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May 31, 2006

Hendricken's Sampson nails high school golf title / Photo

Journal photo / John Freidah
David Sampson tees up on the 12th hole today at the Cranston Country Club. He went on to win the two-day event with a score of 73-69-42.

CRANSTON -- To say that golfing is a Sampson family tradition is an understatement. Bishop Hendricken senior David Sampson's father John picked up the game from his father.

And like his father did, John passed the game down to his children. Sampson's older brother Greg is a former state champion (2000, St. Raphael Academy), and Sampson, who finished tied for second place at the state tournament last season, has been one of the better golfers in the Interscholastic League over the last four years.

Sampson felt a lot of pressure heading into the two-day Rhode Island state tournament played at the Cranston Country Club, and he more than lived up to expectations.

He overcame a two-shot deficit to win the 2006 boys' golf individual state title by shooting an even par 73-69-142 to edge Tiverton's Matt Sterling (71-72-143) by one stroke. Bishop Hendricken's Dan Mollicone (76-71-147) took home the bronze medal.

-- Journal sportswriter Robert Lee

Individual scores:

Dave Sampson, Hendricken 73-69-142; Matt Sterling, Tiverton 71-72-143; Dan Mollicone, Hendricken 76-71-147; David McAndrew, Barrington 73-75-148; Chuck Sullivan, Hendricken 73-77-150; Garrett Medeiros, St. Raphael 74-76-150; John Anderson, Barrington 80-71-151;

Brian Jorge, Mount St. Charles 77-75-152; Ben Conway, Tiverton 74-80-154; Matt Osman, Barrington 78-76-154; Tom Kirinsky, Cranston West 77-77-154; Matt Broome, Barrington 78-77-155; Alex Jestings, La Salle 76-79-155;

Katherine Murphy, Portsmouth 74-82-156; Derek Jensen, Cumberland 75-82-157; Mike Boyd, Burrillville 79-79-158; Pete Taylor, Hendricken 81-78-159; Andy Coughlin, La Salle 76-83-159; Devin Beck, Tiverton 77-83-160; Jame Green, North Kingstown 81-80-161; Pete Weatherby, Portsmouth 78-83-161;

Ethan Bonas, Tiverton 79-83-162; Tyler Fay, Barrington 79-83-162; Greg Morris, East Greenwich 78-84-162; Matt Fattore, Mount St. Charles 81-82-163; Mike Kollett, Cranston West 78-87-165; Sean O'Brien Middletown 81-86-167; Steve Savitt, East Greenwich 78-90-168; Alex Tutsch, Toll Gate 80-88-168; Alex Zegarzewski, Chariho 80-93-173.

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May 31, 2006

Hendricken's Sampson nails high school golf title / Photo

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