Sunday, February 13, 2011

Gators, Echavarria in First Place After Day One of SunTrust Invitational

Redshirt senior Andres Echavarria (Medellin, Colombia) and the Florida men’s golf team finished in first place after rounds one and two on the first day of the SunTrust Invitational on Saturday at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.
The Gators recorded a 281 in round one and followed it up with a 282 in round two to lead second-place finisher Auburn by six strokes.
Echavarria took the lead in round two after shooting a 69 in round one and making 18-consecutive pars in the second round.
“I managed my game really well today,” said Echavarria. “I hit the right shots and wasn’t too aggressive. It took a lot of patience and I’m proud of the way I played.”
Sophomore Phillip Choi (Orlando, Fla.) finished two strokes behind Echavarria after making three birdies in the second round and one in the first.
Senior Bank Vongvanij (Bradenton, Fla.) and sophomore Tyler McCumber (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) finished the day in a tie for fifth. McCumber made four birdies in round one and five in round two to earn a 142. Vongvanij made four birdies in round one for a 68, but made four bogeys in round two to finish with a 142.
Sophomore Tommy Mou (Bradenton, Fla.) made three birdies, seven bogeys and one double bogey to finish tied for 25th on the day. Freshman Payne Denman (Riverwatch, Tenn.) and junior Michael Furci (Sayville, N.Y.) competed as individuals in the tournament and finished tied for 41st and 48th, respectively.
Florida will be back in action Sunday morning for the third and final round at 8 a.m. Admission is free to the public.

Team Top 10
Place
School
To Par
Round One Score
Round Two Score
Total
1
FLORIDA
+3
281
282
563
2
Auburn
+9
291
278
569
3
LSU
+14
294
280
574
4
UCF
+15
292
283
575
5
UNF
+19
291
288
579
6
Ole Miss
+11
292
291
583
T7
Florida State
+24
295
289
584
T7
Coastal Carolina
+24
289
295
584
9
Lamar
+27
296
291
587
10
Mississippi State
+39
303
296
599
11
UAB
+40
298
302
600
12
Georgia State
+46
308
298
606
T13
Georgia Southern
+51
310
301
611
T13
Jacksonville
+51
310
301
611

Individual Top 10
Place
Player (School)
To Par
Round One
Round Two
Total
1
ANDRES ECHAVARRIA (FLORIDA)
-1
69
70
139
2
Jonathan Randolph, Ole Miss
E
70
70
140
T3
PHILLIP CHOI, FLORIDA
+1
72
69
141
T3
Drew Kittleson, Florida State
+1
72
69
141
T5
Blayne Barber, Auburn
+2
73
69
142
T5
Niclas Carlsson, Auburn
+2
72
70
142
T5
MJ Daffue, Lamar
+2
73
69
142
T5
Ken Looper, LSU
+2
73
69
142
T5
TYLER MCCUMBER, FLORIDA
+2
73
69
142
T5
BANK VONGVANIJ, FLORIDA
+2
68
74
142

Florida Scores
Place
Player
Round One Score
Round Two Score
Total Score
1
Andres Echavarria
69
70
139
T3
Phillip Choi
72
69
141
T5
Tyler McCumber
73
69
142
T5
Bank Vongvanij
68
74
142
T25
Tommy Mou
72
74
146
T41
Payne Denman*
71
79
150
T48
Michael Furci*
78
74
152