Oct. 8, 2002

Newport, R.I. –

The UK men’s golf team sits in a tie for third place, in a field of 17, after the first round of the Adams Cup of Newport golf tournament being played in Newport, R.I. The Cats had three holes left to play in the second round before play was suspended due to darkness.

Senior Andy Dustman led the way for Kentucky, firing a first-round 69, putting him in second place on the individual board. As a team, the Cats posted an 8-under par 296, leaving them three strokes behind tournament leader Virginia Tech.

The Cats will finish the tournament on Wednesday.

Agate:

1 Virginia Tech293 2 Georgia294T3 Kentucky296T3 Michigan State296 5 Louisville297 6 Georgia State298T7 Rhode Island300T7 East Tennessee300 9 Texas A&M 30110 Virginia30311 Ole Miss30512 East Carolina30613 South Florida30714 Yale30915 Furman31216 Marshall31517 Connecticut318

Top 5 Individuals1 Kasper Jorgenson Georgia St. 682 Andy Dustman Kentucky 69T3 Justin Goodhue Virginia 71 Chris McKeel Va. Tech 71 Jonathan Hill E. Carolina 71 James Johnson E. Tenn St 71

UK Individuals2 Andy Dustman 69T24 Ryan Coyne 75T37 John Holmes 76T37 Brandon Waldrop 76T68 Tyler Wilson 80