Saturday, May 21, 2005
The Bucs, who captured the Southern Conference title earlier this year, finished the event with a score of 3-over-par 855 and placed 13th, missing a spot in the top 10 and an invitation to the NCAA Championships by five strokes.
Sophomore Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales) - who was the second-round individual leader - fired a 68 Saturday for his third-straight sub-70 round and posted an ETSU record for three-round score with an 199 (66-65-68). However, it was not enough as Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson posted a 64 on the final day and edged Davies by one stroke for the individual title.
"Obviously, we're disappointed we weren't able to finish the round strong," said ETSU head coach Fred Warren. "We started well, but I've been concerned about our depth all year and for the last two days we've had to count 78s. You can't say enough about Rhys and what he did for us. Unfortunately, Dustin Johnson got hot at the right time. I was very proud of Gareth (Shaw) and Cian (McNamara) for their efforts and their play this weekend. There are a lot of good things out there for this team, but this year we just came up a little short."
While Davies did not win the event, his second-place finish does garner an invitation to compete as an individual at the NCAA Championship in June. However, that event conflicts with the schedule for the 2005 British Amateur, leaving Davies to make a decision on which to attend. He will make that choice on Sunday.
As for the rest of the Bucs, Shaw, a freshman from Lisburn, Northern Ireland, finished the tournament at 1-under-par and tied for 24th. Meanwhile, McNamara, a freshman from
NCAA East Regional
Golf Club of Tennessee (Kingston Springs, Tenn.)
May 19-21, 2005; Par: 71, Yardage: 6864
Saturday - Third Round
Team Leader Board
| Course:Golf Club of Tennessee: Championship Par 71 - 6864 yards | ||||||||
| current position |
team | scoring | rounds | total score | to par thru today | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest Univ. | -17 | F | -3 | 271 | 283 | 281 | 835 |
| 2 | Tennessee, Univ. of | -15 | F | -5 | 282 | 276 | 279 | 837 |
| 3 | Georgia | -9 | F | +1 | 275 | 283 | 285 | 843 |
| T4 | Florida | -7 | F | +4 | 287 | 270 | 288 | 845 |
| T4 | Georgia State Univ. | -7 | F | -9 | 279 | 291 | 275 | 845 |
| T6 | Alabama, U. of | -5 | F | -4 | 280 | 287 | 280 | 847 |
| T6 | Georgia Tech | -5 | F | -5 | 285 | 283 | 279 | 847 |
| T8 | Coastal Carolina | -3 | F | -8 | 284 | 289 | 276 | 849 |
| T8 | Duke University | -3 | F | +6 | 287 | 272 | 290 | 849 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | -2 | F | -3 | 281 | 288 | 281 | 850 |
| The top 10 teams advance to the National Championship (Ties will be played off) | ||||||||
| current position |
team | scoring | rounds | total score | to par thru today | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Clemson E | F | -4 | 285 | 287 | 280 | 852 | |
| 12 | Virginia, U. of | +1 | F | -5 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 853 |
| 13 | East Tennessee St. | +3 | F | +5 | 281 | 285 | 289 | 855 |
| 14 | North Carolina | +8 | F | +2 | 276 | 298 | 286 | 860 |
| 15 | UCF | +11 | 15 - 18 | -1 | 278 | 302 | - | 580 |
| 16 | Louisville, U. of | +14 | F | +15 | 285 | 282 | 299 | 866 |
| 17 | Charlotte | +18 | 15 - 18 | +6 | 291 | 289 | - | 580 |
| T18 | Towson University | +21 | 15 - 18 | +2 | 293 | 294 | - | 587 |
| T18 | Indiana University | +21 | 15 - 18 | +3 | 294 | 292 | - | 586 |
| 20 | Penn State U. | +33 | 15 - 18 | +9 | 293 | 299 | - | 592 |
| 21 | Maryland, U. of | +35 | 15 - 18 | +8 | 304 | 291 | - | 595 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | +37 | 12 - 15 | +10 | 301 | 294 | - | 595 |
| 23 | N. Car. Wilmington | +38 | 12 - 15 | +4 | 298 | 304 | - | 602 |
| 24 | Army | +45 | 12 - 15 | +9 | 298 | 306 | - | 604 |
| 25 | Rutgers University | +46 | 12 - 15 | +18 | 306 | 290 | - | 596 |
| 26 | Rhode Island, U. of | +68 | 12 - 15 | +11 | 309 | 316 | - | 625 |
| 27 | Boston College | +75 | 12 - 15 | +10 | 318 | 315 | - | 633 |
| Player Leader Board * player is participating as an individual rather than as a team member. Course:Golf Club of Tennessee: Championship Par 71 - 6864 yards | ||||||||||
| position | player | team | scoring rounds | total score | current start | to par thru today | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 T3 | Dustin Johnson | Coastal Carolina | -15 | F | -7 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 198 | |
| 2 1 | Rhys Davies (10) | East Tennessee St. | -14 | F | -3 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 199 | |
| T3 T3 | Matt Every | Florida | -10 | F | -2 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 203 | |
| T3 8 | Sean Moore | Wake Forest Univ. | -10 | F | -3 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 203 | |
| 5 2 | Michael Schachner (10) | Duke University | -9 | F | +1 | 69 | 63 | 72 | 204 | |
| T6 T3 | Ross McGowan (10) | Tennessee, Univ. of | -8 | F | E | 66 | 68 | 71 | 205 | |
| T6 T3 | Brendon Todd | Georgia | -8 | F | E | 66 | 68 | 71 | 205 | |
| 13 | East Tennessee St. | +3 | F | 281 | 285 | 289 | 855 | |||
| 2 | Rhys Davies | -14 | F | 66 | 65 | 68 | 199 | |||
| T26 | Gareth Shaw | -1 | F | 71 | 72 | 69 | 212 | |||
| T42 | Cian McNamara | +2 | F | 71 | 70 | 74 | 215 | |||
| T118 | Cennydd Mills | +17 | F | 73 | 79 | 78 | 230 | |||
| T135 | Noel Kavanagh | +29 | F | 81 | 78 | 83 | 242 | |||
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