Men's Golf Stands Fifth in Tennessee

VIRGINIASPORTSDOTCOM Cavalier Junior Brad Tilley
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Cavalier Junior Brad Tilley
VIRGINIASPORTSDOTCOM

Oct. 18, 2004

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Virginia men's golf team is in fifth place after two rounds of the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions. The Cavaliers shot rounds of 282 (-2) and 298 (+14) to give them a total of 580 (+12) for the day. The 282 in the first round was the low round of the day.

Host Tennessee is leading the 15-team field at 569 (+1). Alabama is in second at 573 (+5). East Tennessee State rounds out the top three at 575 (+7), one stroke ahead of Vanderbilt.

Georgia Southern's Aron Price is the individual leader after a pair of 69?s gave him a score of 138 (-4). ETSU's Rhys Davies, Tulane's Chris Wheeler and Vanderbilt's Luke List are tied for second at 139 (-3).

Junior Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.) leads the Cavaliers with a score of 143 (+1) and a tie for 14th. Sophomore Dan McGurk (Woodlands, Tex.) is tied for 17th at 144 (+2). Senior Kevin O'Connell (Potomac, Md.), who was tied for the lead after a 68 (-3) in the first round, ended the day in a tie for 23rd at 145 (+3). Junior Carter Henderson (Nashville, Tenn.) shot a 151 (+9) to tie for 52nd, while freshman Greg Carlin is tied for 58th at 152 (+10).

The final round will be played Tuesday morning at Holston Hills Country Club.

Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions
Holston Hills Country Club
6,932 yards, Par 71
Knoxville, TN
Day One Results

1. Tennessee 284-285-569 (+1) 2. Alabama 285-288-573 (+5) 3. East Tennessee St. 287-288-575 (+7) 4. Vanderbilt 291-285-576 (+8) 5. VIRGINIA 282-298-580 (+12) 6. Georgia Southern 285-296-581 (+13) Pepperdine 287-294-581 (+13) 8. Louisville 289-296-585 (+17) 9. Austin Peay State 290-296-586 (+18) 10. Tulane 293-294-587 (+19) 11. Royal Canadian Golf 293-295-588 (+20) 12. Swedish Jr. National 300-292-592 (+24) 13. South Alabama 294-301-595 (+27) 14. Louisiana-Lafayette 298-301-599 (+31) 15. UAB 301-301-602 (+34)

TOP INDIVIDUALS 1. Aron Price, Ga. Southern 69-69-138 (-4) 2. Luke List, Vanderbilt 68-71-139 (-3) Rhys Davies, ETSU 75-64-139 (-3) Chris Wheeler, Tulane 70-69-139 (-3)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS t14. Brad Tilley 69-74-143 (+1) t17. Dan McGurk 70-74-144 (+2) t23. Kevin O?Connell 68-77-145 (+3) t52. Carter Henderson 78-73-151 (+9) t58. Greg Carlin 75-77-152 (+10)

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