ROCKY FACE, Ga. (Nov. 5, 2004) - The East Tennessee State University men's golf team began their final tournament of the fall season tied for 10^th Friday in the Carpet Capital Intercollegiate being played at The Farm Golf Club this weekend.

The Buccaneers, led by a two-over-par 74 from sophomore Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales), finished the first round with a score of 17-over 305. Georgia currently leads the event, 15-strokes ahead of the Bucs and five strokes in front of second-place New Mexico. On the individual leaderboard, Georgia's David Denham currently leads by one stroke at 3-under for the tournament.

Davies' 74 placed him tied for 18^th, while teammates Cian McNamara (Limerick, Ireland) and Cennydd Mills (Cardiff, Wales) both tied for 27^th with scores of 76. Other ETSU results included Stephen Arnold (Langhorne, Pa.), who tied for 56^th, and Gareth Shaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland), who finished tied for 64^th.

Play will continue with second round action set for Saturday and third round play scheduled for Sunday. ETSU fans can keep with the action live by visiting golfstat.com.