Fayetteville State, B-Cookman win PGA Minority Golf titles
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. _ The men of Fayetteville State, led by CIAA champion Ian Milne, and the women of Bethune-Cookman, paced by Maria Dunne, won team titles Sunday at the 20th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship here at the beautiful PGA Golf Club. 
FSU took home the Division II title with a three-day total of 78-over-par 942.
Lincoln of Jefferson City, Mo., finished in second
place with a team-total of 86-over-par 950, while
North Carolina Central improved from its fifth
place finish last year to finish in third place overall.
Milne, a junior at Fayetteville State, came from behind and carded a final round 3-over-par 75 to win the Division II individual standings by two strokes over teammate Derek Scott and Rodolfo Gamino of Lincoln.
"I played great today and knew coming down the stretch that I had a very good chance so I felt good coming in," said Milne, who won the CIAA Spring Championship in April. "I am ecstatic because both the team and I came back this year and did what we planned to do -- win first place after finishing in second last year.
In the Women's Division, Bethune-Cookman prevailed over the three-time defending champion Lady Broncs from Texas-Pan American with a team total of 97-over-par 961. This is BCC's fifth win in the past nine years. Hampton, the 1999 champs, finished in third place.
Maria Dunne of Bethune-Cookman fired a final-round 7-over-par 79, which was good enough to hold onto her lead and win the women's division individual standings over teammate Fern Grimshaw, who began the round one-stroke out of the lead and shot a 11-over-par 83 on Sunday.
"Grimshaw and I were neck-to-neck the entire round and I am delighted to win this tournament for the first time in my three visits at PGA Golf Club," said Dunne, who won the 2005 Bethune-Cookman College Classic this past December. "I hit a lot of greens, but did not capitalize on any of the putts, which was a bit frustrating. Overall, I am thrilled with my performance this past week and it is the perfect way to cap off my successful college career."
The University of Texas-Pan American captured the Division I men's title with a team total of 13-over-par 877. Bethune-Cookman made a move toward the top of the standings and finished in second place, 10 strokes behind the Broncs. Jackson State, who started the final round in second place, fell to third place with a team total of 49-over-par 913.
Kyle Tudi, a sophomore at Texas-Pan American, held off the late charge of Phillip Watkins of Tennessee State to be crowned the Division I individual medalist. Tudi led throughout the Championship and turned in a final round score of 2-under-par 70, for a Championship team total of 2-under-par 214. Watkins, the only other player in Division I to complete the tournament under par, finished in second place for the second consecutive year, one stroke behind Tudi.
Rick Stewart of New Mexico State, recorded an 8-over-par 224 to win the Men's Independent Division over Juan Ronderos of Bethune-Cookman. Freshman Deztany O've Jackson of Old Dominion carded a total of 97-84-91-272 and captured the Women's Independent Division over Ryen Williams of Alabama A&M.
State Farm Insurance and The Golf Channel have combined to produce a one-hour Championship highlight program, which will air on July 6, 2006, at 6 p.m. EDT.
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