Saturday, April 05, 2003

AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 5, 2003) - In an event that features 14 teams ranked in the nation's Top 50 - including 12 in the Top 30 - the East Tennessee State men's golf team fired its best first-day, two-round score of the season to place in a tie for seventh (9-under-par 567) at the Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational.

The Bucs were powered by sophomore Chase Baldwin (Brandon, Fla.), who shot a team-best 5-under-par 139 (71-68). In addition to Baldwin, fellow sophomore Cennydd Mills (Cardiff, Wales) finished tied for 29th (70-72=142 -2), while senior James Johnson (Barbados) is tied for 32nd (73-70=143 -1). Freshman Derek McNamara (Galway, Ireland) and sophomore Jeremy Hobson (Thonotosassa, Fla.) rounded out the ETSU effort with McNamara finishing tied for 55th (70-76=146 +2) and Hobson at 10-over (81-73=154).

In the team event, Clemson -- the nation's top-ranked team -- leads at 24-under par followed by Augusta State at 23-under. Augusta State is also dominating the individual leaderboard, with James Heath and Oliver Wilson currently tied at the top with scores of 9-under 135.

The Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational will wrap up Sunday with final round play at the Par 72, 6,875-yard Forest Hills Golf Club.

Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational
Forest Hills Golf Club (Augusta, Ga.)
Dates: 04/5 - 04/6 (Today: 04-5-2003)
Par: 72; Yardage: 6,875

Fin.	School	Scores
1	Clemson	273-279=552	-24
2	Augusta State	279-274=553	-23
3	Wake Forest	276-281=557	-19
4	Oklahoma State	275-283=558	-18
5	Georgia	277-283=560	-16
6	Georgia Tech	290-272=562	-14
T-7	South Carolina	284-283=567	-9
T-7	East Tennessee State	284-283=567	-9
9	North Carolina	284-284=568	-8
10	Purdue	283-286=569	-7
T-11	North Carolina State	288-282=570	-6
T-11	Duke University	286-284=570	-6
13	Virginia Tech	295-282=577	+1
14	Georgia Southern	289-291=580	+4
15	Alabama	296-287=583	+7
16	Fresno State	295-289=584	+8
17	North Florida	300-296=596	+20

Individual Results
1	James Heath, Augusta State	68-67=135	-9
	Oliver Wilson, Augusta State	68-67=135	-9
3	David Denham, Georgia	69-67=136	-8
	Jack Ferguson, Clemson	67-69=136	-8
5	Eirik Johansen, South Carolina	72-65=137	-7
	D.J. Trahan, Clemson	66-71=137	-7

ETSU individual scores
T	11	Chase Baldwin	71-68=139	-5
T	29	Cennydd Mills	70-72=142	-2
T	32	James Johnson	73-70=143	-1
T	55	Derek McNamara	70-76=146	+2
	88	Jeremy Hobson	81-73=154	+10