April 18, 2003
ATLANTA –
ATLANTA – Senior Troy Matteson led Georgia Tech with a 2-over-par 74 and stands in a tie for ninth, and freshman Thomas Jordan is tied for 16th after a 76 Friday, and the Yellow Jackets are in fifth place after the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship.
The tournament is being contested on the 7,102-yard, par 72 Old North State Club in Uwharrie Point, N.C. The second round is set for Saturday and the final 18 holes Sunday. Tech has won three of the last four ACC Championships, including the 2002 event at the Old North State Club.
None of the nine ACC teams broke par Friday, with North Carolina leading the way at 2-over-par 290, followed by Wake Forest at 293, Clemson at 294, Duke at 303 and Tech at 305 (17 shots over par). Virginia, Florida State, Maryland and NC State hold the bottom four positions.
Bill Haas of Wake Forest leads the medal race with a 3-under-par 69, followed by Dustin Bray of North Carolina at 1-under 71. Another shot back at 72 is a group of five golfers, including Ramon Bescansa and Richard Treis of the first-place Tar Heels.
Other Tech scores after 18 holes include sophomore Nicholas Thompson, tied for 22nd with a 77, senior Adam Cranford, tied for 30th with a 78, and sophomore Chan Wongluekiet, tied for 34th with a 79.
Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Old North State Club, New London, N.C. Par: 72, Yardage: 7102
TEAM SCORES North Carolina 290 Wake Forest 293 Clemson 294 Duke 303 Georgia Tech 305 Virginia 310 Florida State 311 Maryland 311 NC State 312
TOP 20 INDIVIDUALS 1 Bill Haas, Wake Forest 33- 36 69 2 Dustin Bray, North Carolina 35- 36 71 3 Jack Ferguson, Clemson 37- 35 72 Ramon Bescansa, North Carolina 37- 35 72 Brent Wanner, Wake Forest 37- 35 72 Richard Treis, North Carolina 37- 35 72 Ben Duncan, Clemson 35- 37 72 8 John Eades, Maryland 36- 37 73 9 Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech 37- 37 74 Gregg Jones, Clemson 40- 34 74 Chris Yoder, Wake Forest 37- 37 74 12 Leif Olson, Duke 38- 37 75 John Moheyer, Maryland 37- 38 75 Tom Lefebvre, Duke 35- 40 75 Jeremy Elliott, North Carolina 37- 38 75 16 Alex Wilson, Duke 39- 37 76 Brad Tilley, Virginia 37- 39 76 Matt Hendrix, Clemson 41- 35 76 Kevin Silva, North Carolina 37- 39 76 Jeremy Luce, Virginia 38- 38 76 Thomas Jordan, Georgia Tech 38- 38 76
GEORGIA TECH SCORES T9 Troy Matteson 37- 37 74 T16 Thomas Jordan 38- 38 76 T22 Nicholas Thompson 39- 38 77 T30 Adam Cranford 42- 36 78 T34 Chan Wongluekiet 39- 40 79
