UVa Golf in Seventh Place after Two Rounds of Tennessee Tournament

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Oct. 23, 2001

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Virginia men’s golf team is tied for seventh place after two rounds of the Tennessee Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions at the par-70 6,296-yard Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn. The Cavaliers shot a first round score of 281 and tallied a second round total of 291 for a tournament score of 572. Virginia is tied with Louisiana State, 12 shots back of tournament leader the University of Toledo (558).

Cavalier golfer Kevin O’Connell is UVa’s top scorer through the first two rounds. He carded a 67 and a 71 to shoot 138 for the first two rounds, good enough for a sixth-place tie. Steve Marino is currently one shot back of O’Connell (66 73 – 139). Tournament leader Nichk Rousey from Alabama holds a one-stroke lead over Nathan Goulding from LSU. The pair shot a 134 and a 135, respectively. Thomas Lee (142), Justin Goodhue (152) and Jeremy Luce (154) round out Virginia ‘s tournament entries.

Toledo followed an opening round 277 with a 281 to jump out to a seven-shot lead over tournament host Tennessee. The third and final round will be played today (October 23).

Tennessee TOC (Team Standings)
1. Toledo 277 281 558 2. Tennessee 287 278 565
3. Auburn 287 279 566 4. Alabama 288 279 567
5. College of Charleston 281 287 568 6. Georgia State 288 282 570
7. Virginia 281 291 572 LSU 286 286 572
9. Arkansas 290 285 575 10. Georgia Southern 288 289 577
11. Vanderbilt 302 284 586 12. Louisville 301 293 594
13. Florida State 295 300 595 14. Louisiana-LaFayette 299 299 598
15. Mississippi State 315 307 622

Top Three Individuals
1. Nick Rousey, Alabama 70 64 134 (-6)2. Nathan Goulding, LSU 67 68 135 (-5)
3. Kyle Bradley, Charleston 65 71 136 (-4)

Virginia Individual Standings
T6. Kevin O’Connell 67 71 138 (-2)T9. Steve Marino 66 73 139 (-1)
T26. Thomas Lee 72 72 144 (+4)T61. Justin Goodhue 76 76 152 (+12)
T67. Jeremy Luce 79 75 154 (+14)