The
University of Florida men’s golf team used a final round 282 (-6) to finish in
a tie for third place at the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club.
For the tournament, the Gators finished at 847 (-17).
“We
played better today,” said head coach Buddy Alexander. “The course
played a lot tougher than it did the first two days and we did a good job of
adjusting and made up some ground as a result.”
For the
day, the Gators were led by junior T.J. Vogel (Cooper City, Fla.) who
fired his third consecutive round under par with a four-under, 68. Vogel used
five birdies against a lone bogey to finish his tournament in 208 (-8) strokes
good for a ninth place finish, his seventh top-10 finish of the season.
Junior Tyler
McCumber (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) also broke 70 on the day for the Orange and
Blue, shooting a three-under 69. McCumber, who made the turn at even par, got
hot on the back nine making three birdies and six pars to tie for 10th with a
210 (-6).
Freshmen
J.D. Tomlinson (Gainesville, Fla.) rounded out the Gators in the red on
day three using three birdies against two bogeys to post a 71. Tomlinson
finished the tournament at four-under par, 212, earning a 13th place finish.
Freshman
Eric Banks (Truro, Canada) and senior Zach Lee (Ponte Verda,
Fla.) also competed for UF. Banks finished the tournament in 217 strokes after
a final round 74 (+2), while Lee finished the week at 10-over after a 77 on his
final round.
Competing
as an individual, senior Michael Furci (Sayville, N.Y.) carded a final
round 72 (E) to finish his tournament at 215 (-1).
“We’re
still learning and improving although it can’t happen quick enough after seeing
what Alabama did out there this week. That was an impressive display of golf,”
Alexander explained.
