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March 21, 2003
GRENVILLE, S.C.- – The Virginia men’s golf team stands 14th after the opening round of the Furman Intercollegiate on Saturday.
Following a delayed tee off due to rain and wet course conditions, Virginia Tech’s Chris McKeel fired a five-under 67 to take the individual lead and pace the Hokies to a tournament-best 290. Furman is second after carding a three-over 291, while Coastal Carolina is third at 293 (+5). Francis Marion is fourth at 296 (+8). The Cavaliers shot a 306 (+18).
Elon’s J.D. McNeill and Fruman’s Rob Langley are within striking distance of the individual title with a two-uner 70 each. Six golfers, including Virginia freshman Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.), are tied for fourth at even par.
Junior Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) fired a 77 (+5) to tie for 51st, while senior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) follows by one stroke with a 78 (+6). Freshman Eamonn McLoughlin (Amityville, N.Y.) shot a 79 (+7), and sophomore Craig Cook-Stevenson (Sutton-Coldfield, England) finished an 80 (+8).
Round two of the three-round Intercollegiate is set to begin at 8 a.m.Saturday, March 22 at the Furman Golf Course.
Furman Intercollegiate
Greenville, SC
First Round Results
1 Virginia Tech 290 +2 2 Furman University 291 +3 3 Coastal Carolina 293 +5 4 Francis Marion U. 296 +8 5 East Carolina Univ. 297 +9 6 Memphis, U. of 298 +10 7 Purdue University 299 +11 Wofford College 299 +11 9 N. Car.- Greensboro 302 +14 10 Charleston Southern 303 +15 Elon University 303 +15 Marshall University 303 +15 13 Old Dominion Univ. 304 +16 14 Virginia, U. of 306 +18 15 Winthrop University 307 +19 16 Tennessee-Chattanoog 313 +25 17 Citadel, The 315 +27 18 Davidson College 317 +29 Furman B 317 +29 20 Appalachian State U. 319 +31 21 Western Carolina U. 320 +32 22 Texas-Pan American 322 +34
Individuals 1 Chris McKeel Va. Tech 34- 33 67 -5
2 J.D. McNeill Elon 35- 35 70 -2 Rob Langley Furman 36- 34 70 -2
4 Buddy Davis Furman 35- 37 72 E Dylan Keylock Fr. Marion 33- 39 72 E Rafael Vera Coast. Car 35- 37 72 E Brad Tilley Virginia 36- 36 72 E David Jeans Memphis 36- 36 72 E Matt Dura Fr. Marion 35- 37 72 E
10 Jonathan Hill E. Carol. 37- 36 73 +1 Ben Minyard Marshall 35- 38 73 +1 Geoffrey Harris Old Domin. 35- 38 73 +1 Brendon De Jonge Va. Tech 36- 37 73 +1 Jason Harris E. Carol. 34- 39 73 +1 Tyler McGhie Coast. Car 36- 37 73 +1 Dustin Cone Purdue 37- 36 73 +1 Matthew Mills Coast. Car 38- 35 73 +1 Gregg Blainey NC Greensb 35- 38 73 +1
VIRGINIA T 4 Brad Tilley 36- 36 72 (E) T 51 Jeremy Luce 39- 38 77 (+5) T 64 Justin Goodhue 37- 41 78 (+6) T 77 Eamonn McLoughlin 41- 38 79 (+7) T 86 Craig Stevenson 39- 41 80 (+8)