April 20, 2002
Greenville, S.C. - Western Carolina shaved four strokes off its first day total and sits in fourth place after two rounds at the 2002 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championships, held at Furman University's Golf Course. The Cats are at even par 576, five strokes off third and 12 strokes off first.
Western is being led by senior Greg Lewis,who has firsed consecutive rounds of 69. Lewis is in second place individually and his rounds of 69 ties a WCU record. His six under 138 is three strokes off first. Western freshman Andrew Paduch is also having an outstnding championship, as he is tied for eighth at one under. Lee Cline is one over par after two rounds to tie for 16th.
Furman's Paladin golf team fired a second consecutive 282 to pull ahead of College of Charleston by three strokes with one round left to play in the Southern Conference Golf Championships. Furman's two-day total is 564, with College of Charleston at 567 after the two teams tied in the first round on Friday. The winner of the Southern Conference Championships receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals, slated for May 16-18.
In the race for medalist honors, C of C's Brunson (135) holds a three-stroke lead over Furman's Sligh and Lewis (138). The Paladins' Kirk Satterfield is in fourth with a 139 total, while Wofford's Jon Stephenson and Georgia Southern's David Elmore are tied for fifth at 140. Stephenson and Chattanooga's Nick Bamber each fired a 67 to earn low round honors on Saturday.
The third and final round of the 66th Southern Conference Golf Championship will begin Sunday at 8 a.m. at the 6,800-yard, par 72 Furman University Golf Course. The tournament leaders will tee off last, beginning at 9:40 a.m. on hole number one. If Furman can hold on and win the SoCon Title, it will be the Paladins 12th in history, and first since 1997. A victory on Sunday would be the first for College of Charleston since the Cougars joined the league in 1999.
Southern Conference Championships
Furman University G.C. Furman, S.C.
Dates: 04/19 - 04/21 (Today:04-20-2002)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6800
Fin. School Scores
1 Furman University 282 282 564 -12
2 Charleston, Coll. of 282 285 567 -9
3 Georgia Southern U. 287 284 571 -5
4 Western Carolina U. 290 286 576 E
5 East Tennessee St. 291 287 578 +2
6 Wofford College 299 285 584 +8
7 Tennessee-Chattanoog 298 290 588 +12
8 N. Car.- Greensboro 298 294 592 +16
Appalachian State U. 293 299 592 +16
10 Davidson College 305 301 606 +30
11 Citadel, The 318 312 630 +54
12 Virginia Military I 324 318 642 +66
Southern Conference Champion.
Furman University G.C. Chattanooga, TN
Dates: 04/19 - 04/21 (Today:04-20-2002)
Par: 72
Yardage: 6800
Fin. Name School Scores
1 Daniel Brunson Charleston 67 68 135 -9
2 Greg Lewis W Carolina 69 69 138 -6
David Sligh Furman 69 69 138 -6
4 Kirk Satterfield Furman 70 69 139 -5
5 Jon Stephenson Wofford 73 67 140 -4
David Elmore Ga. South 72 68 140 -4
7 Nick Bamber Tenn-Chatt 74 67 141 -3
8 Justin Kolumber Ga. South 70 73 143 -1
Aron Price Ga. South 72 71 143 -1
Cennydd Mills E Tenn. St 74 69 143 -1
Andrew Paduch W Carolina 72 71 143 -1
Vance Embry Furman 72 71 143 -1
13 David Thomas Appal. St. 72 72 144 E
Bruce McDonald Charleston 71 73 144 E
Josh Goldstein Charleston 75 69 144 E
16 James Johnson E Tenn. St 73 72 145 +1
Lee Cline W Carolina 72 73 145 +1
Noble Judy Furman 72 73 145 +1
Adam Riddering E Tenn. St 71 74 145 +1
Travis Mobley Ga. South 73 72 145 +1
John Assey Charleston 70 75 145 +1
22 James Stanofski NC Greensb 71 75 146 +2
Daniel Felder Wofford 74 72 146 +2
Gregg Blainey NC Greensb 76 70 146 +2
Daniel Sloan Wofford 74 72 146 +2
Jeremy Hobson E Tenn. St 73 73 146 +2
27 Matt Davidson Furman 71 76 147 +3
28 Shawn Costello NC Greensb 75 73 148 +4
Joe Zimmerman Davidson 72 76 148 +4
Matt Brock Tenn-Chatt 72 76 148 +4
Tyler McKeever Ga. South 74 74 148 +4
32 Marco Trejos E Tenn. St 76 73 149 +5
Rocky Mankin Tenn-Chatt 75 74 149 +5
34 Matt Riddick Appal. St. 70 80 150 +6
Adam McLaughlin Appal. St. 74 76 150 +6
36 Ben Friedell Davidson 77 74 151 +7
Brian Keiser Appal. St. 77 74 151 +7
38 Kyle Bradley Charleston 74 78 152 +8
Peyton Gallagher Davidson 79 73 152 +8
Wil Hutchens Wofford 78 74 152 +8
John Hancock NC Greensb 76 76 152 +8
42 Mark Powers NC Greensb 77 76 153 +9
Chase Kress W Carolina 77 76 153 +9
44 Ryan Owens Tenn-Chatt 81 73 154 +10
Neil Norris Appal. St. 77 77 154 +10
46 Clay Kilgore W Carolina 82 73 155 +11
Dan Koernke Davidson 77 78 155 +11
48 Trae Ely Wofford 80 76 156 +12
Douglas McMillan III Citadel 76 80 156 +12
50 Adam Halstead VMI 80 77 157 +13
Lawrence Cauddle III Citadel 80 77 157 +13
52 Michael Koon Citadel 79 79 158 +14
53 Toby Geren Tenn-Chatt 77 82 159 +15
54 Terrell Jackson VMI 82 79 161 +17
Dan Carlson Davidson 81 80 161 +17
56 Chad Kenna VMI 81 81 162 +18
Jarrett Brown VMI 81 81 162 +18
58 Josh Atkinson Citadel 87 76 163 +19
59 John Ross Citadel 83 82 165 +21
60 Paul Bryan VMI 85 90 175 +31
