In final-round play today, the No. 18 Gators men’s golf
squad improved by seven strokes (+15) from round-two’s team score and wrapped
up the eighth annual Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational by notching a
14th place finish.
Florida’s young team was
able to see progress in the fall’s first test of the season. Junior J.D. Tomlinson had a
notable day, shooting even-par (75-76-70) and finishing the Invitational
11-over. Freshmen Ryan Orr and Victor Tarnstrom advanced
four strokes from round-one, recording rounds of 80-75-76 (231) and 78-74-74
(226), respectively.
Buddy’s Bite: “Today
was about the same as the rest of the week except J.D. (Tomlinson) stepped up
and played a really good round. I walked with him today; he played well tee-to-green
and hit quite a few good shots. So that’s definitely a positive. We will learn
from this experience and it’s allowed us to see where we are and where we need
to be. But the positives were J.D.”
