Golf at ACC Championships
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Date: April 16-18, 1999
Time: All Day
Site: Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point (Badin Lake, N.C., Par 72, 6,900 Yards)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Twenty-sixth ranked Maryland returns to competition on the links this week as the Terrapins join eight other schools at the 46th Annual Atlantic Coast Conference Golf Championships. The three-day, 54-hole competition begins on Friday at the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point in Badin Lake, N.C. Three rounds of 18 holes will commence each morning at 8:30 a.m. on the 6,900-yard, par 72 course which hosts the tournament for second consecutive year, and the fourth time in five years.
Next week, the Terps participate in the first of two remaining regular season tournaments * the Wofford College Invitational at Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C.
Currently tied for sixth in the East Region, Maryland is vying for one of eight positions in NCAA regional play which tees off May 20-22. The top eight teams qualify for the NCAA regionals.
TERPS ENTER FIELD TOP-RANKED TEAMS
This week's ACC Championships field reads like a list of who's who among NCAA top-ranked golf contenders.
Heading the list are top-five ranked Clemson and Georgia Tech. NC State, North Carolina and the Terps have
found themselves among top 35 rankings each week, while Duke and Virginia have consistently been in the top
50.
Individually, this week's cast includes 17 golfers ranked among last week's Golfweek/Sagarin top 100, including Maryland's Unikel. Five Clemson and Georgia Tech golfers lead the field, all ranked among the top 20.
MARYLAND HISTORY IN THE ACC
Terrapin coach Tom Hanna takes an experienced team to this week's championships where Maryland hopes
to challenge for its best finish in over two decades. Entering the tournament with the fifth-highest national ranking
among a field of high-caliber opponents, Maryland hopes to eclipse fifth-place finishes in 1996 and 1994 * a task
the Terps have not accomplished since finishing third in 1978.
For historical reference, Terp junior Keith Unikel had not yet been born (10-26-78) the last time Maryland finished among the top four teams at the ACC Championships. Since 1994 when Hanna was named the ACC Coach of the Year, Maryland has finished either fifth or ninth in each of the last five seasons.
TEAM RANKINGS
Maryland is ranked 26th by Golfstat this week, 27th in the MasterCard CGF Rankings and 35th in the
Golfweek/Sagarin ratings. Individually, junior Keith Unikel is ranked 47th in the latest Golfstat Cup Rankings for
college men's golf individuals. He is 86th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin ratings.
This week's rankings:
Golfstat rankings for April 6, 1999: 1. Clemson, 2. UNLV, 3. Georgia, 4. Oklahoma State, 5. Georgia Tech, 6. Houston, 7. Arizona State, 8. Nebraska, 9. Washington, 10. South Carolina, 11. Texas, 12. Minnesota, 13. Florida, 14. E. Tennessee State, 15. Northwestern, 16. North Carolina, 17. NC State, 18. Oklahoma, 19. North Florida, 20. Mississippi State, 21. BYU, 22. Augusta State, 23. California, 24. TCU, 25. South Alabama, 26. MARYLAND, 27. Tennessee, 28. SMU, 29. So. California, 30. New Mexico, 31. Stanford, 32. UCLA, 33. Baylor, 34. Kansas, 35. Fresno State, 36. Colorado Stte, 37. Pepperdine, 38. Alabama, 39. Georgia State, 40. Coastal Carolina.
MasterCard CGF rankings for April 7, 1999: 1. Georgia, 2. Clemson, 3. UNLV, 4. Georgia Tech, 5. Oklahoma State, 6. Houston, 7. Texas, 8. Arizona State, 9. South Carolina, 10. Florida, 11. Nebraska, 12. Minnesota, 13. Washington, 14. North Carolina, 15. Northwestern, 16. Brigham Young, 17. E. Tennessee State, 18. NC State, 19. North Florida, 20. Oklahoma, 21. Mississippi State, 22. California, 23. South Alabama, 24. New Mexico, 25. Augusta State, 26. Stanford, 27. MARYLAND, 28. Fresno State, 29. Kansas, 30. TCU, 31. Tennessee, 32. SMU, 33. UCLA, 34. Oregon, 35. Pepperdine, 36. So. California, 37. Texas-Arlington, 38. Baylor, 39. Colorado State, 40. Oregon State.
