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ECU's Harris Finishes Tied for Second at Wofford Invitational
 

 

 

 
 
ECU's Harris Finishes Tied for Second at Wofford Invitational
04/13/2003

SPARTANSBURG, S.C. -- East Carolina's Jason Harris finished in a tie for second place Saturday at the Wofford Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C. The tournament, which was hosted by Wofford College, was being played at the par-72, 6,842-yard Carolina Country Club. UNC Wilmington posted a second round score of 289, one-over par and defeated Maryland in a two-hole sudden death playoff.

Harris finished the tournament with a one-over par 143 (68-75). Maryland's Tim Kane won the individual title posting a first and second round score of 69, for a tournament total of 138.

East Carolina finished in fourth place after shooting a second round 304 and finishing the tournament 16-over par at 592. The Pirates shot 288 in the first round and was tied for the lead after round one with Central Florida, who posted a second round score of 299 and finished in third place with a total of 587.

Jonathan Hill finished in a tie for seventh place, finishing the tournament at 146 (70-76). Kevin Miller (74-78) and Brandon Pace (76-76) finished in a tie for 28th with a two-day total of 152.

The men will return to action in two weeks when they travel to Pensacola, Fla. to compete in the Conference USA Championships. That tournament will be held April 21-23.

Top Pirate Finishes 
T2  Jason Harris   68-75 143 
T7  Jonathan Hill  70-76 146 
T28 Kevin Miller   74-78 152 
T28 Brandon Pace * 76-76 152 
T32 Adam Howell    78-75 153 
T39 Will Pope      76-79 155 

Top Individual Finishes 
1 Tim Kane        Maryland 69-69 138 
2 Tony DiBitetto  UNCW     71-72 143 
  Jason Harris    ECU      68-75 143 
4 Derek Brown     UNCW     73-71 144 
  Stefan Wistorf  UCF      71-73 144 
6 Brian Joyce     UNCW     74-71 145 

Top Team Finishes 
1. UNCW             291-289 580 
2. Maryland         291-289 580 
3. Central Florida  288-299 587 
4. East Carolina    288-304 587 
5. Wofford College  300-295 592 

* Denotes playing as an individual