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“It was not the prettiest win, but I’ll take it,” said Head Coach Mark Guhne. “We got off to a good start and then held on. It was not easy, but golf seldom is. I’m proud of the effort.

“Anytime you are considered the best in your conference, it is a great statement about your program,” added Guhne.

“As soon as it hit the clubface, it just felt perfect,” said Finlinson, 27, of Bloomington, Ind., whose photo was captured at the top of her swing in the New York Times sports section on April 10. “The ball hit the green, stopped four feet right of the pin and the crowd went crazy. I guess that’s why you work with a sports psychologist and hit lots of golf shots – to not be surprised when things like that happen.”

Of course, the minute that Finlinson learned that her sponsor bought the opportunity for her to hit a tee shot with Zoeller during a charity auction for “Jill’s House,” [www.jills-house.org], the rookie began preparing for the big day at Augusta National. She knew she would hit a tee shot with Zoeller on the famed 12th hole – a picturesque 155-yard, par-3 hole named Golden Bell in the middle of “Amen Corner” and surrounded by Rae’s Creek. She also knew she would be swinging a club in front of more people than she had ever encountered on a golf course.

Blaum, the 2005 & 2006 ACC Player of the Year from Duke finished 15 under for the week; 3 shots better than Derek Lamely, and 4 better than the trio of Rob Johnson, David Miller and Will Claxton.

“I’ve been hitting the ball really well,” said Blaum, who finished T-15 at the PGA Tour event in Puerto Rico 3 weeks ago. “My driver has been really working for me, and with the tight fairways out here that was a big advantage.”

Blaum collects $33,565 for his 2nd career Hooters Tour win, and 3rd overall as a professional.

"I played pretty solid this week. I struck the ball well and managed to keep it in play and that allowed me to hit greens and I made the putts."

In addition to the first place check Jeanne earns her second RIFE Bonus by using her RIFE Aussie putter to roll to victory this week.

Jeanne's six under par total gives her a seven shot victory over Thailand's Virada Nirapathpongporn and Bracebridge, Canada's Erin Thorne who will share second place this week finishing one over par for the tournament. Tokyo, Japan's Hiroko Fujishima and amateur Nara Shin tie for fourth at six over par for the tournament.

The SunCoast Series returns to action next week with the beautiful Country Club of Mount Dora hosting the series. Round one is scheduled to begin at 10:00 Tuesday morning

Hodge, a junior from Jefferson City, Tenn., won the Furman Intercollegiate over the weekend shooting a three-under par 213 for the 54-hole event. He is now ranked No. 22 in the Golfstat Cup and No. 31 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings Index.

With the win at the Furman Intercollegiate, Hodge set a new school for wins in a season with three. That total also ties him with former teammate Bryce Ledford for most career wins with the Mocs.

Chattanooga, now ranked No. 12 in Golfweek, returns to action April 7-8 at the Bank of America Intercollegiate hosted by Ole Miss at the Reunion Golf and Country Club in Madison,

A total of 81 players made the 36-hole cut, which came at even-par 144. Current PGA Tour policy states that if more than 79 professionals make the cut, then a 54-hole cut will be implemented with the low 70 scores advancing to Sunday play. A total of 75 players made the 54-hole cut, which came at 1-over-par 217. Those six players who did not make the cut will be paid according to their standing after 54 holes. Campos, the lone amateur to make the cut, will not receive compensation.

Campos beat former U.S. Open champion Tom Kite and former British Open champion Tom Lehman to make the 36-hole cut. He was on the outside looking in, however, after 54 holes. After shooting back-to-back rounds of 72 (E) on the first two days, Campos shot a 75 (+3) on Saturday. Campos was one of four players from Puerto Rico to compete this weekend.

"I thought he played really solid the first two days of the tournament," VCU head coach Matt Ball said. "I think he'd tell you today that he wasn't hitting the ball as well. This was his first tour event and he's just a sophomore in college. When you look at some of the guys he beat, they're some of the best players in the world. All you can say is, Wow."

Campos will rejoin his teammates next week for the Shocker Classic in Wichita, Kan. The Rams open the two-day tournament Mar. 31.

"We've had some former VCU players compete in tour events, but this is the first time we've had a VCU golfer compete in a PGA event while he's still enrolled," Ball said. "He's got a ton of talent to compete at that level. We hope this will be a learning experience for him and he can use this experience to become as a dominant player on the college level. We're proud of him. We hope he comes back strong and competes well for us at Wichita."

Nadeau led the Rams to a fifth-place finish at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The sophomore improved his score each day, shooting 75-72-71 – 218 (+2). The Purdue transfer finished the three-day event with 15 birdies. Nadeau was the only top-10 finisher who did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament last year.

As a team, the Rams shot a three-day total of 898 (303-300-295) to finish fifth in the 19-team event. VCU played the tournament without Rafael Campos (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), who was competing on a sponsors’ exemption in the Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour.

After a 12-day layoff, the Rams resume competition Monday, Mar. 31 at the two-day Shocker Classic in Wichita, Kan.

"Jonathan keyed a great team effort at the Palmetto," said Head Coach Mark Guhne. "To beat two top 30 teams by 30 and 40 shots is impressive."

Hodge was the individual medalist at the Palmetto Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 212 (+2). His final round of 67 (-3) was low round for the tournament and tied for his low round of 2007-08, although the other two were five-under par efforts. The Mocs bested No. 22 Penn State by 40 shots and No. 30 Virginia Tech, tournament runner-up, by 30.

It was Hodge's 43rd par or better round of his career which sets a new school record previously held by former teammate Bryce Ledford (2004-07). The medalist honors made him just the third Chattanooga player to win multiple tournaments for his career joining Ledford (3) and Matt Brock (2001-04, 2).

Hodge is currently No. 61 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings Index.

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RICHMOND, Va.—It took Virginia Commonwealth University men's golfer Rafael Campos (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) just six holes to produce the collegiate round of the week. Campos earned the honor from Golfweek Magazine after firing a 65 (-7) on the first day of the Ron Smith USF Invitational in Dade City, Fla.

Campos was even through 12 holes at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club. The sophomore then ripped off five birdies and an eagle over the final six holes to finish the round seven under par.

"I just wanted to finish strong, after I got those first three birdies, I just kept thinking I need to get it on the green. I was rolling it pretty well that day, so I thought if I could put it on the green, I'd be fine....I knew what was going on, but I did not want my emotions to take over."

Campos finished the tournament with a three-day score of 216 (E) to finish 12th. VCU finished eighth in the 18-team event.

Both Campos and the team have been working with Dr. Bob for the last three months.