April 5, 2003
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech’s golf team scored a 16-under-par 272 in the second 18 holes Saturday, the low score of the day in either round, and stands in sixth place after two rounds of the Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational at Augusta, Ga.
The tournament, which is being played on the 6,875-yard, par-72 Champions Course at Forest Hills Golf Club, was delayed 22 minutes by lightning Saturday as the 17-team field completed 36 holes as darkness fell. The final 18 holes will be played Sunday. Live scoring is available on www.golfstatlive.com.
The 16th-ranked Yellow Jackets were led in the second round by sophomore Nicholas Thompson with an 8-under-par 64, and by defending NCAA champion Troy Matteson, who carded a 4-under 68. Matteson is in a tie for 11th place at 5-under-par 139 (71-68), four shots behind James Heath (68-67-135) and Oliver Wilson of Augusta State (68-67-135). Thompson, who shot 77 in the first round, is tied for 24th at 3-under 141.
Top-ranked Clemson holds the team lead at 24-under-par 552 (273-279), one shot in front of host Augusta State (279-274-553). Wake Forest is in third (276-281-557), Oklahoma State fourth (275-283-558) and Georgia fifth (277-283-560). Tech shot 290 in its first round and has a 36-hole total of 566).
Sophomore Chan Wongluekiet is tied for 29th at 2-under 142 after a second-round 68 for Tech, and senior Adam Cranford is tied for 40th at even-par 144 after shooting a pair of 72s. Freshman Thomas Jordan is tied for 71st at 149.
TEAM STANDINGSClemson 273-279-552 (-24)Augusta State 279-274-553 (-23)Wake Forest 276-281-557 (-19)Oklahoma State 275-283-558 (-18)Georgia 277-283-560 (-16)Georgia Tech 290-272-562 (-14)South Carolina 284-283-567 (-9)East Tennessee State 284-283-567 (-9)North Carolina 284-284-568 (-8)Purdue 283-286-569 (-7)NC State 288-282-570 (-6)Duke 286-284-570 (-6)Virginia Tech 295-282-577 (+1)Georgia Southern 289-291-580 (+4)Alabama 296-287-583 (+7)Fresno State 295-289-584 (+8)North Florida 300-296-596 (+20)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS James Heath, Augusta State 68-67-135 (-9) Oliver Wilson, Augusta State 68-67-135 (-9) David Denham, Georgia 69-67-136 (-8) Jack Ferguson, Clemson 67-69-136 (-8) Eirik Johanson, South Carolina 72-65-137 (-7) D.J. Trahan, Clemson 66-71-137 (-7) Justin Walters, NC State 66-71-137 (-7) Dayton Rose, Oklahoma State 67-71-138 (-6) Chad Wilfong, Wake Forest 68-70-138 (-6) Alex Wilson, Duke 68-70-138 (-6)
GEORGIA TECH SCORES Troy Matteson (t11) 71-68-139 (-5) Nicholas Thompson (t24) 77-64-141 (-3) Chan Wongluekiet (t29) 74-68-142 (-2) Adam Cranford (t40) 72-72-144 (E) Thomas Jordan (t71) 73-76-149 (+5)
