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University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Men Golfers In Second Place At ACC Championship
April 19, 2003 | Men's Golf
April 19, 2003
Second Round Results
NEW LONDON, N.C. - Wake Forest edged ahead of North Carolina in the race for team honors and the Deacons' Bill Haas stretched his lead in the battle for the individual crown after the second round of the 50th annual Atlantic Coast Conference men's golf championship being played over the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point.
Haas, a junior from Green, S.C., who grabbed the individual lead after Friday's opening round with a three-under-par 69, fired a second-round four-under 68 for a two-day total 137 and a four-shot lead over three played who are tied for second place with 141's.
In the battle for team honors, Wake Forest has a one-shot lead over the Tar Heels, who enjoyed a three-shot lead over the Deacons after the opening round. Wake Forest's two-day total stands at one-under 575 while the Tar Heels are at even par 576. Clemson is in third place at 580 with Georgia Tech fourth at 592. Duke is fifth at 595, followed in order by N.C. State at 607, Virginia at 608, Maryland at 610 and Florida State at 616.
North Carolina Head Coach John Inman feels good about the Tar Heels' position.
"We didn't start off very well today, but got it going in the middle of the round," says Inman. "We dropped a few shots coming in, but that tends to happen on this golf course. It seems like the last few holes can oftentimes turn the tide. We're looking forward to playing here again tomorrow."
After only two players were able to break par during Friday's opening round,which was played in an all-day rain, nine posted par-breaking rounds in the second round. The day's best round was a five-under 67 shot by Georgia Tech senior, Troy Matteson. In addition to the 68 by Haas, others who posted four-under rounds were D.J. Trahan of Clemson and Jason Moon of N.C. State.
Dustin Bray, the North Carolina junior from Asheboro, last year's individual champion, dropped to sixth place with an even par 72 round to go with his opening round one-under 71.
Sharing second place, four shots behind Haas, are Matteson, Richard Treis of North Carolina and Brent Wanner of Wake Forest.. Tar Heel Ramon escansa is alone in fifth place at 142.
Carolina's Jeremy Elliott is tied for 20th place with a 150 while freshman Kevin Silva is tied for 32nd at 155.
The tournament wraps up Sunday with the final round scheduled to get underway at 8:30. The Tar Heels will begin teeing off at 10:30.
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