Hokie ClubVirginia Tech golferScott Vincent (Harare, Zimbabwe) shot a 15-under-par 201 and won the 2011Valentine Invitational by five strokes over Adam Ball and Weston Eklund onSunday afternoon. The prestigious amateur tournament was played this weekend atthe Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va., just outside of Richmond.
Vincent, who beginshis freshman year at Virginia Tech this morning, opened play Friday andSaturday with a pair of eight-under-par 64s, before shooting a 73 on Sunday atHermitage’s Sabot Course. This is the second consecutive year that a Hokie haswon this event. Marshall Bailey won the Valentine last year.
Other Hokies alsoplayed well in the 54-hole tournament. Senior Blake Redmond (Sugar Land, Texas)finished tied for fourth at 209, recent graduate Garland Green (Tazewell, Va.)finished tied for ninth at 216 and incoming freshman Trevor Cone (Concord,N.C.) was tied for 11th at 217. Incoming freshman Miles Curley (RockHill, S.C.) and junior Mikey Moyers (Stanardsville, Va.) both shot 224;sophomore Marc MacDonald (Harare, Zimbabwe) shot 228, and sophomore JacobEverts (Ooltewah, Tenn.) was at 234.
Vincent’s 64 onFriday at the Sabot Course and Saturday at the Manakin Course were competitivecourse records for each course. The Hokies will play the Manakin Course as ateam on Sept. 26 & 27, as they will compete in the VCU Shootout. The entireTech team competed in the Valentine, with the exception of sophomore BryceChalkley (Richmond, Va.) who begins play in the U.S. Amateur this morning inErin, Wisc.