Thursday, May 15, 2003
AUBURN, Ala. (May 15, 2003) - After one round of the NCAA East Regional at the Auburn University Club, the East Tennessee State men's golf team is still within striking distance of an all-important Top 10 finish and a bid to the NCAA Championships to be played May 27-30 in Stillwater, Okla. The Buccaneers shot a team score of 9-over-par 297 Thursday and are four strokes behind 10th-place Vanderbilt.
ETSU senior James Johnson (Barbados) led the Bucs with an even-par 72, finishing tied for 24th. Meanwhile, sophomore Cennydd Mills (Cardiff, Wales) placed in a tie for 45th at 2-over and freshman Derek McNamara (Galway, Ireland) ended the day tied for 55th at 3-over. Sophomore Chase Baldwin (Plant City, Fla.) and sophomore Jeremy Hobson (Thonotosassas, Fla.) rounded out the Bucs scoring with a 4-over 76 and 8-over 80, respectively.
Tennessee currently leads the field at 7-under, while South Alabama's Gareth Maybin is atop the individual leaderboard with a five-under 67. Second round play in the regional will continue today in Auburn.
| Team Results |
| T1 |
Tennessee, Univ. of |
-7 |
F |
-7 |
281 |
281 |
| T1 |
Georgia Tech |
-7 |
F |
-7 |
281 |
281 |
| 3 |
Clemson |
-3 |
F |
-3 |
285 |
285 |
| 4 |
Duke University |
-2 |
F |
-2 |
286 |
286 |
| T5 |
Florida |
+2 |
F |
+2 |
290 |
290 |
| T5 |
Augusta State |
+2 |
F |
+2 |
290 |
290 |
| T5 |
Wake Forest Univ. |
+2 |
F |
+2 |
290 |
290 |
| T8 |
Georgia State Univ. |
+4 |
F |
+4 |
292 |
292 |
| T8 |
Auburn |
+4 |
F |
+4 |
292 |
292 |
| 10 |
Vanderbilt |
+5 |
F |
+5 |
293 |
293 |
| The top 10 teams advance to the NCAA Finals |
| (Ties will be broken with a playoff) |
| 11 |
Charleston, Coll. of |
+7 |
F |
+7 |
295 |
295 |
| 12 |
South Carolina |
+8 |
F |
+8 |
296 |
296 |
| 13 |
East Tennessee St. |
+9 |
F |
+9 |
297 |
297 |
| 14 |
N. Car. Wilmington |
+12 |
F |
+12 |
300 |
300 |
| T15 |
Jacksonville St. |
+14 |
F |
+14 |
302 |
302 |
| T15 |
Virginia Tech |
+14 |
F |
+14 |
302 |
302 |
| 17 |
Georgia Southern |
+15 |
F |
+15 |
303 |
303 |
| 18 |
Penn State U. |
+17 |
F |
+17 |
305 |
305 |
| 19 |
Binghamton Univ. |
+19 |
F |
+19 |
307 |
307 |
| T20 |
Alabama, U. of |
+22 |
F |
+22 |
310 |
310 |
| T20 |
Rhode Island, U. of |
+22 |
F |
+22 |
310 |
310 |
| T22 |
Maryland, U. of |
+23 |
F |
+23 |
311 |
311 |
| T22 |
James Madison Univ. |
+23 |
F |
+23 |
311 |
311 |
| 24 |
Liberty University |
+24 |
F |
+24 |
312 |
312 |
| T25 |
Charleston Southern |
+29 |
F |
+29 |
317 |
317 |
| T25 |
Yale University |
+29 |
F |
+29 |
317 |
317 |
| 27 |
Jackson State Univ. |
+47 |
F |
+47 |
335 |
335 |
| Individual Results |
| - T1 |
Gareth Maybin * |
South Alabama, U. of |
-5 |
F |
-5 |
67 |
67 |
| - T1 |
Ross McGowan |
Tennessee, Univ. of |
-5 |
F |
-5 |
67 |
67 |
| - T3 |
Troy Matteson |
Georgia Tech |
-4 |
F |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
| - T3 |
Alvero Velasco * |
Coastal Carolina |
-4 |
F |
-4 |
68 |
68 |
| - T5 |
Wm. Ted Brown * |
VCU |
-3 |
F |
-3 |
69 |
69 |
| - T5 |
James Heath |
Augusta State |
-3 |
F |
-3 |
69 |
69 |
| - T5 |
Gregg Jones |
Clemson |
-3 |
F |
-3 |
69 |
69 |
| - T5 |
Martin Rominger |
South Carolina |
-3 |
F |
-3 |
69 |
69 |
| - T5 |
Neel Williams |
Yale University |
-3 |
F |
-3 |
69 |
69 |
| ETSU Results |
| - T24 |
James Johnson |
East Tennessee St. |
E |
F |
E |
72 |
72 |
| - T45 |
Cennydd Mills |
East Tennessee St. |
+2 |
F |
+2 |
74 |
74 |
| - T55 |
Derek McNamara |
East Tennessee St. |
+3 |
F |
+3 |
75 |
75 |
| - T69 |
Chase Baldwin |
East Tennessee St. |
+4 |
F |
+4 |
76 |
76 |
| - T115 |
Jeremy Hobson |
East Tennessee St. |
+8 |
F |
+8 |
80 |
80 |