May 21, 2005

Complete Results

Kingston Springs, Tenn. - The University of North Carolina men's golf team finished in 14th place with an 860 total at the NCAA East Regional. The Tar Heels fired a two-over-par 286 in the final round, but missed the cut to the NCAA Championship as only the top 10 teams advance. However, Tar Heel sophomore Martin Ureta tied for eighth place with a seven-under 206 total and was one of two individuals to advance on to the NCAA Championship.

Wake Forest topped the field of 27 teams posting a 17-under 835 total after firing a three-under 281 in the final round. Tennessee was the runner up finishing two strokes back with an 837 total. Georgia finished in third place with an 843 total while Florida and Georgia State tied for fourth place with 845 totals. The other teams finishing in the top 10 and thus advancing on to the NCAA Championship are Alabama, Georgia Tech, Coastal Carolina, Duke and Georgia Southern.

Dustin Johnson of Coastal Carolina captured the individual championship after firing a seven-under 64 in the final round for a 15-under 198 total. Rhys Davies of East Tennessee State was the runner-up just one stroke back with a 199 total and was the other individual advancing on to the NCAA Championship. Florida's Matt Every and Wake Forest's Sean Moore tied for third place with 203 totals while Michael Schachner of Duke finished fifth at 204, Tennessee's Ross McGowan and Georgia's Brendon Todd tied for sixth place with 205 totals and Carolina's Martin Ureta and Tennessee's John Scott Rattan tied for eighth place with 206 totals.

Ureta fired a three-under 68 in the final round to lead the Tar Heels with a seven-under 206 total. Jonathan Jackson fired a four-under 67 on the last day to finish with a 215 total and a tie for 43rd place. Kevin Silva tied for 58th place with a 217 total while Ted Smith tied for 82nd with a 222 total and Doug Kingston tallied a 230 total to tie for 118th place.

The 54-hole event was played at The Golf Club of Tennessee which features a par 71, 6,864-yard layout. The NCAA Championship will be played May 31-June 3 in Baltimore, Md.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (54 Holes)
1. Wake Forest 271-263-281--835
2 Tennessee 282-276-279--837
3. Georgia 275-283-285--843
4. Florida 287-270-288--845
Georgia State 279-291-275--845
6. Alabama 280-287-280--847
Georgia Tech 285-283-279--847
8. Coastal Carolina 284-289-276--849
Duke 287-272-290--849
10. Georgia Southern 281-288-281--850
Missed Cut To NCAA Championship:
11. Clemson 285-287-280--852
12. Virginia 290-284-279--853
13. East Tenn. State 281-285-289--855
14. North Carolina 276-298-286--860
15. Louisville 285-282-299--866
16. Central Florida 278-302-289--869
17. Charlotte 291-289-292--872
18. Towson 293-295-288--875
Indiana 294-292-289--875
20. Penn State 293-299-291--883
21. Maryland 304-291-293--888
22. UNC Wilmington 298-304-294--896
23. Vanderbilt 301-294-303--898
24. Army 298-306-300--904
25. Rutgers 306-291-311--907
26. Rhode Island 309-315-303--928
27. Boston College 318-315-299--932

TOP INDIVIDUALS (54 Holes)
1. Dustin Johnson (Coa. Car.) 65-69-64--198
2. * Rhys Davies (ETSU) 66-65-68--199
3. Matt Every (Fla.) 71-63-69--203
Sean Moore (WF) 67-68-68--203
5. Michael Schachner (Duke) 69-63-72--204
6. Ross McGowan (Tenn.) 66-68-71--205
Brendon Todd (Ga.) 66-68-71--205
8. * Martin Ureta (UNC) 67-71-68--206
John Scott Rattan (Tenn.) 70-68-68--206
*Advance to NCAA Championship

CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS
T8 Martin Ureta 67-71-68--206
T43 Jonathan Jackson 72-76-67--215
T58 Kevin Silva 69-75-73--217
T82 Ted Smith 68-76-78--222
T118 Doug Kingston 75-77-78--230