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March 22, 2003
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Virginia men’s golf team moved up five spots to stand ninth after the second round of the Furman Intercollegiate on Saturday.
Virginia Tech moved one step closer to becoming the first team to win three consecutive FI titlesby firing a 289 to remain one stroke ahead of the host Paladins, with a two-round total of 579.Virginia carded a 295 on the day for a 601 (+25) overall.
Tech’s Chris McKeel leads the field with a seven-under 137, five strokes ahead of teammate and defending champion Brendon DeJonge and Furman’s Rob Langley.
Freshman Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) continues to pace UVa , tying for sixth with at even par 144. Freshman Eamonn McLoughlin (Amityville, N.Y.) follows with a 149 (+5), while senior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) shot a 153 (+9). Junior Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) and sophomore Craig Cook-Stevenson (Sutton-Coldfield, England) are tied with a 158 (+14) each.
The final round of the Intercollegiate is set to begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 23 at the Furman Golf Course.
Furman Intercollegiate
Greenville, SC
Second Round Results
1 Virginia Tech 290 289 579 +3 2 Furman 291 289 580 +4 3 Purdue 299 285 584 +8 4 Coastal Carolina 293 296 589 +13 5 Francis Marion 296 296 592 +16 6 Wofford 299 295 594 +18 7 Old Dominion 304 294 598 +22 8 UNC-Greensboro 302 298 600 +24 9 Virginia 306 295 601 +25 10 Winthrop 307 295 602 +26 11 East Carolina 297 306 603 +27 12 Memphis 298 306 604 +28 Elon 303 301 604 +28 14 Charleston Southern 303 302 605 +29 15 Marshall 303 305 608 +32 16 Davidson 317 295 612 +36 17 Tennessee-Chattanooga 313 312 625 +49 18 Furman B 317 309 626 +50 19 Texas-Pan American 322 310 632 +56 20 The Citadel 315 318 633 +57 21 Appalachian State 319 323 642 +66 22 Western Carolina 320 323 643 +67
Individuals 1 Chris McKeel Va. Tech 67 70 137 -7 2 Brendon De Jonge Va. Tech 73 69 142 -2 Rob Langley Furman 70 72 142 -2 4 Geoffrey Harris Old Domin. 73 70 143 -1 Buddy Davis Furman 72 71 143 -1 6 Matt Johnson Winthrop 74 70 144 E J.D. McNeill Elon 70 74 144 E Peter Karmis Purdue 75 69 144 E Brad Tilley Virginia 72 72 144 E
VIRGINIAT6 Brad Tilley Virginia 72 72 144 ET22 Eamonn McLoughlin Virginia 79 70 149 +5T51 Justin Goodhue Virginia 78 75 153 +9T81 Jeremy Luce Virginia 77 81 158 +14T81 Craig Stevenson Virginia 80 78 158 +14