April 20, 2002
UWHARRIE POINT, N.C. – The Georgia Tech golf team cooled off from its torrid opening-round pace, but still posted a 4-under-par score on the second day of play, led by the performance of rookie Nick Thompson, the Yellow Jackets continue to lead the ACC Championships after 36 holes of competition. The 54-hole tournament is being contested at the par-72, 7,102-yard Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, N.C.
After posting a season-best 17-under-par round of 271 on the opening day of play, the Jackets found red-figures once again on day two with a score of 4-under-par 284, to stand at 21-under-par, 271-284-555 after 36 holes of play. That total puts Tech five strokes ahead of second-place and second-ranked Clemson (280-280-560) entering the final round of play on Sunday. It will be a two-team race for the title, as NC State is 12 shots behind Tech at 9-under-par, 288-279-567.
Thompson continues to lead the Tech individuals in the field, as he is alone in second place after carding a second-round score of 3-under-par 69, to stand at 8-under-par, 67-69-136 after two rounds. That total puts him three shots off the pace of individual leader Dustin Bray of North Carolina, who has been steady for 36 holes and stands at 11-under-par, 66-67-133.
Senior Matt Weibring turned in his second-straight solid round of the tournament, a 2-under-par 70 and he is alone in third place behind Thompson at 6-under-par, 68-70-138. The third Yellow Jacket in the top 10 is senior Kris Mikkelsen, who is one of three players tied for ninth place at 3-under-par, after finishing the second round with a 2-over-par score of 74 to stand at 67-74-141 after two rounds. Freshman Chan Wongluekiet was steady once again on Saturday, carding his second-straight round of 71 and is part of a five-way tie for 12th place at 2-under-par, 71-71-142. The final member of the Tech contingent in the field is junior Troy Matteson, who struggled over the second 18 holes of play and is tied with two other players for 27th place at 2-over-par, 69-77-146.
The ACC Championships will conclude on Sunday with the final round of play at the Old North State Club. The Yellow Jackets will be grouped in threesomes with Clemson and NC State for the final round and will tee off beginning at 10:30 a.m. Full tournament results are available at www.theacc.com.
TEAM SCORES AFTER 36 HOLESFin. School Scores 1 Georgia Tech 271 284 555 -21 2 Clemson University 280 280 560 -16 3 North Carolina State 288 279 567 -9 4 North Carolina, U of 283 285 568 -8 5 Wake Forest Univ. 290 279 569 -7 6 Florida State Univ. 292 282 574 -2 7 Virginia, U. of 291 295 586 +10 8 Duke University 291 298 589 +13 9 Maryland, U. of 294 296 590 +14
TOP-10 INDIVIDUALS AND TECH PLAYERS Fin. Name School Scores 1 Dustin Bray N Carolina 66 67 133 -11
2 Nick Thompson Ga. Tech 67 69 136 -8
3 Matt Weibring Ga. Tech 68 70 138 -6
4 D.J. Trahan Clemson 71 68 139 -5 Bill Haas Wk. Forest 70 69 139 -5 Gregg Jones Clemson 68 71 139 -5
7 Peter Mitchell Florida St 70 70 140 -4 Matt Hendrix Clemson 71 69 140 -4
9 Garth Mulroy NC State 73 68 141 -3 Kris Mikkelsen Ga. Tech 67 74 141 -3 Rodney Thomas NC State 70 71 141 -3
GEORGIA TECH INDIVIDUALS T12 Chan Wongluekiet Ga. Tech 71 71 142 -2 T27 Troy Matteson Ga. Tech 69 77 146 +2
