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Men's Golf Finishes 17th at P.R. Classic
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Feb. 25, 2003
PALMER, Puerto Rico – The Virginia men’s golf team concluded action at the 2003 Puerto Rico Classic with a 17th-place showing on Tuesday.
Oklahoma State, which shot a round-best 282 (-6), soared to the top of the field with a 10-stroke victory. OSU finished with a two-under 862 after 54 holes. Eighth-ranked Minnesota, No. 1 Clemson, and No. 11 Texas tied for second with 872 (+8) each. The No. 14 NC State Wolfpack, which paced the field through the first two days, fell to sixth place, giving up 13 strokes in the final round. Virginia shot a 311 on the day for a 949 (+85) overall.
Individually, NC State’s Justin Walters and Texas’ Jason Hartwick tied for medalist honors with a five-under 211 each. Five players tied for third with a two-under 214.
Freshman Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and senior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) tied for 61st with a 232 (+16) each. Junior Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) tied for 78th with a 240 (+24), while freshman Eamonn McLoughlin (Amityville, N.Y.) had a 245 (+29). Senior Thomas Lee (Gluttenburg, N.J.) finished with a 278 (+62).
The Cavaliers will participate in the Palencia Collegiate Invitational on March 2-3 in St. Augustine, Fla.
PUERTO RICO CLASSIC
Rio Mar CC River Course
Palmer, Puerto Rico
Final Results
1. Oklahoma State 291-289-282-862 (-2)2. #8 Minnesota 291-286-295-872 (+8) #1 Clemson 293-293-286-872 (+8) #11 Texas 296-291-285-872 (+8)5. #5 Florida 300-291-283-874 (+10)6. NC State 288-286-301-875 (+11)7. Georgia Tech 301-289-292-882 (+18)8. Oklahoma 316-288-291-895 (+31)9. East Tenn. State 300-301-295-896 (+32) #14 Northwestern 300-297-299-896 (+32)11. #13 Georgia 305-293-299-897 (+33)12. #9 Duke 304-301-299-904 (+40)13. Colorado 310-297-300-907 (+43)14. Kent State 311-303-295-909 (+45)15. Purdue 316-299-299-914 (+50)16. #12 Illinois 316-306-306-928 (+64)17. VIRGINIA 325-313-311-949 (+85)18. Michigan 328-319-313-960 (+96)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Justin Walters, NCSU 70-70-71-211 (-5) Jason Harteick, Texas 75-69-67-211 (-5)3. Hunter Mahan, OSU 71-76-67-214 (-2) Troy Matteson, GT 73-71-70-214 (-2) Gregg Jones, Clemson 74-69-71-214 (-2) Fernando Machareffe 69-69-76-214 (-2) Zack Robinson, OSU 72-70-72-214 (-2)8. Chris Clarke, OSU 74-72-70-216 (E)
VIRGINIA PLAYERSt61. Brad Tilley 76-79-77-232 (+16)t61. Justin Goodhue 80-78-74-232 (+16)t78. Jeremy Luce 82-73-85-240 (+24)t86. Eamonn McLoughlin 87-83-75-245 (+29)90. Thomas Lee 94-96-88-278 (+62)