Oct. 26, 2002
STANFORD, Calif. – Led by a 2-under-par round by sophomore Nicholas Thompson, to take over the individual lead, the Georgia Tech golf team moved into a tie for first place after 36 holes of play at the Nelson Invitational. The 54-hole event is being contested at the par-71, 6,786-yard Stanford Golf Club in Stanford, Calif.
The Yellow Jackets were able to improve their first round score by one shot on Saturday, with a 2-under-par round of 282. That puts Tech at 3-under-par, 283-282=565 after two rounds. The Jackets are tied with ACC rival Duke (278-287=565), as the two teams hold a six-shot lead over Colorado State (281-290=571) entering Sunday’s final round.
Thompson followed his opening-round 66 with a steady 2-under-par round of 69 on Saturday to claim the individual lead in the event. Thompson is at 7-under-par, 66-69=135 for the tournament and holds a one-shot lead after 36 holes of play.
Joining Thompson in the event’s top 15 is freshman Thomas Jordan, who continued to play his best golf of the year, carding a 1-under-par 70 on Saturday to join four players tied for 13th place at even-par, 72-70=142. Senior Troy Matteson is the next Yellow Jacket in the top 20, as he is part of a six-way tie for 17th place at 1-over-par, 71-72=143. Sophomore Chan Wongluekiet finished the day with an even-par 71 and is among six players in 29th place at 74-71=145. The final member of the Tech contingent is freshman Michael Barbosa, who is tied for 82nd place at 76-79=156.
The Nelson Invitational will conclude on Sunday with the final round of play. Full tournament results are available at www.gostanford.com.
TEAM SCORES AFTER 36 HOLES1 Georgia Tech 283 282 565 -3 Duke University 278 287 565 -33 Colorado State Univ. 281 290 571 +34 North Carolina State 293 279 572 +45 Kansas, U. of 288 287 575 +76 Washington, U. of 274 303 577 +97 Toledo, U. of 291 287 578 +10 Stanford University 285 293 578 +109 Miami (Ohio) 292 288 580 +1210 Notre Dame, U. of 285 296 581 +1311 Northwestern 289 293 582 +1412 Oregon State U. 292 292 584 +1613 Colorado, U. of 294 291 585 +1714 Missouri, U. of 292 296 588 +2015 Texas Tech Univ. 296 296 592 +2416 Florida Southern Col 296 298 594 +2617 Idaho, Univ. of 304 297 601 +3318 Hawaii-Hilo, U. of 308 299 607 +39
TOP-10 INDIVIDUALS 1 Nicholas Thompson Ga. Tech 66 69 135 -7 2 Justin Walters NC State 70 66 136 -6 Leif Olson Duke 70 66 136 -6 4 Brock Mackenzie Washington 67 70 137 -5 5 Chris Marshall Kansas 69 70 139 -3 Ron Won Stanford 68 71 139 -3 Tyler Hall Kansas 69 70 139 -3 Mark Baldwin Notre Dame 67 72 139 -3 9 Brad Heaven Toledo 73 67 140 -2 Jim Seki Stanford 70 70 140 -2
Georgia Tech Individuals T13. Thomas Jordan 72-70=142 T17. Troy Matteson 71-72=143 T29. Chan Wongluekiet 74-71=145 T82. Michael Barbosa 76-79=155
