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University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Golfer Martin Ureta Wins Adams Cup
September 27, 2005 | Men's Golf
Sept. 27, 2005
Newport, R.I. - Martin Ureta, a junior on North Carolina's golf team, fired a three-under-par 69 to finish with an even par 216 total to capture the individual championship of the Adams Cup of Newport. The Tar Heels were the runners-up after firing a two-over 290 in the final round for a 900 total, five strokes behind champion Texas A&M. Three Tar Heels finished in the top nine individually.
South Carolina-Aiken finished seven shots behind the Tar Heels in third place with a 907 total while host Rhode Island finished fourth at 918 and South Florida finished in fifth place with a 927 total.
Ureta, from Santiago, Chile, came from behind to win the second individual title of his collegiate career. He was one shot down doing into the final round after carding 71-76 in the first two rounds. Bronson Burgoon of Texas A&M finished two strokes behind Ureta in second place with a 218 total while Scott Brown of South Carolina-Aiken finished third with a 220 total. Burgoon and Brown were the co-leaders going into the final round.
Jerod Harklau of Texas A&M posted a 223 total to finish in fourth place while Rhode Island's Ben Spitz and Texas-San Antonio's Matt Johnston carded 225 totals to tie for fifth place. Two Carolina players, Ted Smith and Reed Darsie, and South Florida's Justin Fetcho tied for seventh place place with 227 totals. Both Smith, from Westlake, Ohio, and Darsie, from Chapel Hill, carded 73s in the final round.
Carolina's Robert Riesen, from Pinehurst, tied for 29th place after carding a 75 on the last day for a 234 total while Fernando Figueroa, from San Salvador, El Salvador, tallied a 77 for a 237 total to tie for 40th place.
The 54-hole event was played at Newport National Golf Course which features a par 72, 7,244-yard layout.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (54 Holes)
1. Texas A&M 306-297-292--895
2, North Carolina 305-305-290--900
3. South Carolina-Aiken 301-308-298--907
4. Rhode Island 307-305-306--918
5. South Florida 317-301-309--927
6. Texas-San Antonio 323-306-300--929
7. North Texas 310-310-311--931
8. Virginia Commonwealth 322-296-317--935
9. Southeastern Louisiana 306-305-327--938
Furman 320-320-298--938
11. Iowa State 322-319-302--943
12. Marshall 320-316-308--944
13. Georgetown 317-310-319--946
14. Yale 318-321-313--952
15. East Carolina 329-319-308--956
16. Bryant 323-327-321--971
TOP INDIVIDUALS (54 Holes)
1. Martin Ureta (UNC) 71-76-69--216
2. Bronson Burgon (Texas A&M) 74-72-72--218
3. Scott Brown (USA-Aiken) 72-74-74--220
4. Jerad Harklau (Texas A&M) 76-78-69--223
5. Ben Spitz (RI) 74-77-74--225
Matt Johnston (Tex.-San Ant.) 77-76-72--225
7. Ted Smith (UNC) 79-75-73--227
Reed Darsie (UNC) 76-78-73--227
Justin Fetcho (S. Fla.) 77-76-74--227
Carolina's Individuals
1 Martin Ureta 71-76-69--216
7 Ted Smith 79-75-73--227
Reed Darsie 76-78-73--227
29 Robert Riesen 83-76-75--234
40 Fernando Figueroa 79-81-77--237
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