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Golf Finishes 4th at Gator Invitational
2/13/2011 7:15:33 PM | Men's Golf
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida men's golf team fired a final round 287 to finish fourth at the SunTrust Gator Invitational Sunday at Mark Bostick Golf Course.
The Ospreys finished the 54-hole event with a final score of 866 and missed placing in the top three by just four shots.
Junior Major Forbess earned a 10th place finish at 214 including a final round 71. Jacob Davidson and Kevin Aylwin both shot 218 to finish tied for 22nd. Davidson posted a 72 on Sunday while Aylwin carded a 74.
Kevin Phelan finished tied for 29th (219) following a final round 74 while Joe Byun was tied for 34th (220) including a one-over-par 71 on the last day. Playing as an individual, Joey Marino finished tied for 55th at 229 with a 74 on Sunday.
“We had a nice team finish and got a full team effort today,” said UNF head coach Scott Schroeder. “Major (Forbess) played well all weekend. It was nice to see some of our other guys step up. We beat some quality teams and now we need to turn our attention to defending our home tournament in a couple of weeks. The three schools that finished ahead of us this weekend will be in that field so its important that we get back to work and come in ready to play.”
Florida won the team championship at 844, nine shots in front of runner-up Auburn (853). LSU finished third at 862 followed by UNF, UCF (867), Coastal Carolina (868), Florida State (869), Lamar (873), Ole Miss (875), UAB (899), Jacksonville (901), Mississippi State (903), Georgia Southern (909) and Georgia State (911).
The Gators' Andres Echavarria won the individual medalist honor at 210. Echavarria outlasted three others in a four-man playoff.
UNF next returns to the links on Feb. 28-Mar. 2 at their home event, the Hayt Collegiate Championship.
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