Nov. 4, 2005

ROCKY FACE, Ga. – The No. 12/16 South Carolina men’s golf team is tied for 10th following the first round of play at the Carpet Capital Collegiate at The Farm Golf Club (7,010 yards, Par 72). The Gamecocks shot a team score of 300 and are tied with Tennessee and Georgia Southern.

Freshman Florian Fritsch led Carolina in the first round and sits in a tie for 12th. Fritsch shot a 71 and is one-under par. Senior Eirik Johansen, who has three top-10 finishes this season, carded a 74 (+2) and is tied for 27th.

Freshman Mark Silvers fired a 76 (+4), good for a tie for 49th. Sophomore Mark Anderson is in a tie for 75th after an opening round 79 (+7). Freshman Baker Elmore struggled on Friday, shooting an 84 (+12).

Florida leads the field at six-under par (282) through 18 holes. Georgia’s Chris Kirk carded a 67 to open the tournament and sits at the top of the individual leaderboard. The Carpet Capital Collegiate field features nine of the nation’s top 25 teams. South Carolina is ranked No. 12 in the GCAA/Bridgestone poll and No. 16 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings.

The tournament continues on Saturday with the second round and concludes Sunday. Live scoring can been seen at www.golfstat.com

Carpet Capital Collegiate -- First Round (Nov. 4, 2005)
South Carolina IndividualsT12 Florian Fritsch    71 (-1)T27 Eirik Johansen  74 (+2)T49 Mark Silvers  76 (+4)T75 Mark Anderson    79 (+7)89  Baker Elmore  84 (+12)
Team StandingsPl.        School                           Scores1   Florida             -6  282     -   2822   Georgia State Univ.     -4  284     -   2843   Duke University         E   288     -   2884   Georgia             +1  289     -   2895   Texas Tech      +4  292     -   2926   Clemson             +5  293     -   2937   East Tennessee St.      +7  295     -   2958   Augusta State       +9  297     -   2979   North Carolina State    +11     299     -   299T10     Tennessee, Univ. of     +12     300     -   300T10     Georgia Southern        +12     300     -   300T10  South Carolina      +12     300     -   30013  Auburn          +13     301     -   30114  Alabama, U. of      +15     303     -   30315  Oklahoma, U. of         +16     304     -   30416  Georgia Tech        +17     305     -   30517  TCU             +19     307     -   30718  Vanderbilt      +22     310     -   310