Virginia Finishes Fifth at Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate

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April 9, 2005

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C.- – The Virginia men’s golf team finished fifth in the rain-shortened Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate on Saturday.

The No. 11 Duke Blue Devils jumped from third place to the team title with an eight-under 280 on the day for a 16-under 560. Ninth-ranked Wake Forest and No. 18 Georgia Southern tied for second by one stroke with a 15-under 561 each. NC State took fourth with a nine-under 167. The Cavaliers finished with a seven-under 569, marking their lowest score of the season.

Georgia Southern’s Aron Price carded a 14-under 130 to capture medalist honors. NC State’s Taylor Crosby and Duke’s Michael Schachner tied for second with a 136 (-8) apiece.

Junior Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) paced three UVa golfers with an under-par finish, tying for eighth with a 140 (-4). Senior Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) and junior Carter Henderson (Nashville, Tenn.) tied for 17th with a two-under 142 each. Freshman Greg Carlin (Kensington, Md.) shot a 147 (+3), and sophomore Daniel McGurk (Woodlands, Texas) rounded out the Cavalier scoring with a 151 (+7).

Virginia will travel to the 2005 ACC Championship on April 15-17 at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C.

Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate
Devils Ridge Golf Club
7,002 yards, Par 72
Holly Springs, N.C.
Final Results

1.	Duke			280-280-560 (-16)2.	Georgia Southern		273-288-561 (-15)	Wake Forest		279-282-561 (-15)4.	NC State			286-281-567 (-9)5.	Virginia			281-288-569 (-7)6.	North Carolina		285-289-574 (-2)7.	Tulsa			288-288-576 (E)8.	Florida State		288-292-578 (+2)9.	Kansas			287-293-580 (+4)	Tennessee			287-293-580 (+4)11.	Colorado			292-292-584 (+8)

12. North Florida 290-298-588 (+12) Virginia Tech 295-293-588 (+12)14. East Tennessee State 300-291-591 (+15)15. Northwestern 297-300-597 (+21)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Aron Price, Ga. Southern 64-66-130 (-14)2. Taylor Crosby, NC State 69-67-136 (-8) Michael Schachner, Duke 68-68-136 (-8)4. three players tied 137 (-7)

VIRGINIA PLAYERSt8. Brad Tilley 65-75-140 (-4)t17. Carter Henderson 71-71-142 (-2)t17. Kevin O’Connell 71-71-142 (-2)t41. Greg Carlin 76-71-147 (+3)t62. Daniel McGurk 74-77-151 (+7)