Men's Golf Underway at Beau Chene Classic
February 24, 2003 | Men's Golf
Southeastern Louisiana leads the field of 15 teams with a two round total of 563, 13 strokes under par. The Pirates shot 291 in round one of the tournament and finished the second round at 277 for a combined total of 568, eight strokes under par, and just five off the leader.
Chris Wheeler of Tulane leads all golfers at nine under with a two-round total of 135. East Carolina's Jonathan Hill sits in second place at 136, having shot 70 in a round one, and a 66 in round two. The next highest individual for East Carolina is Jason Harris, tied for 13th with a two-round score of 141.
"We played solid this afternoon," said ECU head coach Kevin Williams. "We are in a good position to pull ahead and hopefully bring home a win, which was our goal. Our guys are really excited about how well they played and we hope to come out tomorrow with another solid performance."
The final round of the tournament will begin tomorrow morning with a shotgun start beginning at 8 a.m.
Top Five Team Finishes 1 Southeastern La. 286 277 563 -13 2 Southern Mississippi 280 285 565 -11 3 Mississippi, U. of 290 277 567 -9 4 Campbell University 285 283 568 -8 East Carolina Univ. 291 277 568 -8 Top Five Individual Finishes 1 Chris Wheeler, Tulane 65 70 135 -9 2 Jonathan Hill, E. Carol. 70 66 136 -8 3 Brett Jones, Louisville 71 66 137 -7 Shane Rushing, So. Miss. 71 66 137 -7 5 Nolan Martin, Col. St. 69 69 138 -6 Justin Emil, So. Miss. 68 70 138 -6 Braxton Wynns, Campbell 67 71 138 -6 Pope Spruiell, Ole Miss 72 66 138 -6 East Carolina Individual Finishes 2 Jonathan Hill 70 66 136 T 13 Jason Harris 71 70 141 T 32 Calle Andren 75 71 146 T 51 Adam Howell 75 75 150 T 63 Will Pope 82 70 152
