May 10, 2002

Atlanta, Ga. – The University of Kentucky men’s golf team took fifth place in the Atlanta Intercollegiate on Saturday, May 10 with help from a second round team score of 286. The Cats took finished in fifth out of 13 squads.

Freshman John Holmes led the way for the Cats. The Campbellsville, Ky., native fired a final round 68 to catapult himself into a seventh-place finish with a 4-under par 212. Junior Andy Dustman also secured a top 25 finish with two-day total of 222. Other UK scores included Jack Hudson with a 224, John-Gordon Beckett with a 225 and Mark Blakefield with a 229.

The tournament concludes the team-season for the Cats. Holmes will continue to play as an individual when he accepts his bid to the NCAA Regionals. The freshman will compete the Central Region and travel to Little Rock, Ark., on May 16-18 to begin his quest for an NCAA Championship.

Agate:1 Auburn University 293 282 281 856 -82 Florida, U. of 292 289 280 861 -33 Georgia, U. of 290 291 283 864 E4 North Florida, U. of 292 287 292 871 +75 Kentucky, U. of 296 286 297 879 +156 Georgia State Univ. 298 293 290 881 +177 UAB 292 296 297 885 +218 East Tennessee St. 294 303 291 888 +249 Augusta State U. 292 295 302 889 +2510 Duke University 300 293 299 892 +2811 Tennessee, Univ. of 300 304 292 896 +3212 Mississippi St. U. 301 290 310 901 +3713 Florida State Univ. 309 308 308 925 +61