Oct. 20, 2003

TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 26 Kentucky men’s golf team sits in seventh place after two rounds at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Intercollegiate in Tampa, Fla. The Wildcats shot a three-under par 285 in the first round followed by a three-over par 291 second round to finish the day with a 576 par.

No. 5 Georgia Tech is the leader through two rounds after shooting a 272 round one followed by a 283 second round for a 555 day one total. The Yellow Jackets lead Arkansas by 12 strokes in the 15-team tournament.

Kentucky juniors John Holmes (73,69 – 142) and Mark Blakefield (67,75 – 142) are currently tied for 14th place overall to lead the Cats. Blakefield’s first round 67 is a career low for the Maysville, Ky., native and is the season-low for any UK golfer this season.

John Assay (135) of College of Charleston holds a one stroke lead over North Carolina State’s Fernando Mecheraffe and Georgia Tech’s Nicholas Thompson (136).

The tournament concludes Tuesday with the third and final round.

Team Results1.  Georgia Tech          272      283       5552.  Arkansas              282      285       5673.  Florida               276      292       5684.  LSU                   283      287       570    TCU                   281      289       570

7. Kentucky 285 291 576

Kentucky ResultsT-14 John Holmes 73 69 142T-14 Mark Blakefield 67 75 142T-32 Matt Kohn 74 72 146T-54 Brandon Waldrop 75 75 150T-54 Matt Wells 71 79 150

Individual Standings1. John Assay Charleston 67 68 1352. Fernando Mechereffe NC State 69 67 136 Nicholas Thompson Georgia Tech 67 69 1364. Kevin Larsen Georgia Tech 67 70 137 Adam Meyar TCU 68 69 137