Golfweek/Sagarin ratings through tournaments of April 10: 1. Clemson, 2. Georgia, 3. Georgia Tech, 4. Oklahoma State, 5. UNLV, 6. Houston, 7. Arizona State, 8. South Carolina, 9. Texas, 10. Florida, 11. Minnesota, 12. Northwestern, 13. BYU, 14. North Carolina, 15. Washington, 16. Nebraska, 17. New Mexico, 18. UCLA, 19. E. Tennessee State, 20. NC State, 21. North Florida, 22. Oregon, 23. California, 24. TCU, 25. Stanford, 26. Mississippi State, 27. Oklahoma, 28. Pepperdine, 29. Augusta State, 30. Fresno State, 31. Coastal Carolina, 32. Oregon State, 33. SMU, 34. Kansas, 35. MARYLAND, 36. Texas-Arlington, 37. South Alabama, 38. Alabama, 39. San Diego State, 40. Arizona.
MEN'S GOLF SPRING 1999 STATISTICS
Top Low High
Name Trn. Rds. 10 -Par Par 60's Rd. Rd. Strokes Avg.
Keith Unikel, Jr. 4 12 3 5 1 2 68(2) 78 865 72.08
Gary Mankulish, Jr. 4 12 1 2 2 0 71 77 885 73.75
Mike Deo, Sr. 4 12 0 2 2 0 70 81 888 74.00
Pete Coughlin, Sr. 4 12 0 1 2 1 68 85(2) 909 75.75
Miguel Rivera, Sr. 4 12 0 0 1 0 72 81 910 75.83
Team Totals 4 48 4 10 8 3 68(3) 85(2) 3,518 73.29
MARYLAND MEN'S GOLF SPRING 1999 RESULTS
March 12-13 * UNC Charlotte Birkdale Classic
Birkdale Golf Course, Charlotte, N.C. (Par 72, 7,013 Yards)
Finish Scores
T6 of 18 MARYLAND 298 302 300 900 +36
T7 Keith Unikel 71 73 74 218 +2
T13 Gary Mankulish 72 73 75 220 +4
T44 Miguel Rivera 74 77 79 230 +14
T54 Mike Deo 81 81 72 234 +18
89 Pete Coughlin 85 79 85 249 +33
March 19-20 * Pepsi IntercollegiateBradford Creek Golf Course, Greenville, N.C. (Par 72, 6,976 Yards)
Finish Scores
3 of 25 MARYLAND 286 297 293 876 +12
3 Gary Mankulish 71 72 71 214 -2
T10 Keith Unikel 70 75 72 217 +1
T19 Mike Deo 71 73 76 220 +4
T56 Pete Coughlin 75 77 74 226 +10
T74 Miguel Rivera 74 77 77 228 +12
March 22-23 * Cleveland Golf Championships
Palmetto Golf Club, Aiken, S.C. (Par 71, 6,380 Yards)
Finish Scores
T2 of 12 MARYLAND 287 294 288 869 +17
T3 Keith Unikel 68 75 70 213 E
T11 Mike Deo 70 74 72 216 +3
T11 Pete Coughlin 75 68 73 216 +3
T33 Gary Mankulish 74 77 73 224 +11
T49 Miguel Rivera 81 78 73 232 +19
April 3-4 * Cleveland Golf/Augusta State InvitationalForest Hills Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. (Par 72, 6,875 Yards)
Finish Scores
T6 of 19 MARYLAND 296 292 285 873 +9
T18 Keith Unikel 76 73 68 217 +1
T23 Mike Deo 73 73 72 218 +2
T23 Pete Coughlin 72 74 72 218 +2
T36 Miguel Rivera 75 72 73 220 +4
T76 Gary Mankulish 78 74 75 227 +11
1999 SPRING ROSTER
Pete Coughlin SR Berwick, Pa. Mike Deo SR Milford, N.J. Gary Mankulish JR Laurel, Md. Brit Musser FR North Potomac, Md. Ben Ricker JR Bowie, Md. Miguel Rivera SR Bel Air, Md. Keith Unikel JR Potomac, Md. Doug Wade SO Lima, Oh.
