North Carolina
ACC Championship
Carolina Tied With Duke At Seventh Place After First Round Of ACC Play
April 17, 2009 | Men's Golf
April 17, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina Men's golf team finished the first round of the ACC Men's Golf Championship tied for seventh place with Duke University. The Tar Heels shot a team total two-above-par 290.
"We need to have a good round tomorrow," says Tar Heel head coach John Inman. "The course wasn't playing that easy. We just need to put a good score on the board to put us in position for Sunday."
Sophomore Kevin O'Connell leads the team with a one-under-par 71.O'Connell finished as one of eight in a tie for ninth place. Junior Chase MacFarland and senior Robert Riesen shot par 72 scores and are among seven tied for 17th place. Freshman Jack Fields shot a three-over-par 75, finishing the day tied at 36th followed closely by his sophomore teammate Henry Zaytoun III who shot a four-over-par 76. Zaytoun also finished the day in a tie at 42nd.
Georgia Tech leads the first round of play with seven-under-par team total of 281. North Carolina State trails by one with a score of 282. Clemson is currently in third place with a two-under-par team total of 286.
Georgia Tech's Cameron Tringale and Virginia Tech's Drew Weaver are tied for first with five-under-par scores of 67. Matt Hill of North Carolina State finished a solid third with a four-under-par score of 68. Kyle Stanley of Clemson and Brendan Tracy of the University of Maryland tied at fourth place with three-under-par scores of 69.
The tournament will continue Saturday April 18th and Sunday April 19th at Old North State Club in New London, N.C. The course features a 72-par, 7102 yard layout.
One Carlyle Cup point will be awarded to either Carolina or Duke, whichever finishes higher, in the ACC Championship. The Carlyle Cup is a competition between the two schools. Carolina currently leads Duke 11.5-8.5 going into this weekend's competitions (men's and women's golf, men's and women's track, women's lacrosse and women's rowing). The results and breakdown can be found at TarHeelBlue.com. Carolina is currently tied with Duke in the Men's ACC Golf Championship.
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