Dennis posts best finish of season

Sunday, February 15

Gainesville, Fla.

All Day

University of North Florida

at Gator Invitational

Jeff Dennis shot 69 Sunday to finish tied for sixth.

2/15/2009 4:58:00 PM | Men's Golf

Senior leads UNF to a ninth-place finish in Gainesville

By: Shawn LaFata

Results

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida senior Jeff Dennis carded five birdies on the day and shot a 1-under-par 69 to put together his best finish of the season, tying for sixth at the Gator Invitational with a three-round total of 2-under-par.

Dennis helped lead the Ospreys to a ninth-place finish in the 15-team field. The Ospreys closed out the final round at the par-70 layout of the Mark Bostick Golf Course with a score of 287 (+7). UNF finished five strokes behind eighth place UT-Chattanooga and defeated five other teams.

Dennis – who teed off on hole No. 10 – began his day with birdies on two of his first three holes before birdying two of the first three on his back nine.

Chris Kennedy rebounded from a second round 79 to shoot 72 on Sunday and finish tied for 65^th. Joe Byun and Chris Kennedy each shot 73 to finish tied for 35^th. Jordan Gibb rounded out the scoring for the Ospreys with a 74 and finished tied for 60^th.

Major Forbess, playing as an individual, closed out the tournament in a tie for 45^th, opening the event with a 73 before shooting rounds of 70 and 74.

Florida won the team competition by 18 strokes with Florida's Billy Horschel and Toby Ragland finishing tied for medalist honors.

The Ospreys are back on the course next Sunday when they host the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational.

Team Scores

Florida (824)

Mississippi (842)

UCF (846)

Florida State (847)

Duke (848)

Coastal Carolina (850)

LSU (850)

UT-Chattanooga (851)

UNF (856)