Port St. Lucie, Fla. - The Tennessee State University men's golf team concluded the 2010 season completing the final round of the 24th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship played on the Wannamaker course at Port St. Lucie, Fla. - The Tennessee State University men's golf team concluded the 2010 season completing the final round of the 24th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship played on the Wannamaker course at 7,210 yards.
TSU, the defending men's Division I champion, trailed by three strokes after the second round but could not make up the count finishing second overall (10-over-par) shooting rounds of 295, 289, and 290 for 874.
Tennessee State's Chris Seibel double-bogeyed the par-4 10th hole, and fell a stroke behind playing partner Kirakossian, who took the cue to go on a birdie run from the 12th through 14th holes, and adding another at the 16th to hold together a gem of a round.
Seibel (213) finished with a 76 at the end of the final round after opening the tournament with one-under (71) in the first followed by a spectacular second round finishing six under (66).
About an hour earlier, Tennessee State's Richard Gill, who was his team's No. 4 player, suffered a quadruple bogey-8 on the par-4 15th hole, on his way to a 76. Those two sudden twists allowed the Broncos the cushion needed to hold on for victory. Gill finished with a 230 stroke count from rounds of 75, 79, and 76.
Ryan Smith after opening up with rounds of 75 and 73 ended on a strong note finishing six-under at 66 on the final day. Cameron Scitern (75-71-72--218) played very well finishing as the top freshman of the tournament and Chris McKay closed out the team scoring for the Tigers (74-82-78-234).
"I'm disappointed for our team, but more for Chris, who was playing in his final collegiate championship," said Tennessee State Head Coach and PGA Professional Chip Taylor. "We had a chance to win coming down the final four holes, and that is all you can ask for."
The broadcast of the 2010 highlight show on The Golf Channel will air on Wed., July 7 at 8:00 p.m. Additional airing times are Wed., July 28 at 10:00 a.m., and Sat., July 31 at 3:30 a.m. (All Times Eastern).












