Men's Golf Finished Ninth at Franklin Street Invite

VIRGINIASPORTSDOTCOM Cavalier Senior Jeremy Luce
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Cavalier Senior Jeremy Luce
VIRGINIASPORTSDOTCOM

Oct. 5, 2003

CHAPEL HILL, NC - The Virginia men's golf team shot a 312 (+24) in the final round of the Franklin Street Partners Invitational. The Cavaliers had a three-day total of 929 (+65), which was good for a ninth place finish.

Senior Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) led the Cavaliers with a score of 230 (+14) to finish in a tie for 20th. Sophomore Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and sophomore Craig Cook-Stevenson (Sutton-Coldfield, Eng.) tied for 32nd at 234 (+18). Freshman Mark Perry (Atlanta, Ga.) finished in a tie for 34th with a score of 236 (+20). Junior Kevin O?Connell (Potomac, Md.) shot a 237 (+21) to tie for 37th.

Host North Carolina went wire-to-wire, winning the championship with an 875 (+11). Georgia Southern finished in second at 879 (+15). Kentucky rounded out the top three with an 894 (+30). North Carolina's Dustin Bray made a big jump on Sunday, shooting a 69 (-3) to tie for medallist honors with Alabama's Lars Brovold at 213 (-3). Georgia Southern's Toshi Hirata and North Carolina's Ted Smith tied for third with a 214 (-2).

The Cavaliers return to action October 20-21 at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions in Knoxville, Tenn.

FRANKLIN STREET PARTNERS INVITE
Finley Golf Course, Par 72
Chapel Hill, NC
Final Results

1. North Carolina 288-298-289-875 (+11) 2. Georgia Southern 288-299-292-879 (+15) 3. Kentucky 292-299-303-894 (+30) 4. Alabama 291-306-300-897 (+33) 5. Georgia State 294-305-302-901 (+37) 6. UNC - Wilmington 297-307-301-905 (+41) 7. Michigan 307-303-305-915 (+51) 8. East Carolina 302-313-302-917 (+53) 9. VIRGINIA 307-310-312-929 (+65)

TOP INDIVIDUALS t1. Dustin Bray, UNC 70-74-69-213 (-3) t1. Lars Brovold, Alabama 71-70-72-213 (-3) t3. Toshi Hirata, Ga. Southern 65-72-77-214 (-2) t3. Ted Smith, UNC 66-75-73-214 (-2)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS t20. Jeremy Luce 77-76-77-230 (+14) t32. Brad Tilley 78-76-80-234 (+18) t32. Craig Cook-Stevenson 78-78-78-234 (+18) t34. Mark Perry 77-82-77-236 (+20) t37. Kevin O?Connell 75-80-82-237 (+21)

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