May 19, 2007
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Senior Tyler Witman opened with an eagle on the first hole and added two birdies to fire a 2-over-par round of 74 to lead University of Maryland players Saturday in the final round of the 2007 NCAA East Regional Championship.
The event was played at the Lakeside Course at the Golf Club of Georgia, with Georgia Tech serving as the host institution.
Witman's 74 gave him a 54-hole total of 231 and moved him up 15 spots on the leader board on the final day. He finished in a tie for 93rd place overall in his final tournament as a collegian.
Sophomore transfer Chris Gold led Maryland in the individual standings, tying for 46th overall after shooting a final-round 77 that matched his score from Friday. Gold opened with a 69 on Thursday, shooting Maryland's best round in an NCAA Tournament since Del Ponchock's 68 in 1994.
Senior Skip Clasper, making his second appearance of the year in the Terrapin lineup, also eagled the par-5 first hole on Saturday, adding one birdie en route to a 75. Clasper tied for 71st with a 227 total.
Matt Schall shot a final-round 81 and matched Witman's total of 231, while J.J. Occi tied for 138th with a 254 total.
As a team, Maryland shot a 307 on the final day for a 912 total. The Terrapins placed 20th in the team standings after entering the tournament as the 23rd seed. Maryland finished two strokes behind 34th-ranked Chattanooga in the team standings.
Billy Horschel of Florida shot a 68 on Saturday to climb into a tie for first place individually with a 6-under-par total of 210. Brendon Todd of Georgia also finished at 210, one stroke better than teammate Chris Kirk and Kyle Stanley of Clemson.
Top-ranked Georgia posted a score of 7-under-par 281 to run away with the team title at 855. Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech tied for second at 867. Clemson and Coastal Carolina needed a playoff for the 10th and final team spot for the NCAA Championships. Both teams tied for 10th at 884 and needed the extra hole to break the tie.
The top 10 teams and two individuals not on qualifying teams advanced to the NCAA Championships, to be held May 30 to June 2 in Williamsburg, Va.
TEAM STANDINGS
| 1 Georgia | 286 288 281 855 -9 |
| T2 Florida | 290 285 292 867 +3 |
| T2 Auburn | 293 284 290 867 +3 |
| T2 Georgia Tech | 284 294 289 867 +3 |
| 5 Florida State Univ. | 300 292 281 873 +9 |
| 6 Duke University | 288 293 293 874 +10 |
| 7 Charlotte | 296 291 288 875 +11 |
| 8 North Carolina | 305 286 286 877 +13 |
| 9 Georgia State Univ. | 289 304 287 880 +16 |
| T10 Coastal Carolina | 300 290 294 884 +20 |
| T10 Clemson | 293 299 292 884 +20 |
| 12 Virginia Tech | 304 292 292 888 +24 |
| 13 UCF | 299 294 297 890 +26 |
| 14 UAB | 303 299 296 898 +34 |
| 15 Eastern Michigan U. | 300 309 290 899 +35 |
| 16 Penn State U. | 297 304 300 901 +37 |
| 17 Mississippi, U. of | 309 297 297 903 +39 |
| 18 Jacksonville St. | 303 301 304 908 +44 |
| 19 Tennessee-Chattanooga | 299 306 305 910 +46 |
| 20 Maryland, U. of | 295 310 307 912 +48 |
| 21 St. John's Univ. | 316 302 305 923 +59 |
| 22 Old Dominion Univ. | 314 301 311 926 +62 |
| 23 Louisiana-Lafayette | 309 319 309 937 +73 |
| T24 Rhode Island, U. of | 321 309 310 940 +76 |
| T24 Hartford, U. of | 321 315 304 940 +76 |
| 26 Boston College | 315 316 316 947 +83 |
| 27 Longwood University | 309 327 315 951 +87 |
MARYLAND SCORES
T46. Chris Gold 69-77-77--223; T71. Skip Clasper 74-78-75--227; T93. Tyler Witman 78-79-74--231; T93. Matt Schall 74-76-81--231; T138. J.J. Occi 79-86-89--254.
