Feb. 25, 2004

NOTE: Due to technical difficulties at the tournament yesterday, final results were not distributed to the participating schools until this morning.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Virginia men's golf team finished seventh at the Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday. The Cavaliers' 54-hole score of 879 (+15) put them ahead of ACC rivals Duke and Georgia Tech.

Florida captured the team title with a nine-under 855. Clemson moved up to finish second by one stroke, 856 (-8). Oklahoma, the leader after the second round, fell to third with a six-under 858 after shooting a 295 (+7) in the final round. Oklahoma State shot the best round of the day with a seven-under 281.

Clemson's Matt Hendrix took home medalist honors with his nine-under 207. Oklahoma State's Tyler Leon followed by one stroke with a 208 (-8), while Oklahoma's Anthony Kim was third with a six-under 210.

Sophomores Eamonn McLoughlin (Amityville, N.Y.) and Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) paced the Cavaliers, tying for 32nd with a 220 (+4) each. Freshman Dan McGurk (Woodlands, Texas) and junior Kevin O'Connell (Potomac, Md.) followed by one stroke with a 221 (+5) each. Senior Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) rounded out the scoring with a 236 (+20) to tie for 80th place.

Virginia will travel to the Coastal Carolina Invitational on March 8-9 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

PUERTO RICO CLASSIC Rio Mar CC River Course, Par 72 San Juan, Puerto Rico Final Results

1.	Florida		289-277-289-855 (-9)
2.	Clemson		281-289-286-856 (-8)
3.	Oklahoma	283-280-295-858 (-6)
4.	Georgia		290-292-283-865 (+1)
5.	Oklahoma State	292-298-281-871 (+7)
6.	NC State	293-283-300-876 (+12)
7.	VIRGINIA	292-294-293-879 (+15)
8.	Georgia Tech	296-299-285-880 (+16)
	Minnesota	288-296-296-880 (+16)
10.	Texas		288-299-298-885 (+21)
11.	Virginia Tech	295-292-299-886 (+22)
	East Tenn. St.	304-289-293-886 (+22)
13.	Purdue		300-298-292-890 (+26)
14.	Kent State	293-297-302-892 (+28)
15.	Northwestern	306-292-303-901 (+37)
16.	Duke		300-294-311-905 (+41)
17.	Illinois	306-313-301-920 (+56)
18.	Michigan	319-302-301-922 (+58)

TOP INDIVIDUALS
1.	Matt Hendrix, Clemson		70-67-70-207 (-9)
2.	Tyler Leon, Okla. State		69-71-68-208 (-8)
3.	Anthony Kim, Oklahoma		70-69-71-210 (-6)
4.	Justin Smith, Minnesota		68-72-71-211 (-5)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS
t32.	Brad Tilley		73-74-73-220 (+4)
t32.	Eamonn McLoughlin	72-72-76-220 (+4)
t36.	Dan McGurk		72-74-75-221 (+5)
t36.	Kevin O'Connell		75-74-72-221 (+5)
t80.	Jeremy Luce		83-80-73-236 (+20)