Oct. 4, 2003

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The No. 21 University of Kentucky men’s golf team shot a day two team 299 to remain in third place after two rounds of play at the Franklin Street Partners Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina leads No. 6 Georgia Southern by one stroke for the lead, followed by the Cats who sit five strokes back.

Sophomore Matt Kohn shot the lowest round of the day for UK with a second round 71, followed by junior All-American John Holmes’ 74. Holmes has posted the second lowest total score of the tournament, 142, while junior Mark Blakefield (147) and Kohn (147) join him in the top-10 tied with Derek Brown of UNC Wilmington for ninth.

The third and final round will begin Sunday, Oct. 5, at 9:15 am with a shotgun start. For live stats, visit www.golfstat.com.

Individual Leaderboard   Player         School                  1st      2nd      Total1. Toshi Hirata   Georgia Southern        65       72       1372. Lars Brovold   Alabama                 71       70       141    Ted Smith     North Carolina          66       75       1414. John Holmes    Kentucky                68       74       1425. Dustin Bray    North Carolina          70       74       144

Team Standings 1st 2nd Total1. North Carolina 287 298 5862. Georgia Southern 288 299 5873. Kentucky 292 299 5914. Alabama 292 306 5975. Georgia State 294 305 5996. N.C. Wilmington 297 307 6047. Michigan 307 303 6108. East Carolina 302 313 6159. Virginia 307 310 617

Kentucky Standings 1st 2nd Total4. John Holmes 68 74 142T9. Mark Blakefield 70 77 147T9. Matt Kohn 76 71 147T28. Brad Doster 78 77 155T39. Cale Barr 80 80 160