An incredible finish for Hie
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ATLANTA, Ga. (June 28, 2008)--Now that is how you finish a tournament.
USC rising junior Rory Hie fired a tournament record-tying 10-under-par 62 at the Druid Hills Golf Club to win The Dogwood Invitational by three strokes over 54-hole leader Jonathan Hodge.
Hie finished at 21-under-par 267 over 72 holes.
Hodge, a member of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golf team, was the runner-up at 270, followed by Hudson Swafford, Harris English, Carlton Forrester and Mark Strickland at 273.
Despite firing three straight rounds in the 60's, Hie found himself tied for 5th, five strokes behind Hodge heading into the final day. His finishing kick was even more impressive considering he overtook seven golfers by finishing with 6 straight birdies and a back nine score of 29.
Hie's career low before the round was 66, which he carded at the Pac-10 Championship in 2007. He recently finished T-13 at the NCAA D-I Championship where the Trojans fell one stroke short of crosstown rivals UCLA for the title.
In the senior division, Johnny Dennis went wire-to-wire, including a final-round 69 to take the victory.
He finished at 212, two strokes better than runner-up Dick Van Leuvan.
Full results from the 6850-yard, par-72 Druid Hills Golf Club follow:
Pos |
Name |
Score |
1 |
Rory Hie |
68-68-69-62--267 |
2 |
Jonathan Hodge |
67-66-67-70--270 |
T3 |
Harris English |
67-71-69-66--273 |
|
Hudson Swafford |
73-69-64-67--273 |
|
Carlton Forrester |
68-68-69-68--273 |
|
Mark Strickland |
70-67-70-66--273 |
T7 |
Jon Curran |
64-70-71-69--274 |
|
Danny Lee |
63-73-67-71--274 |
|
Tim Schaetzel |
65-66-71-72--274 |
10 |
Jeff Knox |
69-66-70-70--275 |
11 |
Brent Witcher |
68-67-68-74--277 |
T12 |
Matthew Giles |
73-68-68-69--278 |
|
John-Tyler Griffin |
74-72-65-67--278 |
|
David May |
71-70-69-68--278 |
T15 |
Russell Henley |
72-67-69-71--279 |
|
Glenn Northcutt |
69-71-67-72--279 |
|
Will Wilcox |
66-73-67-73--279 |
T18 |
Michael Green |
71-71-71-67--280 |
|
Matthew Griffin |
74-69-67-70--280 |
|
Derek Chang |
68-71-70-71--280 |
|
Matt Jager |
68-72-68-72--280 |
T22 |
David Dragoo |
69-71-73-68--281 |
|
Tanner Ervin |
77-62-74-68--281 |
|
Patton Kizzire |
72-66-70-73--281 |
|
Daniel Woltman |
74-67-68-72--281 |
|
Josh Younger |
70-71-69-71--281 |
|
Josh Oller |
71-69-71-70--281 |
T28 |
Mark Anderson |
71-68-69-74--282 |
|
Taylor Hall |
69-69-71-73--282 |
|
Ben Martin |
71-71-71-69--282 |
|
Tim Stewart |
63-72-73-74--282 |
T32 |
Matt Hughes |
69-68-71-75--283 |
|
Will Kropp |
68-73-68-74--283 |
|
Jason Scrivener |
71-70-71-71--283 |
|
William Mitchell |
72-71-70-70--283 |
36 |
Ryan Thornton |
72-73-68-71--284 |
37 |
Matthew Galloway |
69-71-69-76--285 |
T38 |
Michael Morrison |
71-69-72-74--286 |
|
Jude Eustaquio |
70-71-72-73--286 |
40 |
Ji Moon |
67-72-72-77--288 |
41 |
Luke Hopkins |
76-67-67-80--290 |
42 |
Jonathan Fly |
70-72-71-78--291 |
43 |
Jeremy Evans |
67-77-69-81--294 |
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ABOUT THE Dogwood Invitational
Tournament week is June 6-11 at Druid Hills
Golf
Club
in
Atlanta, Georgia. The entry fee includes
breakfast
and lunch
tournament days as
well
as special events.
The history of this prestigious event extends
back to
1941, when legendary amateur Tommy Barnes
captured his first of five Dogwood titles.
Evolving
with
the times, the modern Dogwood has produced
fine
champions like Webb Simpson (’07), Brian
Harman
(’09), Dawson Armstrong (’15), and in 2019
Brandon
Mancheno. This
evolution can
be
seen also in our course renovations and set-up,
our
relaxed tournament atmosphere, and our spirit
of
social
responsibility.
Players are required to walk during tournament
play
and may carry their golf bag themselves (push
carts are
allowed) or take a caddie. Caddies may be
requested
in advance during registration, or players may
select
one on their own.
Player housing is provided on an as available
basis to
players only, caddies and traveling
companions are not
provided housing.
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