Sept. 28, 2002
ATLANTA – Troy Matteson matched his career low round with an 8-under-par 64 Saturday, and Georgia Tech shot a 4-under-par 284 to improve four positions in the team standings after two rounds of the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga.
Tech began the day in 17th place out of 18 teams, but Matteson, the defending NCAA champion, led the charge with six birdies on his back nine for a 30. He is tied for the individual lead with Bill Haas of Wake Forest (70) at 8-under-par 136. Matteson matched rounds of 64 he shot at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate and the U.S. Intercollegiate, both in 2000.
Sophomore Nicholas Thompson carded a 71 as Tech finished the day in 13th place at 588. Adam Cranford shot a 73 and Wren Fowler a 76 for the Yellow Jackets.
Florida maintained its lead by matching Tech’s 284 for a two-round total of 562, seven shots ahead of Clemson, which had a team score of 282 on the day. UNLV is in third at 572, and Augusta State shot the best team score of the day (281) to move into fourth place at 575. Southern California is in fifth place (579) and Georgia is sixth (580).
Camilo Villegas of Florida (71) and Oliver Wilson of Augusta State (67) are two shots back of Matteson and Haas in the medal race.
The tournament, being played at The Farm (6,906 yards, par 72), will conclude with the final 18 holes Sunday. Live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com.
CARPET CAPITAL COLLEGIATEThe Farm, Rocky Face, Ga.Par 72, 6906 yards
TEAM LEADERBOARD
Florida 284 — 562 Clemson 282 — 569 UNLV 287 — 572 Augusta State 287 — 572 Southern California 287 — 579 Georgia 286 — 580 NC State 293 — 581 Texas 287 — 582 East Tennessee State 299 — 583 Wake Forest 296 — 584 North Carolina 297 — 585 South Carolina 289 — 587 Georgia Tech 284 — 588 Arizona 296 — 590 Oklahoma 296 — 590 Tennessee 296 — 591 Auburn 297 — 598 Purdue 304 — 610
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Bill Haas, Wake Forest 70 — 136 Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech 64 — 136 Camilo Villegas, Florida 71 — 138 Oliver Watson, Augusta State 67 — 138 Jason Hartwick, Texas 69 — 139 James Vargas, Florida 68 — 139 J.C. Deacon, UNLV 67 — 141 Justin Walters, NC State 71 — 141 Jordan Code, Florida 73 — 142 Ben Duncan, Clemson 69 — 142 Matt Hendrix, Clemson 73 — 142 Kevin Kisner, Georgia 70 — 142 Michael Maness, South Carolina 72 — 142 Chris Nallen, Arizona 72 — 142 Marco Trejos, East Tennessee State 74 — 142
GEORGIA TECH PLAYERS
T1 Troy Matteson 64 — 136 T43 Nicholas Thompson 71 — 148 T72 Adam Cranford 73 — 152 T78 Wren Fowler 76 — 154 T87 Michael Barbosa 84 — 161
