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Bellingham's Matt Rawitzer won his first collegiate tournament Tuesday, tieing for first place with NM State's Tim Madigan at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate played on the New Mexico State University course in Las Cruces. Rawitzer who was state champion while at Squalicum and the Bellingham Herald Area High School Player of the Year as a freshman, sophomore and junior, shot rounds of 68, 70 and 70 on the 6,999-yard Floyd Farley-designed course which opened in 1963 and has hosted three NCAA National Championships.
Rawitzer played 12 times for the Vandals in 2009-'10 with a best finish of eighth and a scoring average of 74.77. Prior to this week, he had played in two events this season, finishing tied for 72nd at the Palouse Collegiate at Palouse Ridge, and tied for 66th at the Wolf Pack Classic in Nevada.

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