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April 20, 2003
NEW LONDON, N.C. – The Virginia men’s golf team finished seventh at the 2003 ACC Championship on Sunday.
The No. 1 nationally ranked Clemson Tigers pulled off the greatest comeback in ACC men’s golf history when they rallied with six holes to play to beat out No. 2 Wake Forest by one stroke. Down by nine shots with six holes to play, Clemson unleashed a barrage of birdies, while the Demon Deacons struggled. The Tigers finished the day with a three-under 285 to catapult from third place to their seventh championship title with a 865 (+1). Wake Forest was second with a 866 (+2), while No. 10 North Carolina took third with a 869 (+5). The Cavaliers had their best round of the tourney on the final day, shooting a 294 for a 902 (+38) overall.
Individually, North Carolina junior Richard Treis fired a two-under 70 in the final round to capture medalist honors with a five-under 211. Wake Forest’s Bill Haas finished second with a three-under 213, while Georgia Tech’s Troy Matteson and Clemson’s Jack Ferguson tied for third with a two-under 214.
Cavalier senior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) and junior Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) tied for 15th with 222 (+6) each. Luce fired a three-under 69 in the final round. Freshman Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) shot a 227 (+11) to finish tied for 26th, while freshman Eamonn McLoughlin (Amityville, N.Y.) had a 227 (+17) for 36th place. Freshman Dan Gabel (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) rounded out the scoring with a 241 (+25).
The Cavaliers now await an invitation to the 2003 NCAA Men?s Golf East Regional on May 16-18.
2003 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
Old North State Club
New London, N.C.
Final Results
1. Clemson 294-286-285-865 (+1)2. Wake Forest 293-282-291-866 (+2)2. North Carolina 290-286-293-869 (+5)4. Georgia Tech 305-287-289-881 (+17)5. Duke 303-292-297-892 (+28)6. NC State 312-295-293-900 (+36)7. VIRGINIA 310-298-294-902 (+38)8. Florida St. 311-305-301-917 (+53)9. Maryland 311-299-309-919 (+55)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Richard Treis, UNC 72-69-70-211 (-5)2. Bill Haas, WF 69-68-76-213 (-3)3. Troy Matteson, GT 74-67-73-214 (-2) Jack Ferguson, CU 72-72-70-214 (-2)5. Brent Wanner, WF 72-69-75-216 (E) Thomas Jordan, GT 76-69-71-216 (E)
VIRGINIA PLAYERSt15. Justin Goodhue 77-71-74-222 (+6)t15. Jeremy Luce 76-77-69-222 (+6)t26. Brad Tilley 76-76-75-227 (+11)t36. Eamonn McLoughlin 81-74-78-233 (+17)43. Dan Gabel 85-80-76-241 (+25)