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University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Ties For Second Place At The Intercollegiate
April 13, 2003 | Men's Golf
April 13, 2003
Raleigh, N.C. - North Carolina's men's golf team fired a three-over-par 287 in the final round for a five-under 847 total and tied for second place with Tulsa at The Intercollegiate played at the Raleigh Country Club, a par 71, 6,782-yard layout. Southern Methodist, in third place going into the final round, fired a five-under 279 to finish with a nine-under 843 total to slide past the Tar Heels for the team championship. Wake Forest finished in fourth place with an 852 total while Tennessee finished fifth at 855 and NC State and Georgia Southern tied for sixth place with 856 totals.
Chris Noel of Tulsa held on to his second round individual lead, carding a one-over 72 to finish with a six-under 207 total, one stroke ahead of Tennessee's David Skinns who fired a four-under 67 in the final round for a 208 total. A trio of players - Carolina's Richard Treis, Tulsa's David Inglis and SMU's Stephen Sparolini - are deadlocked in third place with four-under 209 totals. SMU's Nicholas Loar, who fired the low final round of five-under 66 to lead SMU's charge, tied for sixth place with Georgia Southern's Aron Price at 210.
Three other Tar Heels finished in the top 20. Dustin Bray, Ramon Bescansa and Kevin Silva all finished with two-over 215 totals. Silva, a freshman from New Bedford, Mass., fired the low round of the day for the Tar Heels, a three-under 68. Jeremy Elliott tied for 38th place with a 218 total. Bob Cherry and Fernando Figueroa competed as individuals. Cherry tied for 46th place with a 221 total while Figueroa tied for 67th at 226.
"SMU played very well today and deserved to win," says Tar Heel Assistant Coach Jamie Green. "The hole locations throughout the tournament were very difficult and if you were not playing as well as you'd like at the beginning of a round, it was difficult to come back. That's the position in which we put ourselves today.
"We are extra proud of Richi's play this week," says Green. "He's made great strides this spring, doing all the little things to get better, and we're glad he's seeing those rewards."
Carolina's next tournament is just a few days away as they will be playing in the ACC Championship next weekend where Bray will be defending his 2002 ACC Individual Title. The 54-hole event, played at the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point in New London, N.C., takes place Friday through Sunday with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (54 Holes)
1. SMU 287-277-279-843)
2. North Carolina 282-278-287-847)
Tulsa 286-275-286-847)
4. Wake Forest 280-286-286-852)
5. Tennessee 284-285-285-855)
6. NC State 283-286-287-856)
Georgia Southern 289-281-286-856)
8. Minnesota 284-286-287-857)
9. Virginia Tech 284-287-293-864)
10. Kansas 295-285-296-876)
East Tennessee State 291-285-300-876)
12. Virginia 295-287-299-881)
13. North Florida 290-294-298-882)
14. Duke 294-292-298-884)
15. Virginia Commonwealth 306-291-303-900
LEADING INDIVIDUALS (54 Holes))
1. Chris Noel (Tulsa) 68-67-72-207)
2. David Skinns (Tenn.) 69-72-67-208)
3. Richard Treis (UNC) 71-65-73-209)
David Inglis (Tulsa) 75-66-68-209)
Stephen Sparolina (SMU) 72-67-70-209)
6. Nicholas Loar (SMU) 71-73-66-210)
Aron Price (Ga. Sou.) 72-69-69-210)
8. Brendon De Jonge (Va. Tech) 71-70-70-211)
Jason Moon (NCSU) 69-73-69-211)
James Johnson (ETSU) 71-69-71-211
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS)
T3 Richard Treis 71-65-73-209)
T19 Ramon Bescansa 71-70-74-215)
T19 Dustin Bray 67-73-75-215)
T19 Kevin Silva 77-70-68-215)
T38 Jeremy Elliott 73-73-72-218)
Competed as individuals:)
T46 Bob Cherry 78-70-73-221)
T67 Fernando Figueroa 76-75-75-226
