March 17, 2003
AUSTIN, Texas – The Georgia Tech golf team struggled on the first day and is in 14th place after 36 holes of play at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. While the Yellow Jackets had finished two rounds, the second round of play was suspended due to darkness and will be completed on Tuesday. The two-day 54-hole tournament is being contested at the par-72, 6,906-yard Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.
Tech finished the first day of play with a team score of 11-over-par, 297-290-587. That score puts the Jackets well off the pace of team leader and host Texas, which blitzed the field with a 36-hole score of 20-under-par, 277-279-556 on the first day of competition.
Senior Adam Cranford was Georgia Tech’s top individual performer on the first day, as he is tied for 35th place at 2-over-par, 75-71-146 following the first two rounds. That score is 12 shots off the impressive score of individual leader J.J. Wall of Texas, who fired a 10-under-par 65-69-134 on the opening day.
Following Cranford in the individual standings is fellow senior Troy Matteson, who is tied for 46th place, just one shot back at 3-over-par, 73-74-147. Sophomores Nicholas Thompson and Chan Wongluekiet are both tied for 58th place at 36 holes with their scores of 5-over-par, 74-75-149 and 79-70-149 respectively. The final member of the Yellow Jacket contingent in the field is freshman Thomas Jordan, who is in 87th place after a first-day score of 75-82-157.
The Morris Williams Intercollegiate will conclude on Tuesday with the completion of the second round and the third round of play at the Austin Country Club. Full tournament results are available at www.texassports.com
TEAM SCORES AFTER 36 HOLES1 Texas 277 279 556 -202 Oklahoma State 280 280 560 -16T3 Arizona State U. 277 296 573 -3T3 UNLV 289 284 573 -35 Texas A&M University 287 246 287 ET6 Arkansas, U. of 287 243 287 +1T6 TCU 294 283 577 +1T8 Fresno State 293 229 293 +4T8 Pepperdine 298 282 580 +410 Houston, Univ. of 289 234 289 +511 Tulsa 293 290 583 +7T12 Baylor 296 231 296 +9T12 Southern California 295 290 585 +914 Georgia Tech 297 290 587 +1115 New Mexico 294 242 294 +1216 Brigham Young Univ. 295 296 591 +1517 Oklahoma, U. of 290 302 592 +1618 North Florida, U. of 303 290 593 +17
TOP-10 INDIVIDUALS AFTER 36 HOLES 1 J.J. Wall Texas 65 69 134 -10 T2 Jason Hartwick Texas 68 68 136 -8 T2 Andrew Dahl Arkansas, U. of 66 – 66 -8 T4 Hunter Mahan Oklahoma State 68 69 137 -7 T4 David Oh Southern California 67 70 137 -7 6 Randy Creighton Pepperdine 74 64 138 -6 T7 David Inglis Tulsa 70 69 139 -5 T7 Billy Lowry Tulsa 69 70 139 -5 T7 Par Nilsson Oklahoma State 69 70 139 -5 T7 Chez Reavie Arizona State U. 67 72 139 -5 T7 Travis Whisman UNLV 68 71 139 -5 T7 Nick Watney Fresno State 70 – 70 -5
GEORGIA TECH INDIVIDUALS T35. Adam Cranford 75-71-146 +2 T46. Troy Matteson 73-74-147 +3 T58. Nicholas Thompson 74-75-149 +5 T58. Chan Wongluekiet 79-70-149 +5 87. Thomas Jordan 75-82-157 +13
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