Golf Moves up to 12th After Second Day at Furman Intercollegiate

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March 23, 2002

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The University of Virginia men’s golf team moved up to 12th place after the second round of the 33rd Annual Furman Intercollegiate on Saturday.

Host Furman and Coastal Carolina lead the field of 24 squads with a 583 (+7) each. Defending champion Virginia Tech, which carded 285 on the day to move from sixth into third with a 584 (+8), is now one stroke off the lead. After 36 holes, five teams are within 10 strokes of the leading team pace.

The Cavaliers, who fired a 298, are tied for 12th with Memphis with a 607 (+31).

Individually, Virginia Tech’s Brendon De Jonge stands in first place with a four-under 140. Five players are tied with a two-under 142.

UVa sophomore Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) shot a 73 on the day for a 149 (+5) to tie for 26th overall. Junior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) stands 46th with a 152 (+8). Senior Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va.) and sophomore Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) follow by one stroke with a 153 (+9) to tie at 53rd. Junior Thomas Lee (Guttenburg, N.J.) shot a 159 (+15). Playing as an individual, sophomore Eli Barnes (Bristol, COnn.) fired a 162 (+18).

Final round action tees off at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 24 at the Furman University Golf Course.

FURMAN INTERCOLLEGIATESecond Day Results1.	Furman			291-292-583	(+7)	Coastal Carolina	296-287-583	(+7)3.	Virginia Tech		299-285-584	(+8)4.	East Carolina		293-294-587	(+11)5.	Wofford College		296-296-592	(+16)6.	Ohio State		300-298-598	(+22)7.	Francis Marion		309-291-600	(+24)8.	UNC-Wilmington		305-296-601	(+25)9.	Charleston So.		307-297-604	(+28)10.	Western Carolina	298-308-606	(+30)	UT-Chattanooaga		299-307-606	(+30)12.	VIRGINIA		309-298-607	(+31)	Memphis			308-299-607	(+31)14.	UNC-Greensboro		308-300-608	(+32)	Marshall		309-299-608	(+32)16.	Appalachian State	310-301-611	(+35)17.	Richmond		310-303-613	(+37)18.	UNC-Charlotte		313-301-614	(+38)19.	Texas-Pan Am		309-312-621	(+45)20.	Old Dominion		317-306-623	(+47)21.	Winthrop		321-303-624	(+48)22.	Furman "B"		317-311-628	(+52)23.	Davidson		311-320-631	(+55)24.	The Citadel		323-326-649	(+73)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Brendon DeJonge, Va. Tech 71-69-140 (-4)2. Adam Gee, UNC-Wilm. 72-70-142 (-2) Matt Davidson, Furman 70-72-142 (-2) Jonathan Hill, ECU 69-73-142 (-2) Jason Harris, ECU 70-72- 142 (-2) David Sligh, Furman 69-73-142 (-2)

VIRGINIA PLAYERST26. Jeremy Luce 76-73-149 (+5)T46. Justin Goodhue 77-75-152 (+8)T53. Steve Marino 77-76-153 (+9)T53. Kevin O’Connell 79-74-153 (+9)T100. Thomas Lee 81-78-159 (+15)T114. I- Eli Barnes 83-79-162 (+18)