April 18, 2005
Davidson, N.C. -
The Western Carolina men's golf team fired a 291 on day two, the lowest score by six strokes for the day, to move up four spots to sixth at the 2005 Southern Conference Championships, played at River Run Country Club. Also, two Catamounts, sophomore Tripp Morrow and senior Chase Kress, tied for low round by an individual as each posted a one-under 71.
Morrow moved fro 20th after round one up to a tie for fifth with his one-under 71 today. His two-day total of 148 is eight strokes off the lead. Kress, playing in his final event as a Catamount, made the move from 29th to 10th with his 71. Kress cut off eight stokes from his first 18 holes and has 149 for two days. Freshman teammate Matt Cook turned in an even par round of 72, despite taking two triple bogeys on Monday. Cook, who was 20th after 18 holes, moved into a tie for 10th with his 149 for 36 holes.
Blake Wray and Matt Dowdy also showed improvement on Monday, each shaving five strokes off their day one round. Wray, who shot 77, is tied for 44th (159), while Dowdy is in 48th (161).
Western Carolina moved into the thick of the race for the 2005 title as day one lead Davidson only managed a 302 on day two. However, the Wildcats were able to maintain their lead with a 36-hole total of 594, followed by Chattanooga (595), East Tennessee State (595), UNC Greensboro (598) and Georgia Southern (600).
The three-day championship will wrap up on Tuesday with 18 holes. For updated scores as the round is in progress, visit http://www.golfstat.com/live/M4261L.htm.
2005 Southern Conference Championship
River Run Country Club Davidson, NC
Dates: 04/17 - 04/19 (Today: Round Two, 04-18-2005)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7022
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Davidson 292 302 594
2 Chattanooga 298 297 595
East Tennessee State 297 298 595
4 UNC Greensboro 301 297 598
5 Georgia Southern 302 298 600
6 Western Carolina 314 291 605
7 Elon 307 300 607
8 Furman 307 301 608
9 Coll. of Charleston 307 308 615
10 Appalachian State 312 312 624
11 Wofford 328 313 641
12 The Citadel 339 310 649
Fin. Top 10 Players School Scores
1 Rhys Davies ETSU 68 72 140
2 Steve Mayo Davidson 71 74 145
3 Gordon Strother Chattanoog 72 74 146
Bennett Smith Elon 72 74 146
5 Aron Price Ga. South 77 71 148
Bryce Ledford Chattanoog 75 73 148
Tripp Morrow W Carolina 77 71 148
Tim Dillon Davidson 72 76 148
Nick Baker NC Greensb 75 73 148
10 Matt Cook W Carolina 77 72 149
Rob Langley Furman 70 79 149
Cian McNamara ETSU 74 75 149
Jon David Kennedy Ga. South 72 77 149
Alex Knoll Davidson 74 75 149
Chase Kress W Carolina 78 71 149
2005 Southern Conference Championship
River Run Country Club Davidson, NC
Dates: 04/17 - 04/19 (Today: Round Two, 04-18-2005)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7022
Fin. School Scores
1 Davidson College 292 302 594
2 Steve Mayo 71 74 145
T 5 Tim Dillon 72 76 148
T 10 Alex Knoll 74 75 149
T 23 Dan Koernke 75 77 152
50 Peyton Gallagher 82 81 163
T 2 Tenn.-Chattanooga 298 297 595
T 3 Gordon Strother 72 74 146
T 5 Bryce Ledford 75 73 148
T 23 Thomas Smith 73 79 152
T 29 Anthony Reale 78 76 154
T 44 Stephen Fritsch 85 74 159
T 2 East Tennessee St. 297 298 595
1 Rhys Davies 68 72 140
T 10 Cian McNamara 74 75 149
T 19 Gareth Shaw 76 75 151
T 36 Cennydd Mills 79 76 155
60 Steve Arnold 94 78 172
4 N. Car.- Greensboro 301 297 598
T 5 Nick Baker 75 73 148
T 16 Jake Lowder 77 73 150
T 16 Nathan Stamey 73 77 150
T 29 J.D. Bass 80 74 154
T 29 Gregg Blainey 76 78 154
5 Georgia Southern U. 302 298 600
T 5 Aron Price 77 71 148
T 10 Jon David Kennedy 72 77 149
T 23 David Palm 77 75 152
T 23 Bryan Jones 76 76 152
T 29 Chris Smith 78 76 154
6 Western Carolina U. 314 291 605
T 5 Tripp Morrow 77 71 148
T 10 Matt Cook 77 72 149
T 10 Chase Kress 78 71 149
T 44 Blake Wray 82 77 159
47 Matt Dowdy 83 78 161
7 Elon University 307 300 607
T 3 Bennett Smith 72 74 146
T 19 Justin Newton 78 73 151
T 36 James Hockman 78 77 155
T 39 Jimmy Lytle 79 77 156
T 39 Keith Orlen 80 76 156
8 Furman University 307 301 608
T 10 Rob Langley 70 79 149
T 16 Chris Gilliland 78 72 150
T 29 Robert Jamieson 77 77 154
43 T.J. Blandford 85 73 158
T 48 Ryan Potter 82 80 162
9 Charleston, Coll. of 307 308 615
T 19 Dustin Barr 76 75 151
T 27 Kellen Altman 77 76 153
T 29 Dennis McCollum 77 77 154
42 Nick Hughey 77 80 157
T 54 Rand Williams 81 85 166
10 Appalachian State U. 312 312 624
T 19 Shawn Hardesty 73 78 151
T 36 Robert Quick 78 77 155
T 39 Brady Eckard 79 77 156
T 51 Ronald Christopher 82 82 164
T 54 Drew Davis 86 80 166
11 Wofford College 328 313 641
T 29 Daniel Sloan 78 76 154
46 Dustin Adair 78 82 160
T 51 Marshall Swails 86 78 164
53 Wil Hutchens 88 77 165
T 57 Richard Cox 86 83 169
12 Citadel, The 339 310 649
T 27 Douglas McMillan III 83 70 153
T 48 Kip Myers 84 78 162
56 Jeff Spencer 84 83 167
T 57 Jordan Fink 88 81 169
59 Matt Frye 89 81 170
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