Men's Golf Tied for 10th After First Day in Puerto Rico

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Feb. 23, 1998

SAN JUAN, P.R. — The University of Virginia golf team is tied with East Tennessee State for 10th place after the first day of play at the Puerto Rico Golf Classic at the Rio Mar Country Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is the Cavaliers’ first tournament of the spring season.

The Cavaliers shot a 297 in this morning’s first round and a 307 in the afternoon’s round for a 36-hole total of 604 (+28). The Cavaliers stood in ninth place after the morning round, but didn’t help themselves by shooting a 307 in the afternoon to fall into the tie for 10th.

North Carolina State holds a six-stroke lead over Georgia Tech and Columbus State with an even-par 576.

Sophomore James Driscoll is Virginia’s low man. He is among four golfers tied for 11th place with a 1-over par 145. Driscoll shot a 70 in the morning and a 75 in the day’s second round.

Georgia Tech’s Matt Kuchar fired a 6-under par 138 (68-70) and holds a one-stroke lead over Wilfredo Morales of Columbus State. N.C. State’s Tim Clark is third, two shots behind Kuchar.

Freshman Cameron Yancey stands tied for 34th for Virginia with an 8-over 152 (76-76).

The tournament concludes with 18 holes tomorrow.

Team Results                        Top 10 IndividualsTeam    Score                       Player,                 School  Score    1.  N.C. State  576  (E)        1.  Matt Kuchar,        Georgia Tech        138 (-6)    (68-70)    2.  Georgia Tech    582         2.  Wilfredo Morales,   Columbus State      139 (72-67)        Columbus State  582         3.  Tim Clark,          N.C. State          140 (68-72)    4.  North Carolina  586         4.  Brad Elder,         Texas               141 (66-75)    5.  Wake Forest 594                Joey Maxon,          Clemson             141 (69-72)    6.  Minnesota   595             6.  Ben Curtis,         Kent State.         143 (71-72)    7.  Clemson 596                     Will Huntley,       N.C. State          143 (69-74)    8.  Kent State  602                 Raymond Floyd, Jr., Wake Forest.        143 (71-72)    9.  Florida     603             9.  Max Harris,         North Carolina      144 (71-73)    10. Virginia    604                 Martin LeMesurier,  Minnesota           144 (72-72)        East Tennessee State    604         12. Texas   608         13. South Carolina  609         14. Missouri    619         15. Duke    624Virginia Golfers:T11.    James Driscoll  145 (70-75)T34.    Cameron Yancey  152 (76-76)T39.    Mike Mitchell   153 (76-77)T54.    Lewis Chitengwa 156 (77-79)--  Andrea Brotto   DQ  (75-DQ)