Eades Leads Terps to 21st at NCAA Golf Regional
5/21/2005 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 21, 2005
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - John Eades shot a 1-under-par round of 70 on Saturday, his second subpar round of the tournament, to finish tied for 33rd and lead the University of Maryland to a 21st-place finish as a team at the NCAA East Regional men's golf tournament played at The Golf Club of Tennessee.
Maryland closed the tournament with a final-round 293 as a team, taking advantage of Eades' round of 70. The Terrapins finished at 888 over the 54-hole event, three shots out of the top 20. Eades, a junior, finished seven shots out of an individual berth to the NCAA Nationals, as the top 10 teams and two individuals on non-qualifying teams earned a trip to the Nationals, to be held in early June in Baltimore.
The Terrapins started on the 10th hole in Saturday's round and Eades got hot early. He was 2-under-par after his first seven holes, but fell back to 1-over later in the round. He had three birdies in a four-hole stretch late in the round before bogeying his final hole to finish at 70 and the tournament at even-par 213.
Also for Maryland, Tully Coyle closed with a 73 to post a 223 total and tie for 92nd. Hunter Bendall had a 79 on Saturday and tied for 100th place at 225. Tyler Witman had a 74 and a 230 total, with Matt Schall improving to a 76 on Saturday and a 241 total.
Maryland's 21st-place finish matched its team standing from both the 2002 and 2003 regional tournaments. The Terps were 20th a year ago at the East Regional hosted by Yale.
Wake Forest held off a strong charge by Tennessee to claim the team title with an 835 total. The Volunteers were two shots back despite shooting a 279 on the final day. Georgia Southern claimed the 10th and final team qualifying spot by firing a 281 on Saturday and finishing at 850, two shots ahead of Clemson.
Coastal Carolina's Dustin Johnson was the individual medalist in the tournament, having rounds of 65-69-64 for a 15-under-par total of 198. East Tennessee State's Rhys Davies was second, one shot back and claimed one of the individual-qualifying spots. North Carolina's Martin Ureta was the other individual qualifier, tying for eighth overall at 206.
Full results of the NCAA East Regional are available at www.golfstat.com.
TEAM SCORES
1. Wake Forest 835; 2. Tennessee 837; 3. Georgia 843; T4. Florida 845; T4. Georgia State 845; T6. Alabama 847; T6. Georgia Tech 847; T8. Coastal Carolina 849; T8. Duke 849; 10. Georgia Southern 850; 11. Clemson 852; 12. Virginia 853; 13. East Tennessee State 855; 14. North Carolina 860; 15. Louisville 866; 16. UCF 869; 17. Charlotte 872; T18. Towson 875; T18. Indiana 875; 20. Penn State 885; 21. Maryland 888; 22. UNC Wilmington 896; 23. Vanderbilt 898; 24. Army 904; 25. Rutgers 906; 26. Rhode Island 928; 27. Boston College 932.
Top 10 teams qualify for NCAA Regionals, June 1-4 in Baltimore
MARYLAND SCORES
T33. John Eades 70-73-70--213; T92. Tully Coyle 79-71-73--223; T100. Hunter Bendall 76-70-79--225; T116. Tyler Witman 79-77-74--230; 134. Matt Schall 82-83-76--241.
