Feb. 11, 2004
ATLANTA – Nicholas Thompson fired an 8-under-par 64 Wednesday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia Tech to a 10-shot lead after the first round of the Taylor Made-Waikoloa Intercollegiate in Waikoloa, Hawai’i.
Tech posted a 16-under-par team score of 272 over the 7,074-yard, par 72 King’s Course, 10 strokes better than UCLA at 282. Arizona State and Washington were tied for third place at 5-under 283, Stanford and UC-Davis were tied for fifth at 284, TCU was seventh at 285 and Southern California was eighth at 286.
The 64 by Thompson, a junior from Coral Springs, Fla., led the individual standings and also was his best round of the year by three shots.
Junior Chan Wongluekiet and sophomore Mike Barbosa each carded a 3-under-par 69, season-low rounds for both, and were tied for fourth place. Freshman Kevin Larsen came in at 2-under-par 70 and stood in 11th place. Freshman Roberto Castro shot a 74 for the Yellow Jackets.
TEAM SCORES Georgia Tech 272 -16 UCLA 282 -6 Arizona State 283 -5 Washington 283 -5 Stanford 284 -4 UC-Davis 284 -4 TCU 285 -3 Southern California 286 -2 Hawai’i-Hilo 289 +1 Arkansas 293 +5 Nagoya (Japan) 293 +5 Tulsa 293 +5 Oregon 294 +6 Rhode Island 294 +6 Nevada-Reno 295 +7 Pepperdine 295 +7 Oklahoma 296 +8 Texas Tech 296 +8 Oregon State 298 +10 Houston 303 +15 Hawai’i-Menoa 206 +18
GEORGIA TECH SCORES Nicholas Thompson (1st) 64 -8 Chan Wongluekiet (t-4th) 69 -3 Mike Barbosa (t-4th) 69 -3 Kevin Larsen (11th) 70 -2 Roberto Castro 74 +2
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