NC State
ACC Championship
Men's Golf Even In First Round Of ACC Championship
4/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 16, 2004
NEW LONDON, N.C. - The NC State men's golf team shot even par in the first round of the ACC Championship Friday at the par-72, 7,102-yard Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point. The Wolfpack is in fifth place of the nine teams and is led by Stephen Lewton, who fired a three-under-par 69 on the first 18 holes, which places the sophomore in a tie for fourth place.
Lewton birdied five holes and is only two strokes behind the leader. Two strokes behind Lewton is freshman Jerry Richardson, who carded a one-under score of 71 in the first round and is tied for 11th. Garry Hill and Fernando Mechereffe both fired two-over scores and are tied for 24th place. Wesley Horne is tied for 31st with a three-over-par score.
North Carolina jumped out in front with a seven-under total and Wake Forest's Bill Haas leads the pack with a five-under first round score. The second round begins Saturday morning and the tournament concludes Sunday with the final 18 holes. Live scoring and complete results are available at www.golfstat.com. Tournament information, including directions to the course are available at www.theacc.com.
5th, NC State, 288 (E)
T4th, Stephen Lewton, 69 (-3)
T11th, Jerry Richardson, 71 (-1)
T24th, Garry Hill, 74 (+2)
T24th, Fernando Mechereffe, 74 (+2)
T31st, Wesley Horne, 75 (+3)
