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May 20, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- – The No. 17 seed Virginia men’s golf team is tied for 14th after the rain-delayed second round at the 2005 NCAA East Regional on Friday.
Fifth-seeded Wake Forest leads the field of 27 squads with a 14-under 554. Third-seeded Florida is second with an 11-under 557, while No. 1 seed Georgia and No. 6 seed Tennessee are tied for third with a 10-under 558 each. The Cavaliers, making their 18th NCAA championship appearance, fired an even 284 for a 574 (+6) total to tie ACC rival North Carolina. With one round to go, UVa is just five strokes away from finishing in the top 10 to advance to the national championship.
East Tennessee State’s Rhys Davies is in the individual leader with an 11-under 131. Duke’s Michael Schachner follows by one stroke with a 10-under 132. Five players are tied for third with an eight-under 134 each.
Junior Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) is tied for 24th with a one-under 141 after shooting an even 71 on the day. Sophomore Daniel McGurk (Woodlands, Texas) is tied for 30th with an even 142 after tying his career-low of 68. Junior Carter Henderson (Nashville, Tenn.) carded a 145 (+3), while senior Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) followed with a 149 (+7). Freshman Greg Carlin (Kensington, Md.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 153 (+11).
“Obviously, Daniel played a great round today with a 69,” UVa head coach Bowen Sargent said. “We had a couple of players that played strong the last three holes. Carter, as a first year, really helped out. Overall, it was a solid round of golf. It kept us in contention (for the national championship cut).”
The final round action at the NCAA East Regional tees off at the par 71 Golf Club of Tennessee at 7:12 a.m. CDT on Saturday, May 21. The top 10 teams advance to the national championship on June 1-4 in Baltimore, Md.
2005 NCAA EAST REGIONAL
Golf Club of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn.
Second Round Results
1. #5 Wake Forest 271-283-554 (-14)2. #3 Florida 287-270-557 (-11)3. #1 Georgia 275-283-558 (-10) #6 Tennessee 282-276-558 (-10)5. #4 Duke 287-272-559 (-9)6. #12 East Tennessee State 281-285-566 (-2)7. #8 Alabama 280-287-567 (-1) #16 Louisville 285-282-567 (-1)9. #2 Georgia Tech 285-283-568 (E)10. #7 Georgia Southern 281-288-569 (+1)11. #10 Georgia State 279-291-570 (+2)12. #9 Clemson 285-287-572 (+4)13. #11 Coastal Carolina 284-289-573 (+5)14. #15 North Carolina 276-298-574 (+6) #17 Virginia 290-284-574 (+6)16. #19 UNC Charlotte 291-289-580 (+12) #14 Central Florida 278-302-580 (+12)18. #13 Indiana 294-292-586 (+18)19. #22 Towson 293-295-588 (+20)20. #20 Penn State 293-299-592 (+24)21. #25 Maryland 303-291-595 (+27) #18 Vanderbilt 301-294-595 (+27)23. #24 Rutgers 306-291-597 (+29)24. #21 UNC Wilmington 298-304-602 (+34)25. #26 Army 298-306-604 (+36)26. #23 Rhode Island 309-315-624 (+56)27. #27 Boston College 318-315-633 (+65)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Rhys Davies, ETSU 66-65-131 (-11)2. Michael Schachner, Duke 69-63-132 (-10)3. five players 134 (-8)
VIRGINIA PLAYERSt24. Brad Tilley 70-71-141 (-1)t30. Daniel McGurk 74-68-142 (E)t62. Carter Henderson 74-71-145 (+3)t84. Kevin O’Connell 72-77-149 (+7)t110. Greg Carlin 79-74-153 (+11)