North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
2004 NCAA Regionals
Wolfpack Ties For 10th, Falls In Playoff Round
5/22/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 22, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - NC State shot 13-over-par in the final round of the NCAA East Regional at the par-70, 6,749-yard Yale Golf Course to finish up 42-over and tied for 10th place with North Carolina. The Wolfpack lost a tiebreaking playoff round to the Tar Heels. NC State, ranked 42nd in the nation by Golfweek, finished its season with a strong showing as the Wolfpack beat six higher-ranked teams, including top-20 squads South Carolina, Augusta State, Wake Forest and Duke.
Senior captain Fernando Mechereffe led the Wolfpack in the third round, carding a two-over-par score, shooting one-under on the treacherous back nine with three birdies on the day. Mechereffe, an All-ACC selection, finished the tournament 11-over and tied for 50th place.
Wesley Horne and Garry Hill were both one stroke behind Mechereffe, coming in three-over in the final round. Horne, who led the team with a seven-over total for the tournament, tied for 23rd place overall, a career best in his final collegiate tournament. A senior from Wadesboro, N.C., Horne birdied three holes on the day, including holes 16 and 18 to shoot par on the back nine. Hill made a dramatic improvement in the final round, shaving nine strokes off his second round score and birdied five of his final 14 holes.
Stephen Lewton turned in a 75 on the final 18 holes, with back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17. The sophomore finished the tournament nine-over-par and tied for 31st place. Jerry Richardson was seven-over in the final round.
Clemson won the tournament at 16-over and Bill Haas from Wake Forest was the individual medalist at three-under. Complete results from the NCAA Men's Golf East Regional are available online at www.golfstat.com.
t-10th, NC State 299-290-293=882 (+42)
t-23rd, Wesley Horne 75-69-73=217 (+7)
t-31st, Stephen Lewton 73-71-75=219 (+9)
t-50th, Fernando Mechereffe 76-73-72=221 (+11)
t-90th, Jerry Richardson 75-77-77=229 (+19)
t-115th, Garry Hill 80-82-73=235 (+25)
