Friday, March 19, 2004

HUMBLE, Texas (March 19, 2004) - The East Tennessee State men's golf team finished in 13th place following first round play Friday during the Hall of Fame Invitational at the Redstone Golf Club. The Bucs, who finished with a team score of 6-over-par, trail first-place Arizona by 17 strokes.

ETSU freshman Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales) and sophomore Andrew Paduch (Johnson City, Tenn.) led the way for the Bucs, finishing tied for 38th with rounds of 1-over 73. Meanwhile, the rest of the Bucs finished tied for 55th at 2-over, including Cennydd Mills (Cardiff, Wales), Jeremy Hobson (Thonotosassa, Fla.) and Noel Kavanagh (Westport, Ireland).

Arizona shot an opening round 11-under-par 277 to lead after the opening round, while Arkansas, TCU, Texas and Texas A&M are all tied for second, six shots off the lead. Arizona's Chris Nallen paced all individuals after a first-round 66.

Hall of Fame Invitational Redstone Golf Club Humble, TX Dates: Mar 19 - Mar 21
Team Results
1	Arizona	277 277 -11
T2	Arkansas	283 283 -5
T2	Texas	283 283 -5
T2	TCU	283 283 -5
T2	Texas A&M	283 283 -5
6	Oklahoma	286 286 -2
7	UNLV	287 287 -1
T8	England	288 288 E
T8	Francis Marion	288 288 E
T8	Arizona State	288 288 E
11	Oklahoma State	289 289 +1
12	New Mexico	290 290 +2
13	ETSU	294 294 +6
14	Minnesota	295 295 +7
15	Rice University	299 299 +11
16	Sweden	303 303 +15
17	Houston	304 304 +16
18	Averett College	329 329 +41
Individual Results
1	Chris Nallen, Arizona	66 66 -6
2	Stephen Polanski, TCU	67 67 -5
T3	Colin Floyd, Francis Mario	68 68 -4
T3	Rusty Kennedy, Texas	68 68 -4
T3	Adam Meyer, TCU	68 68 -4
ETSU Results
T36	Rhys Davies	73 73
T36	Andrew Paduch	73 73
T55	Cennydd Mills	74 74
T55	Jeremy Hobson	74 74
T55	Noel Kavanagh	74 74