ECU's Jason Harris in Eighth After Two Rounds
October 05, 2003 | Men's Golf
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- East Carolina's Jason Harris moved up three spots to eighth place after shooting a one-over 73 for the second consecutive day at the Franklin Street Partners Invitational. The tournament is being played at the par-72, 7,199-yard Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Harris (73-73=146) is nine strokes of the lead, which is held by Toshi Hirata (65-72=137) of Georgia Southern. Hirata, despite an even-par round, increased his tournament lead by three strokes over Lars Brovold (71-70=141) of Alabama and Ted Smith (66-75=141) of North Carolina, who sit in a tie for second.
Fellow Pirates Jeff Crowe (75-78=153) sits in a tie for 19th and Calle Andren (76-79=155) is tied for 28th after two rounds.
The Pirates (11-14-1) as a team, are sitting in eighth place of nine teams after a second round of 313 and a total tournament score of 615, 39 strokes behind leader and host school North Carolina.
The Tarheels (288-298=586) broke out of a first round tie with Georgia Southern (288-299=587) by shooting a 298 in the second round, while Georgia Southern posted a 299. Kentucky is in third after a 299 second round, five shots off the lead.
There are nine teams participating in this weekend's 54-hole tournament: Alabama, East Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, and UNC Wilmington.
"We struggled a bit today," said ECU head coach Kevin Williams. "We need to go out and shoot a good final round to build some momentum and confidence for our team heading into the Charlotte tournament next week."
Pirate fans are able to obtain live scoring throughout the tournament via the internet at www.golfstat.com. The third round will begin at 9:15 am on Sunday.
Top Pirate Finishes
8. Jason Harris 73-73=146
T19. Jeff Crowe 75-78=153
T28. Calle Andren 76-79=155
43. Robin Smith 80-83=163
44. Brandon Pace 78-87=165
Top Individual Finishes
1. Toshi Hirata (Ga. Southern) 65-72=137
T2. Lars Brovold (Alabama) 71-70=141
T2. Ted Smith (N. Carolina) 66-75=141
4. John Holmes (Kentucky) 68-74=142
5. Dustin Bray (N. Carolina) 70-74=144
Top Team Finishes
1. North Carolina 288-298=586
2. Georgia Southern 288-299=587
3. Kentucky 292-299=591
4. Alabama 291-306=597
5. Georgia State 294-305-599
