May 1, 2007
Texarkana, Ark. (www.ucfathletics.com) - The UCF men's golf team wrapped up play at the C-USA Championship on Tuesday taking sixth place in the 11-team field. The Knights concluded the 54-hole event at the Texarkana Country Club (Par 72, 6,935 yards) with a final score of 886 (+20), including a 299 (+11) in the final round.
No. 23 Tulsa shot three consecutive rounds of 285 en route to capturing the team title by 20 strokes with a three-day total of 855 (-9). UAB placed second with a total of 875 (+11) and Blazer Garrett Osborne earned medalist honors thanks to a final round 70 (-2). Osborne finished the tournament at 212 (-4).
UCF sophomore Preston Brown (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Nease) turned in the best round of the day for the Knights as he had an eagle and two birdies on his scorecard. Brown finished in a tie for 16th after a 73 (+1) in the final round. He posted a three-day total of 222 (+6).
Junior Giwon Suh (Orlando, Fla./Olympia) and sophomore Greg Forest (Palm City, Fla./Martin County) each shot a 75 (+3) in the their final rounds. Suh was the highest Knight finisher, tying for 14th. Forest tied for 22nd.
Freshmen Mike Stern (Miami, Fla./Killian) and Nuno Henriques (Funchal, Portugal/The Pendleton School) shot respective scores of 76 (+4) and 78 (+6) in Tuesday's round. Both players tied for 28th and had a three-day total of 224 (+8). Stern led the Knights with 10 birdies in the tournament. Henriques posted the low-round of the tournament for Knights with a second-round 70 (-2).
The Knights, who are ranked No. 41 by Golfweek and No. 44 by Golfstat.com, will await word on whether they will be selected as an at-large participant at the NCAA East Regional in Alpharett, Ga., May 17-19.
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Team Leaderboard - (Final Round)Rank Team Totals1 Tulsa 285-285-285 = 855 (-9)2 UAB 298-286-291 = 875 (+11)3 Southern Miss 293-294-291 = 878 (+14)4 SMU 301-287-296 = 884 (+20)5 Houston 295-291-299 = 885 (+21)6 UCF 296-291-299 = 886 (+22)7 Memphis 288-300-303 = 891 (+27) UTEP 291-297-303 = 891 (+27)9 Marshall 300-293-304 = 897 (+33)10 East Carolina 302-302-296 = 900 (+36)11 Rice 296-309-319 = 924 (+60)
Individual LeaderboardRank Player (School) Total1 Garrett Osborne (UAB) 69-73-70 = 212 (-4)2 Nicolas Geyger (Tulsa) 71-75-67 = 213 (-3) Brett Myers (Tulsa) 71-69-73 = 213 (-3) Jordan Irwin (Houston) 71-69-73 = 213 (-3)5 Shawn Warren (Marshall) 73-73-70 = 216 (E)
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