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May 21, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 17 seed Virginia concluded its season with a 12th-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Men’s Golf East Regional on Saturday.
Fifth-seeded Wake Forest captured the team title from the field of 27 squads with a 17-under 835.Sixth-seeded Tennessee was second with a 15-under 837, while No. 1 seed Georgia finished third with a nine-under 843. The Cavaliers, who shot the best round of the day with a five-under 279, finished with a 853 (+1), just missing the cut. The top 10 teams now advance to the national championship to be held June 1-4 in Baltimore, Md.
“The guys came in and knew what they had to do today,” UVa head coach Bowen Sargent said. “Obviously, we took care of business through 12 holes or so when we were nine-under. Unfortunately, 14, 16, and 18 were difficult holes. We made a couple of bogeys and that was the difference (in the outcome). That was a tough one to take.”
Coastal Carolina’s Dustin Johnson fired a seven-under 64 in the final round to take medalist honors with a 15-under 198. East Tennessee State’s Rhys Davies followed by one stroke with a 14-under 199. Florida’s Matt Every and Wake Forest’s Sean Moore tied for third with a 10-under 203 apiece.
Junior Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) paced UVa with a three-under 209 to tie for 16th. He fired a three-under 68 in the final round. Sophomore Daniel McGurk (Woodlands, Texas) tied for 25th with a one-under 212. Junior Carter Henderson (Nashville, Tenn.) tied for 39th with a 215 (+2) after firing a one-under 70 on the day. Senior Kevin O’Connell (Potomac, Md.) ended his collegiate career with a 220 (+7) after shooting an even 71. Freshman Greg Carlin (Kensington, Md.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 230 (+17).
2005 NCAA EAST REGIONAL
Golf Club of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn.
6,844 yards, Par 71
Final Results
1. #5 Wake Forest 271-283-281-835 (-17)2. #6 Tennessee 282-276-279-837 (-15)3. #1 Georgia 275-283-285-843 (-9)4. #3 Florida 287-270-285-845 (-7) #10 Georgia State 279-291-275-845 (-7)6. #8 Alabama 280-287-280-847 (-5) #2 Georgia Tech 285-283-279-847 (-5)8. #11 Coastal Carolina 284-289-276-849 (-3) #4 Duke 287-272-290-849 (-3)10. #7 Georgia Southern 281-288-281-850 (-2)11. #9 Clemson 285-287-280-852 (+4)12. #17 Virginia 290-284-279-853 (+1)13. #12 East Tennessee State 281-285-289-855 (+3)14. #15 North Carolina 276-298-286-860 (+8)15. #16 Louisville 285-282-299-866 (+14)16. #14 Central Florida 278-302-289-869 (+17)17. #19 UNC Charlotte 291-289-292-872 (+20)18. #22 Towson 293-295-288-875 (+23) #13 Indiana 294-292-289-875 (+23)20. #20 Penn State 293-299-293-885 (+33)21. #25 Maryland 303-291-293-888 (+36)22. #21 UNC Wilmington 298-304-294-896 (+44)23. #18 Vanderbilt 301-294-303-898 (+46)24. #26 Army 298-306-300-904 (+52)25. #24 Rutgers 306-291-310-906 (+54)26. #23 Rhode Island 309-315-303-928 (+76)27. #27 Boston College 318-315-299-932 (+80)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Dustin Johnson, CC 65-69-64-198 (-15)2. Rhys Davies, ETSU 66-65-68-199 (-14)3. Matt Every, Florida 71-63-69-203 (-10) Sean Moore, WF 67-68-68-203 (-10)
VIRGINIA PLAYERSt16. Brad Tilley 70-71-68-209 (-3)t25. Daniel McGurk 74-68-70-212 (-1)t39. Carter Henderson 74-71-70-215 (+2)t74. Kevin O’Connell 72-77-71-220 (+7)t116. Greg Carlin 79-74-77-230 (+17)