Temple University Athletics
East Tennessee Takes Two-Stroke Lead After Rain-Shortened Opening Round of NCAA Men's Golf East Regional
5.18.00 | Men's Golf
MOOSIC, PA (May 18) - Freshman Thomas Lee (Tenafly, NJ) carded a one-under-par 70 to lead East Tennessee State University to a one-stroke lead in the opening round of the 54-hole NCAA East Regional Friday at Glenmaura National Golf Club. Lightning delayed the event one hour and forty-five minutes before fifteen teams took to the course and attempted to finish. When the horn sounded nine teams and 42 individuals were held from posting scores.
The Pirates shot a four-score seven-over-par total of 291. Clemson is in second with a 292, while Mississippi State and Virginia tied for third with 293. Wake Forest is fifth (294), followed by Georgia, Georgia State and Middle Tennessee State University in sixth-place at 296 and Georgia Tech in ninth (297).
Senior James Driscoll (Brookline, MA) of Virginia and Georgia senior Michael Morrison (Signal Mountain, TN) shot two-under-par 69s to share medalist honors. Clemson's duo of senior Jonathan Byrd (Columbia, S.C.) and junior Lucas Glover (Greenville, S.C.) both posted one-under-par 70s. Finishing tied for sixth place with even-par 71s were Tennessee's Derrick Centers (Somerset, KY), Ben Smith (London, England) of Mississippi State and Florida junior Ben Banks (Surrey, England). East Tennessee's Adam Riddering (Maple Grove, MN), Mississippi State's Codie Mudd (Louisville, KY) and John Mueller (Arlington, VA), Seton Hall's Eugene Smith (Glen Ridge, NJ), Penn State's Mike Saporito (Macedon, N.Y.) and Jay Morgan (Choctaw, OK) of Wake Forest are tied for sixth-place with 72s.
The following teams did not finish the first round: Yale University, James Madison University, University of Richmond, North Carolina State University, Duke University, Augusta State University, Auburn University, University of Florida, University of North Florida and the University of South Carolina.
The top 11 teams, along with the top two individuals whose team do not advance, will advance to the NCAA championships in Opelika, Alabama on May 31-June 3.
Results of the 18 teams that completed the opening round of the NCAA East Golf Regional:
Team Scores Top Individuals (Par 71, 6,847 yards)
1. East Tennessee St. University 291 1. Michael Morrison - Georgia 69 -2
2. Clemson University 292 1. James Driscoll - Virginia 69 -2
3. University of Virginia 293 3. Thomas Lee - ETSU 70 -1
3. Mississippi St. University 293 3. Lucas Glover - Clemson 70 -1
5. Wake Forest University 294 3. Jonathan Byrd - Clemson 70 -1
6. Middle Tennessee St. University 296 6. Ben Banks - Florida 71 E
6. Georgia St. University 296 6. Derrick Centers - Tennessee 71 E
6. University of Georgia 296 6. Bryce Molder - Georgia Tech 71 E
9. Georgia Tech 297 6. Ben Smith - Mississippi St. 71 E
10. University of North Carolina 301 10. Jay Morgan - Wake Forest 72 +1
11. Penn St. University 302 10. Cody Mudd - Mississippi St. 72 +1
12. University of Rhode Island 303 10. John Mueller - Mississippi St. 72 +1
12. University of Tennessee 303 10. Adam Riddering - ETSU 72 +1
12. Seton Hall University 303 10. Mike Saporito - Penn St. 72 +1
15. Auburn University 304 10. Eugene Smith - Seton Hall 72 +1
16. University of Alabama-Birmingham 305
17. Dartmouth College 308
18. Virginia Commonwealth University 310
