MSU improves to 12-4 on the year, while the Golden Flashes fall to 8-6. 14 Kent State, 3-2, Sunday afternoon at Dix Stadium. 6 Michigan State field hockey team extended its winning streak to four games after topping No. Hurley, who garnered PING Mid-Atlantic Region recognition for the second-consecutive season, produced seven wins, finished in the top-five 25 times and the top-10 31 times among the 51 collegiate meets in which he participated during his four-year career.Ĭompetition is set to tee off Friday at The Course at Sunnehanna Country Club (par 70) and will conclude Sunday afternoon with the presentation of awards at the 18th hole.KENT, Ohio - The No.

He was also on the watch list for the 2004 The Ben Hogan Award and was named the 2004 Patriot League Player of the Year after capturing the Patriot League Tournament title. Additionally, he was one of the first-two players to be named to the 2004 Palmer Cup and is the first player to represent a service academy in the annual Ryder Cup-style competition. A four-time All-Patriot League selection, Hurley was recently given the 2004 Byron Nelson Award. Head-to-head, Hurley's resume isn't too shabby compared to his foes. Clemson All-American Matt Hendrix, who claimed the Sunnehanna Amateur title last summer, is not scheduled to defend his championship. 4, is among the field after winning the 2003 USGA Amateur, while ninth-ranked Nathan Smith of Duke and 10th-ranked Michael Putnam of Pepperdine will also compete in the tournament. The field of participants includes 2003 Porter Cup Champion and 2003 Walker Cup Team member Casey Wittenberg, who enters the competition as the top-ranked amateur according to the Golfweek/Titleist Men's Amateur Rankings.

Less than a month later, he continues his amateur status as a graduate of the Naval Academy and will kick off a busy summer of events this Friday at the 51st Annual Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions in Johnstown, Pa. Billy Hurley (Leesburg, Va.) last competed on the links May 22 at the 2004 NCAA East Region Golf Championship in New Haven, Conn. Former Navy Golf Standout Billy Hurley to Kick Off Summer on the LinksĢ004 Byron Nelson Award winner Billy Hurley will kick off a busy summer Friday when he competes in the 51st annual Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions.ĪNNAPOLIS, Md.

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