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University of North Carolina Athletics
Former Tar Heel Bray Tied 5th At Web.com Tour Qualifying
December 15, 2014 | Men's Golf
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. – Former University of North Carolina golfer Dustin Bray moved up to a tie for 5th place following the fifth 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 ninth and fired an 4-under-par 68 on the Fazio Course.
Bray, a native of Asheboro, N.C., fired five birdies and one bogey on Monday and has a 14-under 344 total entering the sixth and final round. His birdies came on holes #1, #3, #5, #11 and #13 while his sole bogey came on hole #16. The final round of the 108-hole event will be played 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 held onto the lead he has held since Saturday by firing a 2-under 70 on the Fazio Course for a 22-under 336 total. Andrew Landry is five strokes back in second place at 17-under 341 while Rhein Gibson and Matt Fast are tied for third at 15-under 343. Bray and Tain Lee are deadlocked in fifth place at 14-under 344.
