University of North Florida
at Hootie at Bulls Bay
UNF Golf Finishes 10th at Hootie at Bulls Bay
3/29/2011 6:13:54 PM | Men's Golf
Final Results
AWENDAW, S.C. – The University of North Florida golf team improved six shots in the final round finishing tied for 10th place Tuesday at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational hosted by the College of Charleston.
The No. 43-ranked Ospreys finished tied with No. 16 Virginia with a three-day event total of 877. Juniors Kevin Aylwin and Joe Byun both finished tied for 11th in leading UNF in their regular season finale.
The junior duo each tallied 54-hole scores of even-par 213 with Byun shooting an even-par 71 in the final round and Aylwin posting a one-over 72.
Sophomore Kevin Phelan carded a 73 (+2) on the final day en route to finishing tied for 47th at 222. Junior Major Forbess finished tied for 64th (231) including a 76 on Tuesday and senior Jacob Davidson rounded out the UNF lineup with a 71st-place finish (233).
No. 12 LSU rallied in the closing round to capture the team championship by one stroke over defending national champion Augusta State, 849 - 850. 11th-ranked Auburn and No. 20 Duke finished tied for third at 855 followed by No. 31 Wake Forest (856), No. 7 Texas A&M (856), No. 26 North Carolina State (856), No. 3 Florida (869), Ole Miss (872), UNF and Virginia, North Carolina (879), South Carolina (883), Kentucky (884) and College of Charleston (912).
LSU's Andrew Loupe and N.C. State's Mitchell Sutton shared individual medalist honors with final tallies of 207.
"With nine teams ranked in the Top 30 in the country this was definitely the strongest field we played against this season," said UNF head coach Scott Schroeder. "Joe (Byun) and Kevin (Aylwin) carried us this week with both earning very good finishes in a challenging field. We had another solid regular season and finished ranked among the Top 50 in the country. We now have to put this behind us and focus on having a successful postseason. As we prepare for the A-Sun Championship we are going to need a few other guys to play better in order for us to reach our goal of winning the title."
The Hootie at Bulls Bay marked the conclusion of the regular season tournament schedule for the Ospreys, who will now take a few weeks off from competition before returning to the links at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in Braselton, Ga., on Apr. 18-20.
