The
University of Florida men’s golf team recorded a 283 (+3) on the final day of
stroke play of the 2013 NCAA Championships on Thursday, May 30 in Woodstock,
Ga. UFscored a 857 (+17) for the three rounds of stroke play. The top-eight
teams advance to match play, which will decide the national champion. Florida
finished in 25th place and did not advance to match play.
“Unfortunately,
more of the same,” head coach Buddy Alexander stated. “We actually got
off to a great start this morning. There’s a tough stretch of holes, the 15th
through the 18th. I knew if we got by that then maybe we could have a special
day, but those holes just ate us alive. The last nine was just so-so.”
As
Alexander stated, the Gators got off to a great start. The team was five-under
par through the first two holes. Four of the five players in the lineup
recorded at least one birdie in the first two holes. Again, as Alexander said,
once the team got to the crucial stretch at the end of the first nine, they
could not maintain the positive momentum.
Sophomore
Eric Banks (Truro, Canada) was the team’s lowest scorer for the final
round of stroke play at the Capital City Club – Crabapple Course. Banks used
two birdies on his back nine to propel him to lowest score of the 2013 NCAA
Championships. The sophomore finished stroke play in 214 strokes (+4).
Senior T.J.
Vogel (Cooper City, Fla.) finished at even par, his best round of the
national tournament. Vogel opened his round with birdies on three of the first
five holes. He struggled on the latter part of the front nine, finishing the
first nine at even par. Vogel matched Banks’ score of 214 (+4) for stroke play.
Fellow
senior Tommy Mou (Bradenton, Fla.) put together his finest round of the
event, as well. Mou recorded a one-over par on Thursday at the par 70, 7,319
yard course. After scoring two bogeys and one double-bogey in the first six
holes, Mou registered three birdies to bring his total to one-over for the day.
The senior finished at 11-over par.
Senior Tyler
McCumber (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) and sophomore J.D. Tomlinson (Gainesville,
Fla.) wrapped up the Gators’ lineup on the final day of stroke play. The pair
each recorded a 73 (+3). McCumber tied Banks and Vogel for the best three-round
total on the team, scoring a 214 (+3). Tomlinson finished stroke play in 222
strokes (+12).
With the
Gators not qualifying for the match play portion of the 2013 NCAA
Championships, the 2012-13 season is complete. The team recorded a victory in
the season-opening Invitational at The Ocean Course and eight top-five
finishes. In addition, the senior duo of McCumber and Vogel both garnered
All-SEC and All-Southeast Region honors for the second straight year.
McCumber,
Mou, and Vogel will all depart Gainesville, but the team returns a strong
foundation for next season. Banks and Tomlinson will be back for the junior
years, while A.J. Crouch (Jacksonville, Fla.) will be a sophomore with
solid experience.
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Final
Results
|
Place
|
Team
|
To
Par
|
Round
1
|
Round
2
|
Round
3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
California
|
-16
|
277
|
272
|
275
|
824
|
|
2
|
Georgia
Tech
|
-10
|
274
|
274
|
282
|
830
|
|
3
|
Alabama
|
-7
|
275
|
276
|
282
|
833
|
|
|
Texas
|
-7
|
279
|
271
|
283
|
833
|
|
5
|
Illinois
|
-5
|
276
|
281
|
278
|
835
|
|
6
|
New
Mexico
|
+2
|
292
|
274
|
276
|
842
|
|
|
UNLV
|
+2
|
286
|
284
|
272
|
842
|
|
|
Arizona
State
|
+2
|
270
|
288
|
284
|
842
|
|
Top-eight advance to match play
|
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|
|
Texas
A&M *
|
+2
|
285
|
275
|
282
|
842
|
|
10
|
Arkansas
|
+3
|
286
|
271
|
286
|
843
|
|
11
|
Oklahoma
|
+5
|
278
|
284
|
283
|
845
|
|
|
Florida
State
|
+5
|
287
|
277
|
281
|
845
|
|
13
|
Auburn
|
+6
|
292
|
279
|
275
|
846
|
|
14
|
Texas
Tech
|
+7
|
288
|
283
|
276
|
847
|
|
|
Oklahoma
State
|
+7
|
279
|
293
|
275
|
847
|
|
16
|
Washington
|
+8
|
281
|
283
|
284
|
848
|
|
|
UCF
|
+8
|
287
|
274
|
287
|
848
|
|
18
|
North
Florida
|
+9
|
281
|
282
|
286
|
849
|
|
19
|
TCU
|
+10
|
294
|
272
|
284
|
850
|
|
|
Georgia
|
+10
|
286
|
283
|
281
|
850
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
+10
|
286
|
277
|
287
|
850
|
|
22
|
Coastal
Carolina
|
+11
|
293
|
275
|
283
|
851
|
|
23
|
LSU
|
+14
|
285
|
282
|
287
|
854
|
|
|
USC
|
+14
|
291
|
278
|
285
|
854
|
|
25
|
Florida
|
+17
|
291
|
283
|
283
|
857
|
|
26
|
UCLA
|
+18
|
289
|
281
|
288
|
858
|
|
27
|
South
Carolina
|
+28
|
286
|
296
|
288
|
868
|
|
|
Kent
State
|
+28
|
282
|
293
|
293
|
868
|
|
29
|
St.
Mary’s
|
+29
|
287
|
294
|
288
|
869
|
|
30
|
Ball
State
|
+32
|
290
|
289
|
293
|
872
|
* Texas
A&M tied for sixth place, but was eliminated for match play in a playoff
Top-10
Individuals
|
Place
|
Player
(Team)
|
To
Par
|
Round
1
|
Round
2
|
Round
3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Max
Homa (California)
|
-9
|
70
|
65
|
66
|
201
|
|
2
|
Daniel
Berger (Florida State)
|
-6
|
69
|
67
|
68
|
204
|
|
|
Dominic
Bozzelli (Auburn)
|
-6
|
71
|
67
|
66
|
204
|
|
|
Rick
Lamb (Tennessee)
|
-6
|
68
|
67
|
69
|
204
|
|
|
Kevin
Penner (UNLV)
|
-6
|
69
|
67
|
68
|
204
|
|
|
Jon
Rahm (Arizona State)
|
-6
|
61
|
72
|
71
|
204
|
|
|
Brandon
Stone (Texas)
|
-6
|
68
|
68
|
68
|
204
|
|
8
|
Five
players tied
|
-5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
205
|
Florida
Results
|
Place
|
Player
|
To
Par
|
Round
1
|
Round
2
|
Round
3
|
Total
|
|
t69
|
Eric
Banks
|
+4
|
72
|
73
|
69
|
214
|
|
t69
|
Tyler
McCumber
|
+4
|
72
|
69
|
73
|
214
|
|
t69
|
T.J.
Vogel
|
+4
|
72
|
72
|
70
|
214
|
|
t134
|
Tommy
Mou
|
+11
|
75
|
75
|
71
|
221
|
|
t136
|
J.D.
Tomlinson
|
+12
|
80
|
69
|
73
|
222
|
