June 1, 2005

Complete Results

OWINGS MILLS, MD. - University of North Carolina golfer Martin Ureta fired a two-under-par 68 and is tied for ninth place after the first round of the NCAA Championship. Ureta, a sophomore from Santiago, Chile, is three strokes behind co-leaders Kevin Kisner of Georgia and Major Manning of Augusta State who both carded five-under 65s. Aron Price of Georgia Southern is alone in third place with a four-under 66 while five players are deadlocked in fourth place at 67. Ureta is one of five players tied for ninth place at 68.

Ureta is competing as an individual as he is the only Tar Heel to qualify after the Tar Heel team failed to make the cut in the NCAA East Regional. The 72-hole event is being played at Caves Valley Golf Club which features a par 70, 7,131-yard layout. Georgia leads the field of 30 teams after firing a six-under 274 total. Tennessee is five strokes back in second place at 279 while Arizona is third at 282 and UNLV and Coastal Carolina are tied for fourth place with 284 totals.