Sunday, March 21, 2004

HUMBLE, Texas (March 21, 2004) - The East Tennessee State men's golf team finished in 14th after final round play Sunday in the Hall of Fame Invitational at the Redstone Golf Club. ETSU junior Jeremy Hobson (Thonotosassa, Fla.) and freshman Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales) led the Bucs, finishing tied for 43rd at 7-over-par 223 for the event, as the Bucs posted a team score of 904.

On the team leaderboard, Arizona (846) ran away with the title, firing a final round 286 to finish at 18-under for the event, six strokes better than second-place Oklahoma State. As for the individual championship, Arizona's Chris Nallen continued to play well, firing a final-round, 2-under-par 70 to go along with his pair of 66s, as he bested OSU's Alex Noren by six strokes.

As for the rest of the Bucs, sophomores Noel Kavanagh (Westport, Ireland) and Andrew Paduch (Johnson City, Tenn.) finished tied for 64th and 69th, respectively, while junior Cennydd Mills (Cardiff, Wales) finished tied for 73rd.

The Bucs will return to action April 3-4 at the Cleveland Golf Classic in Augusta, Ga. See accompanying statistic sheet for complete results.

Hall of Fame Invitational
Redstone Golf Club
Humble, TX
Dates: Mar 19 - Mar 21

Team Results
1. Arizona	277	283	286	=846 (-18)
2. Oklahoma State	289	278	285	=852 (-12)
3. Texas	283	278	292	=853 (-11)
4. Oklahoma	286	284	284	=854 (-10)
5. New Mexico	290	280	297	=867 (+3)
6. TCU	283	291	298	=872 (+8)
7. Arkansas	283	294	298	=875 (+11)
8. Arizona State	288	287	304	=879 (+15)
9. UNLV	287	294	300	=881 (+17)
10. Texas A&M	283	291	310	=884 (+20)
11. Francis Marion	288	298	301	=887 (+23)
12. Minnesota	295	288	305	=888 (+24)
13. Rice	299	291	303	=893 (+29)
14. ETSU	294	304	306	=904 (+40)
15. Houston	304	295	308	=907 (+43)
16. Averett	329	324	327	=980 (+116)
Individual Results
1 Chris Nallen Arizona	66	66	70=	02 -14
2 Alex Noren Okla. State	71	68	69=	08 -8
3 Jason Hartwick Texas	74	65	70=	09 -7
T4 Carlos Del Moral, Okla.	73	69	68=	10 -6
T4 Tyler Leon, Okla. St.	73	68	69=	10 -6
ETSU Results
T43 Jeremy Hobson	74	72	77=	23
T43 Rhys Davies	73	73	77=	23
T64 Noel Kavanagh	74	79	76=	29
T69 Andrew Paduch	73	81	76=	30
T73 Cennydd Mills	74	80	79=	33