Oct. 2, 2001
Waynesville, N.C. - The Western Carolina men's golf team posted a two-day total of 612 to win the inaugural WCU-Laurel Ridge Intercollegiate by eight strokes Tuesday afternoon at Waynesville's Laurel Ridge Country Club.
The win was the first for Western Carolina since taking top honors at the 1996 VMI Invitational.
The Catamounts were tied for fourth in the 12-team field and off the lead by four strokes before carding a team score of 300 on the final day to win medalist honors. Gardner-Webb, who was tied with Western for fourth after the first round, High Point and South Carolina State each finished with a total of 620 to finish second, third and fourth, respectively. (Ties were broken by using the fifth player's scores on each team, working backwards through their round). Tennessee State (623) rounded out the top five.
High Point's Gordon Hughes carded a two-day score of 148 (four-over par) to take home individual medalist honors. South Carolina State's Chris Goad turned in the low round of the tournament with a two-under 70 on Tuesday, improving his first day total by 11 strokes.
Western had three golfers finish among the top 15. Senior Greg Lewis posted consecutive rounds of 75 for a total of 150 to tie for fifth. Lee Cline and Andrew Paduch tied for 15th after each fired identical rounds of 81-74 for a total of 155. WCU freshman Chase Kress showed a nine-stroke improvement on the second day to finish with a 163 and a 43rd (tied) place finish.
"Our kids played extremely hard today on a golf course that has a tough setup," said head coach Johnny Wike. "I am proud of the way they came back today. This should boost their morale as we progress through the season."
The WCU men's golf team will return to action Oct. 15-16 at the UTC Intercollegiate, held in Chattanooga, Tenn.
2001 WCU-Laurel Ridge Intercollegiate Laurel Ridge Country Club Waynesville, N.C. Oct. 1-2, 2001 Par 72 TEAM Day 1 Day 2 Total 1. Western Carolina University 312 300 612 2. Gardner-Webb University 312 308 620 3. High Point University 308 312 620 4. South Carolina State University 319 301 620 5. Tennessee State University 316 307 623 6. Samford University 317 307 624 7. Belmont-Abbey College 319 308 627 8. Catawba College 316 311 627 9. Lenoir-Rhyne College 310 319 629 10. Radford University 311 318 629 11. Stetson University 320 310 630 12. The Citadel 329 331 660
INDIVIDUAL Day 1 Day 2 Total 1. Gordon Hughes (HPU) 76 72 148 2. Steven Harvey (CC) 75 74 149 Eric Hooke (RU) 73 76 149 Mohammed Hai (SCSU) 75 74 149 5. Greg Lewis (WCU) 75 75 150 Marty Stanley (RU) 73 77 150 Andy McRae (SAM) 77 73 150 8. Steve McDonald (GW) 76 75 151 Chris Goad (SCSU) 81 70 151 10. Scott Giles (STET) 78 74 152 Kristofer Plahn (TSU) 74 78 152 12. Rob Dinwiddie (TSU) 79 74 153 13. Andrew Wymer (CC) 77 77 154 Francis McCahill 77 77 154 15. Lee Cline (WCU) 81 74 155 Andrew Paduch (WCU) 81 74 155 Rick Avdette (BAC) 82 73 155 Brett Saunders (GW) 78 77 155 19. Scott McRainey (BAC) 78 78 156 Min-Sung Jin (LRC) 75 81 156 Jason Loehrs (LRC) 78 78 156 Mark Searle (TSU) 81 75 156 23. Jody