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University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heel Golfers Finish 29th At NCAA Championship
June 3, 2004 | Men's Golf
June 3, 2004
Hot Springs, Va. - Carolina's men's golf team struggled in the third round of the NCAA Championship carding a 27-over-par 307 for an 892 total and concludes its season with a 29th-place finish. The field was cut to the top 15 teams and the top six individuals not on those 15 teams for the final round.
UCLA fired a five-under-par 275, the low round of the day, for a seven-over 847 total to grab the lead going into the final round. Kentucky is five strokes back in second place with an 852 total after carding a three-over 283 on Thursday. California, which led after the first two rounds, posted a 287 for an 855 total and is in third place. Washington and Arizona are tied for fourth with 856 totals while top-ranked Florida is sixth at 858.
Georgia, Purdue and Southern California were tied for 15th place at the conclusion of the third round. A playoff was held and Purdue captured the 15th spot to advance to Friday's final round.
Ryan Moore of UNLV fired a six-under 64 for a nine-under 201 total to grab the individual lead. Chris Nallen of Arizona is two strokes back in second place with a 203 total after carding a three-under 67. Matt Wells of Kentucky is third with a 204 total while Wake Forest's Bill Haas and UCLA's Travis Johnson are tied for fourth place with five-under 205 totals. Michael Putnam of Pepperdine is in sixth place with a 206 total and John Holmes of Kentucky is seventh at 207.
A trio of Carolina players carded a six-over 76 in the third round - Dustin Bray, Ted Smith and Martin Ureta. Ureta, a freshman from Santiago, Chile, finished with a 219 total and is tied for 55th place. Smith, a sophomore from Westlake, Ohio, is tied for 123rd with a 226 total while Bray, a senior from Asheboro, N.C., tallied a 227 total and is tied for 130th. Sophomore Kevin Silva, from New Bedford, Mass., is tied for 105th with a 224 total after posting an 81 and junior Matt Crenshaw, from Burlington, N.C., tallied a 230 total and is tied for 144th after carding a third-round 79.
The final round of the 72-hole event will be played Friday at the Homestead Resort's Cascades Course which features a par 70, 6,679-yard layout.
TEAM STANDINGS (54 Holes)
1. UCLA 289-283-275-847
2. Kentucky 283-286-283-852
3. California 279-289-287-855
4. Washington 289-282-285-856
Arizona 292-281-283-856
6. Florida 285-289-284-858
7. Pepperdine 295-276-289-860
8. Brigham Young 280-290-291-861
Georgia Tech 289-285-287-861
10. Texas 288-286-289-863
11. Texas A&M 289-292-284-867
12. Georgia State 292-280-297-869
13. Penn State 289-291-290-870
Oklahoma State 292-289-289-870
15. Georgia 285-302-284-871
Did Not Make Cut:
Purdue 292-285-294-871
Southern California 284-298-289-871
18. Clemson 285-290-297-872
19. New Mexico 291-291-294-876
20. TCU 281-292-304-877
21. Auburn 283-298-298-879
Oklahoma 286-295-298-879
Arizona State 294-304-283-879
24. Kent State 294-288-299-881
25. Toledo 294-292-298-884
26. Wichita State 298-304-285-887
SMU 297-288-302-887
28. Vanderbilt 294-303-294-891
29. North Carolina 294-291-307-892
30. Rhode Island 299-311-302-912
LEADING INDIVIDUALS (54 Holes)
1. * Ryan Moore (UNLV) 67-70-64-201
2. Chris Nallen (Arizona) 69-67-67-203
3. Matt Wells (Kentucky) 68-68-68-204
4. * Bill Haas (Wake Forest) 70-68-67-205
Travis Johnson (UCLA) 69-68-68-205
6. Michael Putnam (Pep.) 74-65-67-206
7. John Holmes (Kentucky) 71-69-67--207
*Playing as an individual
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS
T55 Martin Ureta 73-70-76-219
T105 Kevin Silva 71-72-81-224
T123 Ted Smith 76-74-76-226
T130 Dustin Bray 76-75-76-227
T144 Matt Crenshaw 74-77-79-230
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