UCF 14th at Tavistock Invitational

Oct. 20, 2015

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By Bill Morrison
UCFKnights.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - The UCF men's golf team finished 14th at the 2015 Tavistock Collegiate Invitational at Isleworth Country Club Tuesday.

High clouds and gusting winds punctuated a tough weekend for a young Knights lineup. Sophomore Manuel Elvira was the Knights top finisher carding a 224 (+8) for the event.

Sophomore Juuso Kahlos finished just one shot back of his teammate with a 225 (+9). A trio of freshman rounded out scores for the Knights. Donnie Trosper carded a 233 (+17), Andrew Arft finished with a 235 (+19) and Thomas Le Berre shot 237 (+21).

In team play, Illinois (+1) battled from nine-shots down to overtake two-day leader California (+14) who struggled in the final round and ultimately finished third. Arizona State (+4) finished second while Vanderbilt (+17) was fourth. Florida (+18) and North Carolina (+18) tied for fifth.

Next up for the Knights is the Homewood Suites FGCU Invitational on October 26-27, in Estero, Fla.

UCF Results - Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total
T34 Manuel Elvira 76 (+4) 73 (+1) 75 (+3) 224 (+8)
T37 Juuso Kahlos 75 (+3) 74 (+2) 76 (+4) 225 (+9)
T63 Donnie Trosper 76 (+4) 84 (+12) 73 (+1) 233 (+17)
T66 Andrew Arft 77 (+5) 83 (+11) 75 (+3) 235 (+19)
72 Thomas Le Berre 77 (+6) 79 (+9) 81 (+7) 237 (+21)
Team Results - Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
School Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total
1. Illinois 286 292 287 865 (+1)
2. Arizona State 285 294 290 869 (+5)
3. California 279 290 309 878 (+14)
14. UCF 307 312 297 912 (+48)