Todd (BAC) 79 78 157 Andrew Smith (HPU) 74 83 157 Anthony Pizzi (STET) 80 77 157 26. Ben Twilley (CIT) 81 77 158 Chris Brady (GW) 76 82 158 Ross Miller (HPU) 79 79 158 Bum-Young Ko (LRC) 78 80 158 30. Brian Parker (GW) 84 75 159 Chad Westfall (HPU) 81 78 159 Craig Sparks (LRC) 79 80 159 Seth Mobley (SAM) 80 79 159 Rob Hanna (SCSU) 81 78 159 35. Eric Schmidt (BAC) 81 79 160 Mike Clements (SAM) 79 81 160 Lawrence Caudle (CIT) 82 78 160 38. Kenny Hiatt (LRC) 79 82 161 Mike Milner (SCSU) 82 79 161 40. David Synan (HPU) 79 83 162 Russell Kelly (SAM) 84 78 162 Gorham Bradley (WCU) 84 78 162 43. Chase Kress (WCU) 86 77 163 Dan Aycock (CC) 86 77 163 John Easley (GW) 82 81 163 46. Matt Dunn (RU) 80 84 164 Bradley Farmer (SAM) 81 80 164 48. Paul Rouleau (CIT) 80 85 165 Stu Michaels (TSU) 85 80 165 50. Webb Donald (RU) 85 81 166 51. Chris Nesbitt (CC) 84 83 167 Ryan Bates (BAC) 81 86 167 Ryan Meyers (WCU) 84 83 167 Nick Beard (STET) 85 82 167 55. Brad Pulaski (CIT) 85 83 168 56. Trey McMillan (CIT) 83 86 169 57. Jordan Roberts (TSU) 82 89 171 58. Travis Turner (STET) 87 86 173 59. Derek Camps (CC) 80 95 175 60. Matt Mackley (RU) 87 92 179 61. Geffrey Thompson (SCSU) 115 118 233 62. Clay Kilgore (WCU) 75 WD --- Mike Koon (CIT) 86 WD ---
Western Carolina (WCU) 312 300 612 Greg Lewis 75 75 150 Lee Cline 81 74 155 Andrew Paduch 81 74 155 Chase Kress 86 77 163 Clay Kilgore 75 WD ---
Gardner-Webb (GWU) 312 308 620 Steve McDonald 76 75 151 Brett Saunders 78 77 155 Chris Brady 76 82 158 Brian Parker 84 75 159 John Easley 82 81 163
High Point (HPU) 308 312 520 Gordon Hughes 76 72 148 Andrew Smith 74 83 157 Ross Miller 79 79 158 Chad Westfall 81 78 159 David Synan 79 83 162
South Carolnia State (SCCU) 319 301 620 Mohammed Hai 75 74 149 Chris Goad 81 70 151 Rob Hanna 81 78 159 Mike Milner 82 79 161 Geffrey Thompson 115 118 233
Tennessee State (TSU) 316 307 623 Kristofer Plahn 74 78 152 Rob Dinwiddie 79 74 153 Mark Searle 81 75 156 Stu Michaels 85 80 165 Jordan Roberts 82 89 171
Samford (SAM) 317 307 624 Andy McRae 77 73 150 Seth Mobley 80 79 159 Mike Clements 79 81 160 Russell Kelly 84 78 162 Bradley Farmer 81 80 164
Belmont-Abbey (BAC) 319 308 627 Rick Avdette 82 73 155 Scott McRainey 78 78 156 Jody Todd 79 78 157 Eric Schmidt 81 79 160 Ryan Bates 81 86 167
Catawba (CC) 316 311 627 Steven Harvey 75 74 149 Andrew Wymer 77 77 154 Dan Aycock 86 77 163 Chris Nesbitt 84 83 167 Derek Camps 80 95 175
Lenoir-Rhyne (LRC) 310 319 629 Min-Sung Jin 75 81 156 Jason Loehrs 78 78 156 Bum-Young Ko 78 80 158 Craig Sparks 79 80 159 Kenny Hiatt 79 82 161
Radford (RU) 311 318 629 Eric Hooke 73 76 149 Marty Stanley 73 77 150 Matt Dunn 80 84 164 Webb Donald 85 81 166 Matt Mackley 87 92 179
Stetson (STET) 320 310 630 Scott Giles 78 74 152 Francis McCahill 77 77 154 Anthony Pizzi 80 77 157 Nick Beard 85 82 167 Travis Turner 87 86 173
The Citadel (CIT) 329 331 660 Ben Twilley 81 77 158 Paul Rouleau 80 85 165 Brad Pulaski 85 83 168 Trey McMillan 83 86 169 Mike Koon 86 WD ---
Unattached Lawrence Caudle (Citadel) 82 78 160 Gorham Bradley (WCU) 84 78 162 Ryan Meyers (WCU) 84 83 167
