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University of North Carolina Athletics
Former Tar Heel Bray Tied 6th At Web.com Tour Qualifying
December 13, 2014 | Men's Golf
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. – Former University of North Carolina golfer Dustin Bray stands in a tie for 6th place following the third round of the final stage of Web.com Tour Qualifying being played at the PGA National Resort and Spa, Fazio and Champion Courses. Bray started the day tied for second and fired an even-par 72 on the Fazio Course and is just five strokes behind the leader.
Bray, a native of Asheboro, N.C., fired three birdies and three bogeys on Saturday and has a 9-under 206 total entering the fourth round. His birdies came on holes #1, #6 and #15 while he carded bogeys on holes #4, #7 and #14. The six-round, 108-hole event continues through Tuesday and has 150 players vying for spots on the Web.com Tour.
Bray, who played for the Tar Heels 2000-01 – 2003-04, is the winningest golfer in school history with seven victories to his credit. Bray was a four-time selection to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team (2001-2004), Carolina's only four-time honoree. A semifinalist at the 2002 U.S. Amateur, Bray was named to the 2003 PING All-America first team, the 2002 PING All-America second team and the 2004 Honorable Mention PING All-America. Bray represented the United States at the 2003 Palmer Cup and at the 2002 U.S./Japan Matches. Earlier this fall, in September, he won the eGolf Tour Island View Casino Championship in Gulfport, Miss.
Brad Fritsch grabbed the third round lead at 14-under 201 after firing a 7-under 65 on the Fazio Course. Matt Fast and Rick Cochran III are two strokes back in a tie for second place at 12-under 203. Ted Purdy is in fourth at 11-under 204 while Andrew Landry is in fifth place at 10-under 205. Five players, including Bray, are deadlocked in sixth place at 9-under 206 – Bryden MacPherson, Brad Gehl, Hunter Hamrick and Justin Peters.
