May 20, 2005

Kingston Springs, Tenn. - The University of North Carolina men's golf team dropped to a tie for 14th place after the second round of the NCAA East Regional. The Tar Heels carded a 14-over-par 298 in the second round for a six-over 574 total. After play was suspended due to weather and darkness on the first day, Carolina completed its first-round play early Friday and was in third place with an eight-under 276 total.

At the end of the second round, Wake Forest held onto its first-round lead with a 14-under 554 total after firing a one-under 283 on the second day. Florida is three strokes back in second place with a 557 total while Georgia and Tennessee are tied for third place with 558 totals, Duke is fifth at 559 and East Tennessee State is sixth at 566.

Rhys Davies of East Tennessee State grabbed the individual lead after two rounds with an 11-under 131 total. Davies fired a six-under 65 in the second round to go with the five-under 66 he shot the first day. Michael Schachner of Duke is one stroke back in second place with a 132 total after posting a scorching eight-under 63 in the second round. Five players are tied for third place with eight-under 134 totals - Florida's Matt Every, Wake Forest's Kyle Reifers, Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson, Georgia's Brendon Todd and Tennessee's Ross McGowan.

Sophomore Martin Ureta led the way for the Tar Heels and is tied for 13th place with a four-under 138 total after carding rounds of 67-71. Kevin Silva and Ted Smith both posted two-over 144 totals and are tied for 48th place while Jonathan Jackson is tied for 77th place with a 148 total and Doug Kingston is tied for 104th with a 152 total.

The final round of the 54-hole event will be played Saturday at The Golf Club of Tennessee which features a par 71, 6,864-yard layout. The top 10 teams will advance on to the NCAA Championship to be played May 31-June 3 in Baltimore, Md.

TEAM STANDINGS (36 Holes)
1. Wake Forest 271-263--554
2 Florida 287-270--557
3. Georgia 275-283--558
Tennessee 282-276--558
5. Duke 287-272--559
6. East Tenn. State 281-285--566
7. Alabama 280-287--567
Louisville 285-282--567
9. Georgia Tech 285-283--568
10. Georgia Southern 281-288--569
11. Georgia State 279-291--570
12. Clemson 285-287--572
13. Coastal Carolina 284-289--573
14. North Carolina 276-298--574
Virginia 290-284--574
16. Charlotte 291-289--580
Central Florida 278-302--580
18. Indiana 294-292--586
19. Towson 293-295--588
20. Penn State 293-299--592
21. Maryland 304-291--595
Vanderbilt 301-294--595
23. Rutgers 306-291--597
24. UNC Wilmington 298-304--602
25. Army 298-306--604
26. Rhode Island 309-315--624
27. Boston College 318-315--633

LEADING INDIVIDUALS (36 Holes)
1. Rhys Davies (ETSU) 66-65--131
2. Michael Schachner (Duke) 69-63--132
3. Matt Every (Fla.) 71-63--134
Dustin Johnson (Coa. Car.) 65-69--134
Ross McGowan (Tenn.) 66-68--134
Kyle Reifers (WF) 65-69--134
Brendon Todd (Ga.) 66-68--134

CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS
T13 Martin Ureta 67-71--138
T48 Kevin Silva 69-75--144
T48 Ted Smith 68-76--144
T77 Jonathan Jackson 72-76--148
T104 Doug Kingston 75-77--152