Men's Golf Stands Sixth at Seminole Intercollegiate

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March 7, 2005

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Virginia senior Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) fired a three-under 69 to tie for first after the opening round at the Seminole Intercollegiate late Sunday.

Coastal Carolina leads the field of 12 teams with a 291 (+3). Texas A&M and NC State are tied for second with a 294 (+6) each. Virginia is tied with Vanderbilt for sixth place with a 296 (+8) overall.

East Tennessee States’ Ryhs Davies is tied with O’Connell with a 69 (-3). Coastal Carolina’s Moises Cobo is third with a two-under 70. Four players, including UVa junior Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.), are tied for fourth with a one-under 71 each.

Rounding out the Virginia scoring are junior Carter Henderson (Nashville, Tenn.) and sophomore Daniel McGurk (Woodlands, Texas), who fired a 78 (+6) apiece. Sophomore Mark Perry (Atlanta, Ga.) finished with an 82 (+10). Playing as an individual, sophomore Dan Gabel (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) also shot an 82 (+10) in the opening round.

Play at the Seminole Intercollegiate continues on Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8 at the par 72 Golden Eagle Country Club.

Seminole Intercollegiate
Golden Eagle Country Club
6,847 yards, Par 72
Tallahassee, Fla.
First Round Results

1.	Coastal Carolina	291 (+3)2.	Texas A&M		294 (+6)	NC State		294 (+6)4.	Central Florida		295 (+7)	North Carolina		295 (+7)6.	Vanderbilt		296 (+8)	VIRGINIA		296 (+8)8.	Florida State		297 (+9)9.	Mississippi		299 (+11)	East Tennessee State	299 (+11)11.	North Florida		304 (+16)12.	Charleston		309 (+21)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Ryhs Davies, ETSU 69 (-3) Kevin O’Connell, UVa 69 (-3)3. Moises Cobo, CC 70 (-2)4. Andreas Hoegberg, CFU 71 (-1) Matt Crenshaw, UNC 71 (-1) Brad Tilley, UVa 71 (-1) Torstein Nevestad, FSU 71 (-1)

VIRGINIA PLAYERSt1. Kevin O’Connell 69 (-2)t4. Brad Tilley 71 (-1)t51. Carter Henderson 78 (+6)t51. Daniel McGurk 78 (+6)t63. Mark Perry 82 (+10)t63. Dan Gabel-individual 82 (+10)