DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Despite tough conditions on the course throughout the week with wind gusts reaching nearly 20 miles per hour, the UCF men’s golf team overcame the elements to claim a third-place finish at the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon at LPGA International.
The Knights tallied a team score of 900 (+36) to tie for third along with Florida Atlantic. Troy won the event with a 14-over-par 878 and host Stetson was second with an 896 (+32).
UCF finished ahead of six teams that entered the tournament ranked ahead of the Black and Gold in the latest Scoreboard by Clippd rankings, headlined by defeating North Alabama (No. 89), which began the intercollegiate with a 43-8-1 record.
Clemente Silva put together one of his best performances in his UCF tenure with a three-round score of 218 (+2) to finish third on the player leaderboard. He shot an even par 72 in Tuesday’s final round and ended just three strokes shy of the individual champion, Troy’s Brantley Scott with a 215 (-1).
The Santiago, Chile, native had five birdies in the third round, including three on the front nine. Silva had 11 birdies over three rounds in the tournament.