Story Courtesy Georgia Southern sports information
ORLANDO, FL - Georgia Southern's golf team fired a final round one-over 289 to finish the 2006 NCAA East Regionals at twenty-seven-over par, just seven strokes out of tenth place. With the Eagles' final score of 891, they tied with Georgia State and Indiana for 11th place, one place shy of advancing to the NCAA Championships.
Senior Drew Bowen carded a final round one-over 73 to end the tournament at five-over par 221, tied for 26th. Freshman Ryan LeFevre's final round 75 gave him a final score of 221, also tying for 26th. Fellow freshman Jordan Johnstun fired a par 72 on Saturday to end the tournament at ten-over 226, tying him for 68th. Senior Jon David Kennedy's final round one-under par put him at eleven-over 227 in his final tournament as an Eagle, as he finished tied for 74th. Junior Bryan Jones finished the tournament at fifteen-over par 231, putting him in a tie for 95th.
Doug Manchester fired a 4-under 68 Saturday to lead Wake Forest as the eighth-seeded Demon Deacons overcame a three-shot deficit to win the NCAA East Regional at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club by one stroke over defending national champion and top seed Georgia.
Wake Forest carded a 5-under 283 and finished the 54-hole event at even par, while Georgia shot a 1-under 287 Saturday and finished at 1-over.
UCLA's Kevin Chappell made a birdie on the ninth hole, his last of the day, to win medalist honors at 5-under. Southern California's Taylor Wood, Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson and UNLV's Jarred Texter tied for second at 4-under.
Texas Tech (+9), North Carolina (+10) Charlotte (+13) and Coastal Carolina (+13) rounded out the top six teams, while UCLA (+14), Auburn (+15), South Carolina (+17) and UNLV (+20) finished in the top 10 and earned the right to advance to the NCAA Championship at the Crosswater Club in Sunriver, Ore. May 31-June 3.
Georgia Southern Results:
T26 Drew Bowen Georgia Southern 72 76 73 221 +5
T26 Ryan LeFerve Georgia Southern 75 71 75 221 +5
T68 Jordan Johnstun Georgia Southern 73 81 72 226 +10
T74 Jon David Kennedy Georgia Southern 75 81 71 227 +11
T95 Bryan Jones Georgia Southern 79 79 73 231 +15
Team Results:
1.Wake Forest Univ. 285 296 283 864 E
2 Georgia 284 294 287 865 +1
3 Texas Tech 289 293 291 873 +9
4 North Carolina 294 291 289 874 +10
T5 Coastal Carolina 301 288 288 877 +13
T5 Charlotte 299 290 288 877 +13
7 UCLA 292 300 286 878 +14
8 Auburn 296 294 289 879 +15
9 South Carolina 304 293 284 881 +17
10 UNLV 287 293 304 884 +20
T11 Georgia State Univ. 298 298 295 891 +27
T11 Georgia Southern 295 307 289 891 +27
T11 Indiana University 299 305 287 891 +27
14 Florida State Univ. 302 308 283 893 +29
T15 Southern California 298 294 303 895 +31
T15 Jacksonville Univ. 297 305 293 895 +31
17 Notre Dame, U. of 300 308 289 897 +33
18 Tennessee, Univ. of 310 293 298 901 +37
19 Rhode Island, U. of 288 313 306 907 +43
T20 Maryland, U. of 305 312 298 915 +51
Story Courtesy Western Carolina sports information
ORLANDO, FL ? Western Carolina sophomore Matt Cook shot a five-over 77 in his
final round of the NCAA East Regional Championships, played at Lake Nona Golf and
Country Club. Cook carded a three-round score of 237 to finish 123rd in the
141-person field.
Cook started by going three over on his first three holes. He birdied his eighth
hole, but took a double bogey on his ninth hole for a five-over 41 for his first
nine. Cook turned in three straight pars before getting a birdie on the par three
fourth (his 13th hole). The Murphy native then reeled off four more pars and ended
his round with a bogey to turn in an even par final nine.