Feb. 20, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) -- The UCF men's golf team has completed its qualifying rounds for the 2013 John Hayt Invitational, which is slated to take place Sunday through Tuesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
The three-round tournament will be held at Sawgrass Country Club with one round each day.
Greg Eason, Ricardo Gouveia, Jose Joia, McCabe Buege and Kyle Wilshire will compete for UCF. Michael Visacki will be taking part in the tournament as an individual. The Knights used four rounds of qualifying to determine the lineup for the John Hayt Invitational. One round of qualifying was held at Lake Nona, while the other three rounds were held at Northshore.
| John Hayt Invitational Qualifying | |||||||
| Feb. 13 | Feb. 15 | Feb. 18 | Feb. 20 | Total | |||
| Greg Eason | 68 (-4) | 72 (E) | 72 (E) | 67 (-5) | 279 (-9) | ||
| Jose Joia | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) | 75 (+3) | 69 (-3) | 290 (+2) | ||
| Ricardo Gouveia | 71 (-1) | 74 (+2) | 75 (+3) | 71 (-1) | 291 (+3) | ||
| McCabe Buege | 72 (E) | 71 (-1) | 71 (-1) | 78 (+6) | 292 (+4) | ||
| Kyle Wilshire | 72 (E) | 75 (+3) | 73 (+1) | 74 (+2) | 294 (+6) | ||
| Michael Visacki | 74 (+2) | 73 (+1) | 78 (+6) | 74 (+2) | 299 (+11) | ||
| Hojin Kang | 80 (+8) | 78 (+6) | 79 (+7) | 73 (+1) | 310 (+22) | ||
| Rocco Russo | 79 (+7) | 80 (+8) | 75 (+3) | 77 (+5) | 311 (+23) | ||
Qualifying Criteria:
A. Exemptions
1. Greg Eason - Earned an exemption through fall qualifying criteria
2. Ricardo Gouveia - Earned an exemption by finishing Top 25 at the Gator Invitational
B. Low Scores
3. Jose Joia - Finished 2nd in the qualifier for the John Hayt Invitational (first among non-exempt players) with a 4 round total of 290 (+2)
4. McCabe Buege - Finished 4th in the qualifier for the John Hayt Invitational (second among non-exempt players) with a 4 round total of 292 (+4)
5. Kyle Wilshire - Finished 5th in the qualifier for the John Hayt Invitational (third among non-exempt players) with a 4 round total of 294 (+6)