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Final Results | Leaders | Individual Results
LIHUE, Hawai’i — The Vanderbilt men’s golf team earned its first tournament victory under Head Coach Tom Shaw Saturday, winning the 2008 Kauai Collegiate Cup at the Wailua Golf Course.
Sophomore Hudson Johnson earned medalist honors in the event, shooting a three-round total of six-under 210 on Wailua’s 6,991-yards, par-72 layout. Johnson led the Commodores in Saturday’s third and final round by shooting a nine-under 63. The Longview, Texas, native tied the Commodores’ 18-hole record, held by former All-American Luke List, and broke Wailua’s tournament course record (championship tees).
“It feels great to get the win,” Shaw said. “It has been a long time since we have had the lead going into the final round, and the guys played fantastic today. It was fun to watch, especially Hudson’s record-breaking performance.”
The Commodores led the event wire-to-wire. Vanderbilt opened up a nine-stroke lead after the first 18 holes, adding three strokes to that advantage in Friday’s second round. Saturday’s nine-under 279 helped the Commodores again expand their advantage to the final 28-stroke margin over 2007 champion Oklahoma Christian.
Junior All-American Jon Curran, who won his first collegiate event two weeks ago, was also under-par for the tournament. His one-over 73 on Saturday put him at two-under 214 for the 54-hole event. Curran placed in a tie for second in the 59-player field, four strokes behind his teammate Johnson.
Senior Billy Whalen shot even par for the two-day tournament. After starting at three-over for the opening 18 holes, Whalen battled back to shoot 69 and 72 over the final 36 holes and finish in a tie for fifth place. Whalen, Curran and Johnson were all named to the All-Tournament team.
Freshman Ryan Haselden also shot under par on Saturday. The Houston product carded his second one-under 71 of the weekend, finishing at plus-three 219 for the event, good enough for his first collegiate Top 10 finish. Sophomore Chris Rockwell tied for 12th place in the event with a seven-over 223.
Wailua is the oldest golf course in Hawai’i outside of the island of Oahu. The premier public golf course in Hawai’i, Wailua was designed by Hawai’i golf legends Toyo Shirai and Francis H.I. Brown, and is regularly ranked as one of the top public courses in the world.
Notable Team Finishes:
1. Vanderbilt 855 -9
2. Oklahoma Christian 883 +19
6. Lipscomb 908 +44
8. Western Kentucky (host) 924 +60
Vanderbilt Results:
1. Hudson Johnson 72-75-63–210 -6
T-2. Jon Curran 69-72-73–214 -2
T-5. Billy Whalen 75-69-72–216 E
T-8. Ryan Haselden 71-77-71–219 +3
T-12. Chris Rockwell 75-73-75–223 +7
