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University of Tennessee
NCAA East Regional
Golf Team Concludes Season at NCAA East Regional
May 22, 2004 | Men's Golf
May 22, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Freshman Ross Cox continued his improved play during the tournament to lead the Vols. Cox fired an even-par 70 to go with his previous scores of 75-73 for a total of 218, tying him for 29th place. He opened play on the back nine with a par on the 11th hole, followed by a bogey on 13 to take him back to even-par. Before making the turn, he recorded another birdie on 17 and a bogey on 18 to enter the back nine with an even-par 36. The front nine saw him make two more birdies on the second and eighth holes, as well as two bogeys on five and nine.
John Scott Rattan was next for Tennessee, tying for 50th with a scorecard of 76-72-73--221. Rattan began the round with a bogey on 10, a birdie on 11 and another bogey on 12. After three-straight pars he recorded another bogey on 16, followed by another birdie on 17 to make the turn at 1-over-par. Rattan struggled on the front nine with three more bogeys on four, six and eight, He also had a birdie on the seventh hole.
David Skinns finished third in Tennessee scoring with a 70-73-80--223 to tie for 59th place. Skinns started off the round with a 2-over-par 38 that included three bogeys and a birdie. The front nine saw Skinns struggle, recording a bogey, two double bogeys and a triple bogey to end the tournament.
Ross McGowan and Tino Weiss rounded out the Vol contingent in 99th and 117th place, respectively. McGowan, who carded a 76-76-79--231 struggled to open the tournament, recording a 6-over-par on the back nine that included four bogeys and a double bogey. The front nine saw him shoot a 3-over-par 37. He had three bogeys with the rest being pars to conclude tournament play.
Weiss was never able to get on track for the Vols, as he finished with a 78-74-84--236. Teeing off on the back nine, he made the turn to the front nine at 5-over-par. The final nine holes saw him record two bogeys, a triple bogey and quadruple bogey.
The second-ranked Clemson Tigers claimed the team championship with a scorecard of 288-291-277--856. Penn State finished six strokes back in second with a 290-285-287--862, while No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Georgia Tech finished tied for third with scores of 864. Top-ranked Florida rounded out the top teams in fifth with a score of 866.
Bill Haas of Wake Forest maintained his lead from the second round to win the individual title with a 67-70-70--207. Kenneth Fahey of Rhode Island and Camilo Villegas of Florida finished one stroke back in second with scores of 208 to round out the top individuals. Tennessee ends the season with an overall record of 99-87-2 (.532) and an SEC record of 20-28-1 (.418).
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