March 6, 2007
Orlando, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF men's golf team wrapped up its three-day tournament in Tallahassee taking 11th place at the Seminole Intercollegiate. Freshman Mike Stern (Miami, Fla./Killian) paced the Golden Knights with a 71 (-1) in the final round on the Par 72, 7,041-yard Golden Eagle Country Club.
For the second time in the three rounds the Knights posted a team score of 299 (+11). Stern's 71, which saw him card six birdies, was the second lowest round of his brief UCF career and was a 10-shot improvement from his second round on Monday.
Auburn won the team title at the event with a three-round total 865 (+1). North Carolina was second, five strokes behind the Tigers at 870 (+6), while the host Seminoles placed third at 875 (+11). The Knights finished with a three-day total of 892 (+28).
East Tennesse State's Rhys Davies won medalist honors with a total of 210 (-6), bettering UAB's Zach Sucher by two strokes (212, -4).
Junior Giwon Suh (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) fired his second-consecutive 73 (+1) to finish the tournament in a tie for 16th, which was the highest finish by a Knight. Suh closed out his round recording two birdies and an eagle in his last four holes. Sophomore Preston Brown (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease) turned in a 75 (+3) on the final round, his best of the tournament, and tied classmate Greg Forest (Palm City, Fla./Martin County) for 60th.
The Knights will return to action March 25-27 at The Hootie's at Bulls Bay Invitational in Awendaw, S.C. For the latest news and information on the Golden Knights, tickets or apparel log on to www.ucfathletics.com - the official site for UCF athletics.
Team Leaderboard - (Final)Rank Team Totals1 Auburn 290-288-287 = 865 (+1)2 North Carolina 296-281-293 = 870 (+6)3 Florida State 300-286-289 = 875 (+11)4 East Tennessee State 302-291-285 = 878 (+14) UAB 295-292-291 = 878 (+14)6 Virginia 302-292-286 = 880 (+16)7 Mississippi 297-289-299 = 885 (+21)8 LSU 303-293-291 = 887 (+23)9 Northwestern 294-290-292 = 889 (+25) Vanderbilt 301-296-305 = 889 (+25)11 UCF 299-294-299 = 892 (+28)12 Mississippi State 290-299-305 = 894 (+30)13 College of Charleston 293-303-300 = 896 (+32)14 North Carolina State 304-296-297 = 897 (+33)15 Toledo 313-300-307 = 920 (+56)
Individual LeaderboardRank Player (School) Totals1 Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State) 73-68-69 = 210 (-6)2 Zach Sucher (UAB) 69-74-69 = 212 (-4)3 Patton Kizzire (Auburn) 72-70-71 = 213 (-3) Glenn Northcutt (Auburn) 73-74-66 = 213 (-3) Chris Rogers (Mississippi) 70-73-70 = 213 (-3) Chris Wells (LSU) 73-71-69 = 213 (-3)
UCF Individuals (Place)Giwon Suh (T16) 74-73-73 = 220 (+4)Mike Stern (T50) 75-81-71 = 227 (+11)Preston Brown (T60) 77-77-75 = 229 (+13)Greg Forest (T60) 77-72-80 = 229 (+13)Nino Henriques (T65) 73-72-85 = 230 (+14)*David Palm (T63) 76-80-81 = 156 (+21)*playing as an individual="https://ucfknights.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://ucfknights.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>