Wednesday, February 25, 2004

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (Feb. 25, 2004) - Playing in his first spring season collegiate match, East Tennessee State freshman Rhys Davies(Bridgend, Wales) fired an even-par 72 to finish tied for seventh during final round play of the Puerto Rico Classic Tuesday at the Rio Mar Country Club River Course. Davies (73-68-72=213 -3) helped power the Buccaneers to an 11th-place tie in the 18-team field.

On the team leaderboard, Florida (289-277-289=855 -9) finished on top by one stroke over Clemson (281-289-286=856 -8). Individually, Clemson's Matt Hendrix (70-76-70 -9) brought home top honors by one stroke over Oklahoma State's Anthony Kim (69-71-68 208 -9).

In addition to Davies, the Bucs were led by sophomore and Johnson City native Andrew Paduch (76-73-69=218 +2), who finished tied for 19th. Meanwhile, junior Cennydd Mills (77-73-75=225 +9) placed tied for 54th, while freshman Stephen Arnold (78-76-78=232 +16) and sophomore Noel Kavanagh (80-75-77=232 +16) both tied for 70th.

The Buccaneers will return to play March 1-2 at the Seminole Intercollegiate in Tallahassee, Fla. For complete results from the Puerto Rico Classic, see the accompanying stat sheets.

Place	Team	1st	2nd	3rd	--	Tot.
1	Florida	289	277	289	--	855
2	Clemson	281	289	286	--	856
3	Oklahoma	283	280	295	--	858
4	Georgia	290	292	283	--	865
5	Oklahoma	292	298	281	--	871
6	N.C. State	293	283	300	--	876
7	Virginia	292	294	293	--	879
T8	Georgia Tech	296	299	285	--	880
T8	Minnesota	288	296	296	--	880
10	Texas	288	299	298	--	885
T11	Virginia Tech	295	292	299	--	886
T11	E. Tenn. State	304	289	293	--	886
13	Purdue	300	298	292	--	890
14	Kent State	293	297	302	--	892
15	Northwestern	306	292	303	--	901
16	Duke	300	294	311	--	905
17	Illinois	306	313	301	--	920
18	Michigan	319	302	301	--	922

Individual Results

1	Matt Hendrix, Clemson	70-67-70=207 -9
2	Tyler Leon, Okla. St.	69-71-68=208 -8
3	Anthony Kim, Oklahoma	70-69-71=210 -6
4	Justin Smith, Minnesota	68-72-71=211 -5

ETSU Results

T7	Rhys Davies	73-68-72=213 -3
T19	Andrew Paduch	76-73-69=218 +2
T54	Cennydd Mills	77-73-75=225 +9
T70	Noel Kavanagh	80-75-77=232 +16
T70	Stephan Arnold	78-76-78=232 +16