May 15, 2009

NCAA Regional - Galloway, N.J.

Wake Forest Second After Day One Of NCAA Regional

GALLOWAY, N.J. - On an extremely windy day off the shores of Reeds Bay in Galloway, N.J., the Wake Forest men's golf team fired a strong round of 297 to stand just one shot out of the lead after day one of the NCAA Northeast Regional.

The Galloway National Golf Club, which covers 7,022 yards and plays to a par-71, yielded very few low scores on Thursday. In fact, nobody broke par in the opening round.

The Demon Deacons were led by freshman Lee Bedford's round of 1-over 72. He started his day with a birdie at No. 10 but despite ten pars over the next 14 holes, Bedford found himself three over with two holes to play.

UVa Finishes First Day of NCAA Regional Play in 3rd Place

Galloway, NJ – The Virginia men’s golf team got off to an impressive start during the first round of play at the NCAA East Regional Championship. The Cavaliers, seeded ninth in the 14-team field, shot 14-over 298 on the very tough Galloway National Golf Club course to finish the opening day in third place. Virginia trails No. 20 Tennessee by two shots and is a single-stroke behind No. 27 Wake Forest. The top five teams from the three-day tournament will advance to the NCAA Championships.

UVa junior Kyle Stough is tied for second after the first round at 1-over 72. He and Wake Forest’s Lee Bedford and Clemson’s Kyle Stanley trail Tennessee’s Darren Renwick by one shot at the top of the leaderboard. No player in the 75-man field managed to break par. Stough stood 3-over after his first eight holes and then managed to fire off three birdies over a four-hole stretch to get back to even. He bogeyed No. 13 before finishing with five straight pars.

Clemson in Sixth Place After First Round of NCAA Northeast Regional

All-American Kyle Stanley fired a one over par 72 to lead Clemson to a 310 team score and a sixth-place standing out of 14 teams after the first round of the NCAA Northeast Regional at Galloway National Golf Course in Galloway Township, NJ. The Tigers need to finish in the top five after the third and final round on Saturday to advance to the NCAA National Tournament at Inverness in Toledo, OH May 26-30.

The Galloway National course proved to be a challenge for all the teams on Thursday, as winds averaged 20 miles an hour and gusted to 35 miles an hour at times. None of the 75 players broke par on the par 71 course that is 7022 yards in length. Clemson's 26-over score was its highest in an NCAA Tournament since the Tigers were 30-over-par in the final round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, TN. That day in 1996 Tigers Woods of Stanford won the national championship despite shooting a final round score of 80.

Carolina's O'Connell Tied For 27th At NCAA NE Regional

University of North Carolina golfer Kevin O'Connell carded an eight-over-par 79 and is tied for 27th place after the first round of the NCAA Northeast Regional played at Galloway National Golf Club which features a par 71, 7,022-yard layout.

O'Connell, a senior All-ACC performer from Cary, N.C., birdied the first hole, but suffered bogies on five of the next six holes and then a double-bogey on the eighth hole. He was six-over at the midway point, but then turned it around playing the back side at two-over with four bogies and two birdies.

NCAA Regional - Bowling Green, Kentucky

GT Golfers Tied for Second at NCAA Regional

Bowling Green, Ky. - Cameron Tringale fired a 3-under-par 69 Thursday, and Georgia Tech rallied from a poor start to post a team score of 292, 4-over-par, and take second place after the first round of the NCAA Central Regional golf tournament.

No. 2 seed Tech found itself 7-over-par through its first five holes at the Club at Olde Stone Thursday, but the Yellow Jackets found their legs and played the final 13 holes in 3-under-par, finishing 18 holes tied with UCLA. Washington, the top seed, had no problems Thursday despite a storm that delayed the start of the round, playing the course in 6-under-par 282 and taking a 10-shot lead into Friday's second round.

NC State Men’s Golf in Fourth at NCAA Regionals

BOWLING GREEN, KY. – Led by the first round showings of senior Darren Blair and sophomore Matt Hill, the NC State men’s golf team currently sits in fourth place at the 2009 NCAA Central Regional Championships taking place in Bowling Green, Ky., this weekend. NC State shot a six-over (294) on Thursday, with both Blair and Hill carding scores of two-under (70), placing each third after 18 holes.

Top-seed Washington currently holds a 10 shot lead at six-under. Georgia Tech and UCLA are tied at four-over in second place, two shots ahead of the Pack. The Pack has to finish in the top-five this weekend to advance to the NCAA Championships, as is two shots ahead of a pair of teams tied for fifth.

Blue Devils In Seventh Following Opening Round Of NCAA Central Regional

ALVATON, KY -- Senior Clark Klaasen fired a team-best one-over 73 on Thursday to lead Duke into seventh place following the opening round of play at the NCAA Central Regional. Junior Adam Long and sophomore Matthew Pierce each shot two--over 74s to help pace the Blue Devils to a 10-over 298 at The Club at Olde Stone.

Klaasen matched a team-high with four birdies in the first round but also had three bogeys and a double-bogey en route to a 73. He is tied for 11th after Thursday's opening round.

NCAA Regional - Sorrento, Florida

Seminoles Men's Golf Team In Fifth Place At NCAA Southeast Regional Championship

SORRENTO, Fla. - Florida State Senior All-American Matt Savage is in a tie for third place in the individual standings after shooting a five under par score of 66 and the Seminole men's golf team is in fifth place in the team standings after the first round of the NCAA Division I men's golf regional championship at the Red Tail Golf Club. The Seminoles had all five of its golfers finish at or under par and they combined to card a 277 team score - tied for their best single round score of the year. The Seminoles are nine strokes behind the overall team leader -- UCF -- who blistered the course with a 268 team total.

The Seminoles, who are competing in their fourth consecutive NCAA regional championship, need to finish as one of the top five teams in the event to advance to the NCAA Championships which are scheduled to May 27-30 at the Inverness Country Club in Toledo, Ohio.

NCAA Regional - Austin, Texas

Hokies eighth after first round of NCAA regional

AUSTIN, Tex. – Virginia Tech shot an opening round 302 and is in eighth place at the NCAA Austin Regional at the par 71, 7,412-yard University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Tex. on Thursday. The Hokies entered the event as the tenth seed.

Senior Drew Weaver (High Point, N.C.) shot 72 in the first round and is tied for ninth place individually. He is four strokes behind Lance Lopez of Texas and Hugues Joannes of Lamar, who are tied for the lead.