Oct. 28, 2008
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WINDERMERE, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Georgia continued its dominance at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational, claiming the team title Tuesday at 867 (+3). The victory was the second-straight at the Isleworth Golf & Country Club for the Bulldogs, who have won four of the five team titles since the tournament's inception in 2004.
Georgia's Russell Henley posted a 74 (+2) on the final 18 and held off Indiana's Jorge Campillo and Alex Martin to claim the individual crown. Henley finished the three-day event at 212 (-4), two shots ahead of Campillo and Martin. Playing in the same group, Henley trailed Campillo by five shots at the turn. The two were tied heading into the final hole, but Henley earned the title with a par.
Host UCF tied for 11th at the tournament, which included seven of the top-10 teams in the country according to the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
"This is a great place, and again another magical week for us down here," Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. "I do not know why, but our guys seem to respond here. It is the same team that won here last year, and obviously to play as well as we did it gives us a boost going into the spring."
The teams battled cold and windy conditions throughout the day.
The Bulldogs finished 17 strokes ahead of second-place Alabama. The Crimson Tide concluded the tournament at 884 (+20), followed by Indiana (886, +22). Georgia recorded an 8-over 296 Tuesday.
Four individuals finished the tournament in the red. Southern California's Matthew Giles concluded the event at 1-under 215 to place fourth.
Henley became the third-consecutive Georgia player to claim the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational title. Harris English was victorious a year ago and Brian Harman won in 2006.
Georgia won the inaugural tournament championship in 2004, and then claimed the title the following year. The Bulldogs entered the final round in first, three strokes ahead of Indiana.
UCF began the day in 18th. The Knights recorded an 8-over 296, tying the Bulldogs for the low round of the day, to finish tied for 11th (906, +42) with Illinois. The Knights' top finisher was Greg Forest (226, +10), who tied for 28th.
"We had a good round," UCF head coach Nick Clinard said. "We tied for the lowest round of the day with the University of Georgia so we played great. We just have to keep working on some things and trying to get better. We came out ready to play today so I am proud of them."
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Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational Standings - Final
1. Georgia (294, 277, 296 = 867, +3)
2. Alabama (287, 291, 306 = 884, +20)
3. Indiana (289, 285, 312 = 886, +22)
4. Texas Tech (294, 292, 302 = 888, +24)
5. Southern California (290, 289, 315 = 894, +30)
T6. Clemson (296, 298, 301 = 895, +31)
T6. Georgia Tech (299, 288, 308 = 895, +31)
8. Stanford (301, 292, 308 = 901, +37)
T9. Oklahoma State (296, 297, 309 = 902, +38)
T9. UCLA (299, 301, 302 = 902, +38)
T11. Illinois (301, 294, 311 = 906, +42)
T11. UCF (300, 310, 296 = 906, +42)
13. Texas (300, 289, 318 = 907, +43)
14. Arizona (312, 292, 305 = 909, +45)
15. LSU (297, 302, 313 = 911, +47)
16. South Carolina (297, 302, 313 = 912, +48)
17. Kentucky (299, 310, 317 = 926, +62)
18. Charlotte (304, 295, 328 = 927, +63)
1. Russell Henley, Georgia (71, 67, 74 = 212, -4)
T2. Alex Martin, Indiana (72, 68, 74 = 214, -2)
T2. Jorge Campillo, Indiana (68, 71, 75 = 214, -2)
4. Matthew Giles, Southern California (72, 69, 74 = 215, -1)
T28. Greg Forest, UCF (75, 75, 76 = 226, +10)
T47. Simon Ward, UCF (77, 79, 73 = 229, +13)
T47. David Johnson, UCF (75, 79, 75 = 229, +13)
T57. Blayne Barber, UCF (73, 77, 82 = 232, +16)
T64. Brad Schneider, UCF (82, 79, 72 = 233, +17)