April 20, 1999

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The twenty-fifth ranked Maryland men's golf team travels to Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C., this week for the Wofford College Invitational. It is the first of two remaining regular season tournaments prior to NCAA Regionals which tee off May 20-22.

Maryland finished sixth at last weeks Atlantic Coast Conference Championships hosted at Old North State Club in Badin Lake, N.C. The Terps were without standout junior Keith Unikel (Potomac, Md.) at last weeks ACC event, however, and will hope to get him back into the lineup, and regroup, in two tournaments prior to regional qualification.

Next week, the Terps participate in the Furman Intercollegiate at the Furman University Golf Course.

TERPS SIXTH AT ACCs - RIVERA SMOKES FIELD IN FINAL TWO ROUNDS

Miguel Rivera (Bel Air, Md.) played his best golf of the year during the final two days of the ACC Championships to record the second-best combined score of the tourneys final 36 holes. Rivera shot 71 and 70 during his final two rounds to help lift Maryland from an eighth-place standing after 18 holes to its final position in sixth place.

Maryland was without nationally-ranked junior Keith Unikel whose injured shoulder forced him to withdraw from the tournament on Friday morning. Riveras 141 in the final 36 holes reflected his two best rounds of the season, and was second only to Dukes Matt Krauss whose seven-under 137 helped clinch the ACCs individual title. Rivera shot 78 in his opening round, and finished 10th overall.

TEAM RANKINGS

Maryland was ranked 25th by Golfstat last week, 29th in the MasterCard CGF Rankings and 35th in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings. Individually, junior Keith Unikel is ranked 47th in the latest Golfstat Cup Rankings for college mens golf individuals. He is 86th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin ratings.

Last weeks rankings:

Golfstat rankings for April 13, 1999: 1. UNLV, 2. Georgia, 3. Clemson, 4. Georgia Tech, 5. Oklahoma, 6. Houston, 7. Arizona State, 8. Washington, 9. Minnesota, 10. Nebraska, 11. South Carolina, 12. Texas, 13. Florida, 14. Northwestern, 15. E. Tennessee State, 16. NC State, 17. Oklahoma, 18. North Carolina, 19. North Florida, 20. BYU, 21. New Mexico, 22. Mississippi State, 23. Augusta State, 24. South Alabama, 25. MARYLAND, 26. California, 27. TCU, 28. SMU, 29. Tennessee, 30. So. California, 31. Pepperdine, 32. Stanford, 33. Baylor, 34. UCLA, 35. Kansas, 36. Fresno State, 37. Mississippi, 38. Oregon, 39. Coastal Carolina, 40. Georgia State.

MasterCard CGF rankings for April 14, 1999: 1. Georgia, 2. UNLV, 3. Clemson, 4. Georgia Tech, 5. Oklahoma State, 6. Houston, 7. Texas, 8. Arizona State, 9. South Carolina, 10. Minnesota, 11. Washington, 12. Florida, 13. Nebraska, 14. Northwestern, 15. North Carolina, 16. E. Tennessee State, 17. BYU, 18. NC State, 19. New Mexico, 20. North Florida, 21. Oklahoma, 22. Mississippi State, 23. South Alabama, 24. California, 25. Stanford, 26. Augusta State, 27. Pepperdine, 28. Oregon, 29. MARYLAND, 30. Fresno State, 31. Kansas, 32. Oregon State, 33. SMU, 34. TCU, 35. Tennessee, 36. Mississippi, 37. UCLA, 38. So. California, 39. Baylor, 40. Virginia.

Golfweek/Sagarin ratings through tournaments of April 19: 1. Clemson, 2. Georgia, 3. Oklahoma State, 4. Georgia Tech, 5. UNLV, 6. Houston, 7. Texas, 8. Arizona State, 9. South Carolina, 10. Minnesota, 11. Florida, 12. BYU, 13. Northwestern, 14. North Carolina, 15. Washington, 16. New Mexico, 17. UCLA, 18. Nebraska, 19. E. Tennessee State, 20. North Florida, 21. NC State, 22. Oregon, 23. California, 24. TCU, 25. Oklahoma, 26. Stanford, 27. Pepperdine, 28. Augusta State, 29. Fresno State, 30. Coastal Carolina, 31. Mississippi State, 32. Oregon State, 33. Kansas, 34. SMU, 35. MARYLAND, 36. Texas-Arlington, 37. San Diego State, 39. Arizona, 40. Campbell.

MARYLAND MENS GOLF SPRING 1999 RESULTS
March 12-13 - UNC Charlotte Birkdale Classic
Birkdale Golf Course, Charlotte, N.C. (Par 72, 7,013 Yards)

  Finish    Scores
  T6 of 18  MARYLAND  298  302  300  900  +36
  T7   Keith Unikel    71  73  74  218  +2
  T13  Gary Mankulish  72  73  75  220  +4
  T44  Miguel Rivera   74  77  79  230  +14
  T54  Mike Deo        81  81  72  234  +18
  89   Pete Coughlin   85  79  85  249  +33

March 19-20 - Pepsi Intercollegiate
Bradford Creek Golf Course, Greenville, N.C. (Par 72, 6,976 Yards)

  Finish    Scores
  3 of 25  MARYLAND   286  297  293  876  +12
  3    Gary Mankulish  71  72  71  214  -2
  T10  Keith Unikel    70  75  72  217  +1
  T19  Mike Deo        71  73  76  220  +4
  T56  Pete Coughlin   75  77  74  226  +10
  T74  Miguel Rivera   74  77  77  228  +12

March 22-23 - Cleveland Golf Championships
Palmetto Golf Club, Aiken, S.C. (Par 71, 6,380 Yards)

  Finish    Scores
  T2 of 12  MARYLAND  287  294  288  869  +17
  T3   Keith Unikel    68  75  70  213  E
  T11  Mike Deo        70  74  72  216  +3
  T11  Pete Coughlin   75  68  73  216  +3
  T33  Gary Mankulish  74  77  73  224  +11
  T49  Miguel Rivera   81  78  73  232  +19

April 3-4 - Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational
Forest Hills Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. (Par 72, 6,875 Yards)

  Finish    Scores
  T6 of 19  MARYLAND  296  292  285  873  +9
  T18  Keith Unikel   76  73  68  217  +1
  T23  Mike Deo       73  73  72  218  +2
  T23  Pete Coughlin  72  74  72  218  +2
  T36  Miguel Rivera  75  72  73  220  +4
  T76  Gary Mankulish 78  74  75  227  +11

April 16-18 - ACC Championships
Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point, Badin Lake, N.C. (Par 72, 7,102 Yards)

  Finish    Scores
  6 of 9  MARYLAND  306  299  300  905  +41
  T10  Miguel Rivera   78  71  70  219  +3
  T22  Gary Mankulish  75  75  73  223  +7
  T36  Mike Deo        77  77  79  233  +17
  T38  Pete Coughlin   76  76  82  234  +18
  44   Ben Ricker      87  83  78  248  +32

1999 SPRING ROSTER

Pete Coughlin     SR   Berwick, Pa.
Mike Deo          SR   Milford, N.J.
Gary Mankulish    JR   Laurel, Md.
Brit Musser       FR   North Potomac, Md.
Ben Ricker        JR   Bowie, Md.
Miguel Rivera     SR   Bel Air, Md.
Keith Unikel      JR   Potomac, Md.
Doug Wade         SO   Lima, Ohio