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• Hornberger, Camels claim titles at ODU/OBX Collegiate

  POWELLS POINT, N.C. – Craig Hornberger won individual honors and Campbell claimed the team title after Tuesday's final round of the Old Dominion/OBX Collegiate men's golf tournament.Two days after tying the school 18-hole record with an opening round 64, Hornberger matched the program's 54-hole mark (201) following a final round 65 on the par-71, 6535-yard Kilmarlic Golf Club layout. A junior from Lancaster, Pa., Hornberger made the turn at two-under then had four birdies, one bogey and four pars on the back nine to earn his first collegiate championship as 12-under-par (64-72-65—201).On the strength of a school-record 17-under par 267 in the first round, Campbell never trailed and finished the event at 11-under 841 (267-292-282), 13 strokes ahead of runner-up Bowling Green (281-284-289—854).  Host Old Dominion (278-287-292—857) was third in the 18-school event.Campbell junior Gaston Bertinotti, last year's ODU/OBX individual champ, shared runner-up honors this season at 5-under-par (66-71-71—208) with Christopher Crawford of Drexel (71-67-70—208)."I was really pleased today with how our team closed the door when the pressure was on," said Campbell assistant coach Weston Eklund, who won the event in 2013 as a senior at Radford University.  "Craig and Gaston both played really well the last three days, and I was impressed with how our entire team handled themselves on the course.  When the wind blows and the conditions get tougher, you can't get upset, and they never did."Hornberger, whose previous collegiate low round was a 66 at last month's Golfweek Program Challenge, finished the event with 15 birdies and 37 pars.  He led the 93-golfer field in par-four scoring (-5), tied for second on the par-five holes (-6) and played the par-three layouts one-under.  He even saved par with a four on the fourth hole Tuesday by getting up-and-down from 175 yards after hitting his tee shot into the water."To put up a seven-under and six-under in the same tournament, I almost don't even know how it happened," said Hornberger, whose previous best collegiate finish was a second-place tie in his college debut, the 2013 Golfweek Program Challenge.  "This week was a really big step for me, knowing I can win out here.  To be able to go out today with a one-shot lead and play one of my best college rounds, I'm really pleased."On Sunday, Hornberger became the sixth player in Campbell's Division I era (since 1977-78) to shoot 64 in a single round.  On Tuesday, the 2013 Pennsylvania 3-A high school state champion joined five other Camels to record a 65 in tournament play.  His 201 matched the 54-hole school record set by Simon Dunn at the 2001 UCF Rio Pinar Intercollegiate and equaled by Kyle Spahr at the 2006 Hartford Hawks Invitational.Bertinotti, who won the 2014 ODU/OBX title with an 8-under 205, again went low to notch his best finish of the 2015-16 campaign.  A native of Cordoba, Argentina, Bertinotti completed the event with 14 birdies while playing the par-three holes at one-under, the par-fours even and par-five layouts at 4-under.Freshman Ray Kraivixien earned his third top-20 showing in four collegiate outings with an 18th-place finish at five-over 218 (69-75-74).  The native of Bangkok, Thailand made 10 birdies over three days.  Fellow freshman Jesper Svensson tied for 26th (73-74-72—219) and senior Mikko Lehtovuori tied for 40th (68-77-78—223).Campbell's 54-hole team score (841) was third-best in the program's history, while its 36-hole total (559) tied for fourth lowest.  Tuesday's win marked the team's third-straight top-five finish, starting with a runner-up showing at the Rees Jones Invitational and a fourth-place tie at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate.The Camels return to action Feb. 1-2 in the Sea Best Invitational at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

• Dornes/Hornberger grab 26th PA State Four-Ball

  

  INDIANA, Pa. - It was a tale of two holes down the stretch at the 26th Four-Ball Championship at Indiana Country Club, presented by Allegheny Health Network. The team of Craig Hornberger and J.D. Dornes went into the par-3 15th hole tied at 12-under with the first round leaders, Grant Engel and Thomas Steve. But Dornes rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt while Engel and Steve bogeyed the hole for a huge two-shot swing. Then, with the lead at just one shot headed to the par-5 18th hole, Hornberger came through with the shot of the day, blasting a 3-wood from 260 yards to eight feet, where he made the eagle putt to clinch the victory for the duo from Lancaster with a 36-hole score of 127 (-15)."That was the best swing I made all day," said Hornberger of that approach on 18. "I couldn't have hit it any better."Engel and Steve had a one-shot lead going into the day, but Hornberger and Dornes made a quick birdie on the opening hole to even things up. Then, on the par-5 fifth hole, Hornberger and Dornes birdied, but Engel and Steve countered with an eagle to take a one-shot advantage. Then, after another birdie by Engel and Steve on No. 8, Dornes birdied 9 and his opponents had to settle for a bogey. That two shot swing put the eventual winners up by a shot heading to the turn."J.D. and I both played solid all day, and for the whole tournament," said Hornberger, who plays out of Lancaster Country Club. "We made no bogeys as a team for the entire 36 holes, which was tough because we were grinding all day today."Dornes, of Meadia Heights Golf Club, credited his teammate for taking the pressure off with the approach on the 18th."That was such an awesome shot," said Dornes. "We could finally relax a bit after Craig hit that approach."

