Florida’s men’s golf
team was the only team to shoot par for the second round of The Invitational at
the Ocean Course, extending their lead to 20 strokes on September 10 in Kiawah
Island, S.C. The Gators, ranked No. 12 in the coaches’ poll and No.8 by Golf
Week, shot a 288 (E) as a team.
"We had another
solid day,” said head coach Buddy Alexander.
Senior Tyler
McCumber (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) led the team with a 70 (-2) on the day.
McCumber recorded five birdies on at the par-72, 7,200 yard course, a
team-best. He is currently in second place individually with a two-round total
of 142 (-2), trailing Georgia Southern’s Scott Wolfes by two strokes.
Also in the hunt for
the individual crown is senior T.J. Vogel (Cooper City, Fla.). Vogel
carded a 71 (-1) to bring his two-round total to 144 (E). The 2012 U.S. Amateur
Public Links Champion sits in third place going into tomorrow’s final round.
“Our top-two, Tyler
McCumber and T.J. Vogel played some great golf today,” Alexander said.
Freshman A.J.
Crouch (Jacksonville, Fla.) and redshirt sophomore Santiago Gavino (San
Luis Potosi, Mexico), both in their first collegiate tournaments, rounded out
the Gators counting towards today’s team score. Crouch shot even-par, while
Gavino finished in 75 strokes (+3). Crouch, with a two-round total of 146, is
tied for fourth, while Gavino is in seventh place with a two-round total of 147.
Rounding out the Gator
lineup was the hometown duo of sophomore J.D. Tomlinson (Gainesville,
Fla.) and redshirt sophomore Alex Slaton (Gainesville, Fla.). Tomlinson
shot a 76 (+4) to bring his total to 148, good enough for a tie for eighth
place. Slaton, in his first tournament of his college career, shot an 81 (+9)
on the day.
