University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols in Third After Second Day of NCAA East Regional
May 16, 2003 | Men's Golf
May 16, 2003
TEAM SCORING| INDIVIDUAL SCORING
AUBURN, Ala.-The 23rd-ranked Tennessee men's golf team slipped to third after the second day of play at the 2003 NCAA East Regional, being played at the Auburn University Course (par 72, 7,207 yards). The Vols have a two-day scorecard of 281-291-572.
Leading the way for UT is sophomore Ross McGowan, who is in seventh. McGowan shot an even-par 72 to go with his first-round score of 67 for a total of 139.
Second in Vol scoring is sophomore John-Scott Rattan. Rattan ended the day tied for 24th with a 70-73-143. Fellow sophomore David Skinns is two strokes back at 70-75-145, tying him for 30th.
Rounding out the Vol competitors are seniors Andrew Pratt and Ian Parnaby. Pratt has a 74-74-148, tying him for 54th. Parnaby bounced back from a rough first day of 77 to record an even-par 72 for a 149 to place him in a tie for 61st.
Top-ranked Clemson leads the tournament with a 285-277-562. Georgia Tech, ranked 15th, is second with a 281-286-567. Following third-place Tennessee is a three-way tie for fourth with No. 5 Florida, No. 2 Wake Forest and Duke all having scores of 578.
Defending NCAA individual champion Troy Matteson of Georgia Tech leads the individual portion of the event with a 68-67-135. Matt Hendrix of Clemson is in second with a 70-67-137. William Ted Brown of Virginia Commonwealth, Ty Harris of Georgia State, Gareth Maybin of South Alabama and Lee Williams of Auburn are tied for third with scores of 138 to round out the top individuals.
The Vols will be in action again Saturday with the final round of play as they look to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1997. Live scoring is available at www.Utsports.com.
TEAM SCORES 1. Clemson 285-277-562 2. Georgia Tech 281-286-567 3. TENNESSEE 281-291-572 4. Florida 290-288-578 Wake Forest 290-288-578 Duke 286-292-578 7. Augusta State 290-290-580 8. South Carolina 296-285-581 9. Vanderbilt 293-289-582 Auburn 292-290-582 11. Georgia State 292-292-584 12. Coll. of Charleston 295-292-587 13. Jacksonville State 302-287-589 14. Penn St. 305-286-591 15. Georgia Southern 303-289-592 16. ETSU 297-296-593 17. UNC-Wilmington 300-299-599 18. Rhode Island 310-293-603 Virginia Tech 302-301-603 20. Alabama 310-298-608 James Madison 311-297-608 22. Binghamton 307-305-612 23. Maryland 311-305-616 24. Liberty 312-307-619 25. Charleston Southern 317-313-630 26. Yale 317-316-633 27. Jackson State 335-332-667
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1. Troy Matteson, Georgia Tech 68-67-135 2. Matt Hendrix, Clemson 70-67-137 3. William Ted Brown, VCU 69-69-138 Ty Harris, Georgia State 70-68-138 Gareth Maybin, South Alabama 67-71-138 Lee Williams, Auburn 72-66-138
VOL SCORES 7th Ross McGowan 72-67-139 24th-t John-Scott Rattan 70-73-143 30th-t David Skinns 70-75-145 54th-t Andrew Pratt 74-74-148 61st-t Ian Parnaby 77-72-149
