ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – UCF men's golf has completed its qualifying to determine the lineup for The Hayt Invitational, which will take place March 18-19 in Ponte Vedra Beach at Sawgrass Country Club hosted by the University of North Florida.
Manuel Elvira, Bobby Bai, Kyler Tate, Juuso Kahlos, and Donnie Trosper will represent the Knights for the team competition, while Jake Grula will play as an individual in the 2018 Hayt Invitational.
Four rounds of qualifying were held from Sunday, March 11 through Thursday, March 15.
The following are the results from qualifying:
| Player | Rd1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd4 | Total |
| Manuel Elvira | 68 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 270 (-18) |
| Bobby Bai | 74 | 70 | 73 | 65 | 282 (-6) |
| Kyler Tate | 70 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 284 (-4) |
| Juuso Kahlos | 67 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 294 ( 6) |
| Donnie Trosper | 77 | 69 | 79 | 74 | 299 ( 11) |
| Jake Grula | 77 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 299 ( 11) |
| Tommy Cao | 71 | 73 | 83 | 75 | 302 ( 14) |
| Colin Kresl | 77 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 305 ( 17) |
| Cheng Liu | 80 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 314 ( 26) |
1. Manuel Elvira qualified for the 1st spot in the lineup for the 2018 Hayt Invitational by virtue winning the four round qualifier with a score of -18.
2. Bobby Bai qualified for the 2nd spot in the lineup by virtue of finishing second in the four round qualifier with a score of -6.
3. Kyler Tate qualified for the 3rd spot in the lineup by virtue of finishing third in the four round qualifier with a score of -4.
4. Juuso Kahlos qualified for the 4th spot in the lineup by virtue of finishing fourth in the four round qualifier with a score of 6.
5. Donnie Trosper will play in the fifth spot as a coaches' selection for the 2018 Hayt Invitational by virtue of a 5th place finish in the four round qualifier with a score of 11.
Individual - Jake Grula will play as an individual by virtue of finishing 5th in the four round qualifier with a score of 11.
Live stats will be available via Golfstat.com for both days.