GLEN ALLEN, VA (September 18, 2005)—The Hampden-Sydney College golf team opened its season with a victory Sunday in the 15-team Ted Keller Invitational at the Par 71, 6,815-yard, Hunting Hawk Golf Club.  The Tigers were paced by sophomore Bob Boykin (Virginia Beach, VA/Cox) and senior Mike Kelly (Alexandria, VA/Gonzaga) who tied for second-place individually. 

The Tigers led wire-to-wire after tying for first-place with Washington and Lee at 295 on Saturday, then coming in two-shots better than the Generals at 290 on Sunday for a two-day score of 585.  Boykin (71-71) and Kelly (73-69) both finished at 142, followed by sophomore Rob Shrader (Midlothian, VA/Midlothian) who tied for 12^th-place at 150 (77-73). 

Sophomore Nick Combs (Newport News, VA/Menchville) tied for 15^th at 151 (74-77), while sophomore Matt Treacy (Ashland, VA/Patrick Henry) rounded out the scoring at 163 (80-83). 

Washington and Lee’s Nathaniel James won individual medalist honors after rounds of 71 and 68 for a two-day total of 139.  Hampden-Sydney at 585 and Washington and Lee at 587 were followed by Bridgewater (607), Randolph-Macon (608), Averett (618), Christopher Newport (622), McDaniel (627), Apprentice School (627), College of New Jersey (630), Virginia Wesleyan (632), Roanoke (637), Randolph-Macon “B” (641), Ferrum (660), Emory and Henry (692) and North Carolina Wesleyan (708). 

The Tiger golfers return to action Monday, September 26, at the Tom O’Briant Invitational at the Cardinal Country Club in Greensboro, NC.

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