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Golf Takes Seventh at 2002 ACC Championship
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April 21, 2002
BADIN LAKE, N.C – The University of Virginia men’s golf team finished seven at the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship at the Old State Club at Uwharrie Point on Sunday.
Georgia Tech, ranked No. 1 nationally, claimed its second consecutive ACC championship with a 27-under 837. N.C. State, which shot the day’s best round at 274, moved up to second to finish just four strokes behind the Yellow Jackets with a 841 (-23). Second-ranked Clemson was third at 845 (-19). The Cavaliers carded a 874 (+10).
Individually, UNC’s Dustin Bray captured medalist honors by two strokes with an 11-under 205. Georgia Tech teammates Nicholas Thompson and Matt Weibring tied for second with a 207 (-9).
UVa senior Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va.) fired a four-under 68 in the final round for a 210 (-6) to finish eighth overall. Junior Thomas Lee (Guttenburg, N.J.) was 31st with a 221 (+5). Sophomore Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) tied for 32nd with a 222 (+6), while junior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) tied for 36th with a 223 (+7). Freshman Scott McMahon (Austin, Texas) was 44th with a 238 (+22).
Virginia now awaits an invitation to the 2002 NCAA East Regional Championship on May 16-18 in Roswell, Ga.
49th ANNUAL ACC CHAMPIONSHIPFinal Results1. Georgia Tech 271-284-282- 837 (-27)2. N.C. State 288-279-274- 841 (-23)3. Clemson 280-280-285- 845 (-19)4. Wake Forest 290-279-282- 851 (-13)5. North Carolina 283-285-294- 862 (-2)6. Florida State 292-282-294- 868 (+4)7. VIRGINIA 291-295-288- 874 (+10)8. Maryland 294-296-285- 875 (+11)9. Duke 291-298-289- 878 (+14)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Dustin Bray, UNC 66-67-72- 205 (-11)2. Nicholas Thompson, GT 67-69-17- 207 (-9) Matt Weiberg, GT 68-70-69- 207 (-9)4. Garth Mulroy, NCSU 73-68-67- 208 (-8) Bill Haas, WF 70-69-69- 208 (-8)
VIRGINIA PLAYERS8. Steve Marino 72-70-68- 210 (-6)31. Thomas Lee 72-75-74- 221 (+5)T32. Jeremy Luce 74-74-74- 222 (+6)T36. Justin Goodhue 73-78-72- 223 (+7)44. Scott McMahon 77-76-85- 238 (+22)