• Craig Hornberger named Big South freshman of the week

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  BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Following his third top-10 finish of the year, Craig Hornberger of Campbell University has been named Choice Hotels Big South Conference men's golf freshman of the week.A native of Lancaster, Pa., Hornberger finished in a sixth-place tie at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Tuesday after shooting (77-74-71—222) on the par-72, 6913-yard layout.Hornberger led the field in par-5 scoring (7-under) and made 10 birdies (tied for 7th) over 54 holes.  His showing marked the third top-10 showing in six collegiate tournaments.The weekly honor was the second of the season for Hornberger, who also won the Big South award Sept. 27 after tying for second in his collegiate debut at the Colorado Mark Simpson Invitational

• Emails received from Glenda Dornes & Barb Hornberger.

  Hi, Ted: Thanks so much for working with Ryan last week.  He shot a  -3 (67)
  on Monday, primarily due to much better results with Chipping and
  putting.  He still needs to work on his iron shots, but his round was so
  much better after working with you.  Also, thanks for the sponsorship for
  LCJGT.  We appreciate all you do for JD and Ryan.
  
  Ted….thought I would send results of Craig's first college tournament….thanks for all your support.  
  Copied from the Campbell website:   Sophomore Craig Hornberger was Campbell's low individual at
  8-under-208 (71-66-71) to finish eighth overall.  The product of
  Lancaster, Pa., was 4-over through 4 holes, but played Tuesday's final 14 holesat 5-under to earn his 4th career top-10 finish.  Along the way, he shot a
  career-best 6-under 66 in the second round and tied for the tournament lead in
  par-3 scoring (-3).
  
   
   
  
  Copied from the
  Campbell website:   Sophomore Craig Hornberger was Campbell's low individual at
  8-under-208 (71-66-71) to finish eighth overall.  The product of
  Lancaster, Pa., was 4-over through 4 holes, but played Tuesday's final 14 holes
  at 5-under to earn his 4th career top-10 finish.  Along the way, he shot a
  career-best 6-under 66 in the second round and tied for the tournament lead in
  par-3 scoring (-3).
  
   

• Craig Hornberger fires 7 Under

  Craig
  shot -7 on Monday in the LANCO Open at Crossgates….took 2nd place…..glad for
  this to build up his confidence a bit.   We are away for vacation next
  week but should probably get to see you again once or twice before he goes back
  to school….I'm sure he will be in touch.   Thanks for everything,
   Barb H. 
  
   

• Joe Parinni Invited to Team USA Particpant

  On behalf of the International Junior Golf Tour, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you as a participant of Team USA in the 2014 North America Cup!

  For those of you who do not know me, my name is Molly Moore and I am one of the Regional Tournament Directors with the tour, as well as this year’s Tournament Director for NA Cup. As a co-captain for Team USA last year, I can honestly say that this event has been one of the best experiences in my working golf career to date. Not only is this 3-day matchplay event competitive, exciting, and intense – but more importantly.. it is a fun and unforgettable experience for all—the player, the families, the friends. 

  Attached you will find information that you will need to know for the event. Please feel free to give me a call on my cell (listed below), or send me back an e-mail with any further questions you may have. As soon as I get all of the information together from Team Canada, I will send out Team Canada’s roster information, Rules of Matchplay, an updated location of the Team USA dinner on June 28th, and any other information that should be brought to your attention.

  Furthermore – we ask that each participant write a very short bio about themselves, as well as submit a headshot photo (whether it is of you swinging a golf club, or just a picture of you – smiling of course!) to be submitted into the North America Cup program. Please e-mail these to me no later than June 9th, at 12 noon.

  We are so excited for each and every one of you and cannot wait for the end of June!

  Have a wonderful weekend – and go USA!