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University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Golfers Tied For 14th at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship
February 8, 2004 | Men's Golf
Feb. 8, 2004
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - North Carolina's men's golf team fired a 319 and is tied for 14th place after the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship. Tar Heel senior Dustin Bray fired a one-over-par 73 and is tied for fifth place in the individual race.
South Carolina leads the field of 18 teams after firing an even par 288 on the first day. Florida is 11 shots back in second place at 299 while Tennessee is third at 303, Louisiana State is fourth at 305 and NCAA defending champion Clemson is in fifth place with a 306 total.
A trio of players is tied for the individual lead at one-under 71 * Texas' Jason Hartwick and South Carolina's Eirik Johansen and Jake Thompson. Camilo Villegas of Florida is alone in fourth place at even par 72. Carolina's Bray, from Asheboro, N.C., is one of seven players tied for fifth place at 73.
Carolina sophomore Kevin Silva, from New Bedford, Mass., carded an 80 and is tied for 48th place. Freshman Martin Ureta, from Santiago, Chile, posted an 82 and is tied for 59th place while Ted Smith, a sophomore from Westlake, Ohio, shot 84 and is tied for 72nd place and Matt Crenshaw, a junior from Burlington, N.C., carded an 87 and is tied for 82nd place.
The 54-hole event which continues through Tuesday is being played at Sawgrass Country Club which features a par 72, 6,955-yard layout.
TEAM STANDINGS (18 Holes) 1. South Carolina 288 2. Florida 299 3. Tennessee 303 4. Louisiana State 305 5. Clemson 306 6. Oklahoma State 308 7. Texas 311 8. Duke 314 Georgia 314 10. NC State 315 11. Auburn 317 Kentucky 217 13. North Florida 318 14. North Carolina 319 Northwestern 319 Augusta State 319 17. Vanderbilt 322 18. Florida State 326
TOP INDIVIDUALS (18 Holes) 1. Jason Hartwick (Texas) 71 Eirik Johansen (South Carolina) 71 Jake Thompson (South Carolina) 71 4. Camilo Villegas (Florida) 72 5. Dustin Bray (North Carolina) 73 Alex Hamilton (South Carolina) 73 Ross McGowan (Tennessee) 73 Jessie Mudd (Florida) 73 Jeff Reimann (Louisiana State) 73 Martin Rominger (South Carolina) 73 David Skinns (Tennessee) 73
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS T5 Dustin Bray 73 T48 Kevin Silva 80 T59 Martin Ureta 82 T72 Ted Smith 84 T82 Matt Crenshaw 87
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