WNEC captures 2008 TCCC Golf Championship

Oct. 23, 2008

MANCHESTER, Mass. - Western New England College senior Steve Rourke (Nashua, N.H.) earned Medalist honors as he fired a field-best 70, helping lead the Golden Bears to the 2008 TCCC Golf Championship at the Essex County Club in Manchester, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon. WNEC shot a combined 311 and held off a strong Nichols College squad who finished in second place with a team score of 319. Host Endicott took third with a 334.

Essex County Club - a 6,401 yard par 70 course - was once again a tremendous location for this year's TCCC Championship. Cool temperatures and a brisk wind couldn't slow the competition, as 29 golfers from six institutions participated in the day-long event.

The top six finishers all came from either Western New England or Nichols College. The Bison's Pasquale Pio (Somers, Conn.) ended the day with runner-up honors as he finished seven strokes behind the Medalist with a 77 (39-38). Nichols' Chris Healy (Charlton, Mass.) came in third with a 78 while teammate Shawn Santos (Agawam, Mass.) and the Golden Bear's Steve Adamshick (Milton, N.Y.) and Andy Fox (Hamilton, N.J.) tied for fourth with a 79.

Endicott was consistent for much of the event with three finishers in the top 10. Daniel Ryan (Plymouth, Mass.) and Andrew LaRocque (Averill Park, N.Y.) finished tied for seventh with an 81, while Peter Weatherby (Portsmouth, R.I.) finished ninth overall with an 82.

The University of New England came in fourth place with a 346, led by freshman Sean Caddigan's (Bethel, Maine) 84. Wentworth took home fifth place with a 372 while Anna Maria rounded out the field with a 392. The Leopards were paced by an 88 from John Kilduff's (Rockland, Mass.), good for 17th place overall. The AMCats were led by Dylan Jarmulowicz's (Leicester, Mass.), who shot a 91 to finish in 20th place.

For the complete results of the 2008 TCCC Golf Championship, please click here.