March 6, 1998
LAKELAND, Fla. – The University of Kentucky men’s golf team is tied for 9th- place after Friday’s opening round of the Charley Matlock Classic. The Wildcats are led by seniors Ryan Loghry and Mike Cassity, who fired even-par rounds of 72. Augusta State’s Robert Duck heads the field after shooting a 6-under 66.
The 18-team tournament takes place on the 6,652-yard ImperiaLakes Golf Course. Other teams competing are Alabama, Augusta State, Columbus State, Duke, Furman, Florida Southern, Georgia Southern, Illinois, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, North Florida, Ohio State, Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, and Wofford. The tournament continues through the weekend, with the second round on Saturday and final round set for Sunday.
Team Results1 Augusta State 274 -142 Ohio State 283 -53 Mississippi 285 -3T4 Virginia Commonwealth 288 ET4 Duke 288 E6 Columbus State 289 +17 North Florida 291 +38 Illinois 292 +4T9 Kentucky 293 +5T9 Furman 293 +511 Virginia Tech 296 +8T12 Memphis 297 +9T12 Florida Southern 297 +9T14 Old Dominion 298 +10T14 Georgia Southern 298 +1016 Middle Tennessee State 301 +13T17 Wofford 302 +14T17 Alabama 302 +14Individual Results1 Robert Duck 66 -62 Reg Millage 67 -5T3 D.A. Points 68 -4T3 Matt Armstrong 68 -4T3 Jay Fisher 68 -4T6 Vaughn Taylor 69 -3T6 Felipe Aguilar 69 -3T6 Lane Pippin 69 -3T6 Mark Henderson 69 -3T6 John Wells 69 -3T11 Mike Austin 70 -2T11 Jaco Rall 70 -2T11 Craig Matthew 70 -2T11 Chris Roake 70 -2T11 Dane Randle 70 -2T11 Jeff Brown 70 -2T20 Ryan Loghry 72 ET20 Mike Cassity 72 ET37 Wes Furnish 74 +2T48 Jeremy Langley 75 +389 Jay Knight 88 +16
