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Golfers Surge to Victory at UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate

Oct. 25, 2009

Greensboro, N.C. – James White’s 5-under-par67 led three Georgia Tech players shooting under-par rounds, and the Yellow Jackets shot a 9-under-par team score of 279 Sunday in a come-from-behind effort to win the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate.

Tech began the day four shots behind Michigan in the team race, but got the 67 from White, a 69 from Chesson Hadley, a 71 from Kyle Scott and a 72 from John-Tyler Griffin in surging to a 7-stroke victory over Virginia. The Yellow Jackets’ tournament total of 843 (21-under-par) beat the previous 54-hole record of 860 by 17 shots.

All four players finished among the top 14 individuals. Complete results can be found at – http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=1607.

“We did a nice job of putting it together today and finishing our fall with a flourish,” said Tech head coach Bruce Heppler. “James played a great round, and this is what can happen when everyone plays like they can.”

Virginia shot 7-under 281 on the final day to complete 54 holes in 14-under-par 850. The Wolverines, the 36-hole leaders, shot 293 and fell back to third place at 11-under-par 853. Augusta State was fourth at 10-under 854, followed by Tennessee at 3-under 861 and North Carolina at even-par 864.

After a bogey at the par-5 fourth hole of the Forest Oaks Country Club, White went on a birdie binge, recording six in an eight-hole stretch between Nos. 6 and 13, and the sophomore from Acworth, Ga., went on to post his best round of the fall.

Hadley, a senior from Raleigh, N.C., went 1-over on his first nine, then birdied four holes on the back for his first sub-70 round this fall. Scott, a junior from Johannesburg, South Africa, posted his fourth par-or-better round of the fall.

Griffin, a junior from Wilson, N.C., remained at 8-under-par for the tournament with his 72 Sunday, and tied for fourth place, three strokes behind Virginia’s Amory Davis, who carded a 67 Sunday to complete 54 holes in 11-under-par 205. Scott finished ninth along at 6-under-par 210, while Hadley tied for 12th at 4-under 212, and White was 14th at 3-under 213.

UNCG BRIDGESTONE GOLF COLLEGIATEForest Oaks Country Club - Greensboro, N.C.Final Results

TEAM STANDINGS 1 Georgia Tech 283 281 279 843 -21 2 Virginia 289 280 281 850 -14 3 Michigan 283 277 293 853 -11 4 Augusta State 287 283 284 854 -10 5 Tennessee 288 282 291 861 -3 6 North Carolina 293 284 287 864 E 7 Virginia Tech 291 291 288 870 +6 8 Michigan State 286 284 301 871 +7 9 Duke 290 283 299 872 +8 10 Purdue 289 287 300 876 +12 11 Toledo 291 291 295 877 +13 12 N. Car.- Greensboro 284 296 301 881 +17 T13 VCU 288 291 304 883 +19 T13 Minnesota 293 291 299 883 +19 15 Notre Dame, U. of 302 289 297 888 +24

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Amory Davis Virginia 70 68 67 205 -11 T2 Jack Fields North Carolina 72 63 71 206 -10 T2 Jack Newman Michigan State 67 69 70 206 -10 T4 John Tyler Griffin Georgia Tech 68 68 72 208 -8 T4 Mitchell Krywulycz Augusta State 69 69 70 208 -8 T6 Lion Kim Michigan 70 69 70 209 -7 T6 Henrik Norlander Augusta State 70 70 69 209 -7 T6 Ben Pisani Minnesota 68 69 72 209 -7 9 Kyle Scott Georgia Tech 71 68 71 210 -6 T10 Jack Schultz Michigan 66 69 76 211 -5 T10 Matt Thompson Michigan 73 67 71 211 -5 T12 Marshall Bailey Virginia Tech 71 70 71 212 -4 T12 Chesson Hadley Georgia Tech 71 72 69 212 -4 14 James White Georgia Tech 73 73 67 213 -3 T15 Spencer Anderson * Duke 72 68 74 214 -2 T15 Will Collins Virginia 75 71 68 214 -2 T15 Erich Johnston Purdue 71 69 74 214 -2 T15 Matthew Pierce * Duke 72 72 70 214 -2 T15 Darren Renwick Tennessee 72 72 70 214 -2 T15 Julian Suri Duke 70 70 74 214 -2

GEORGIA TECH SCORES T4 John-Tyler Griffin 68-68-72 208 (-8) 9 Kyle Scott 71-68-71 210 T12 Chesson Hadley 71-72-69 212 14 James White 73-73-67 213 T68 Bo Andrews 76-75-77 228

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