March 8, 2005
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - UCF shot a final round 9-over-par 297 Tuesday and finished third of 12 teams in the Seminole Intercollegiate at Golden Eagle Country Club. Senior Andreas Hoegberg shot a 3-over-par 75 Tuesday and was UCF's highest finisher. He tied for fifth place at 1-under-par for the tournament.
Coastal Carolina led from wire-to-wire and posted a 12-stroke victory over Vanderbilt, which entered the final round in third place, five strokes behind UCF. The Commodores finished at 14-over-par, three shots better than the Golden Knights. North Carolina (+20) finished fourth, followed by Virginia (+21) and host Florida State (+22).
Rhys Davies of East Tennessee State closed out his wire-to-wire victory with a 1-under-par 71 to finish at 9-under-par, six shots ahead of Coastal Carolina's Moises Cobo.
UCF freshman Preston Brown finished in a tie for 12th at 3-over-par after carding a 2-over-par 74 Tuesday. Fellow freshman Ben Leong fired the low round of the day for the Golden Knights with a 1-over-par 73 and posted the first top 20 finish of his young career, finishing at 6-over-par.
Freshman Chris Anderson finished tied for 49th for the Golden Knights at 14-over after shooting 77 Tuesday and freshman Giwon Suh rebounded from a disappointing round Monday to close with a 75 to tie for 56th.
The Golden Knights will return to action this weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C. at the General Jim Hackler Invitational. The Golden Knights will play 36 holes Sunday and 18 holes Monday.