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UCF/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate - Day Two
Men's Golf Concludes UCF Rio Pinar Invitational in Seventh Place
March 20 | Men's Golf
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Akron men's golf team, led by junior Cameron Simmons, finished in seventh place on Tuesday at the UCF Rio Pinar Invitational at the par-72, 7,001-yard Rio Pinar Country Club.
Simmons' round of 3-under 69 was one shot off his career-low round (68) and vaulted him 14 spots up the leaderboard during the final round. He concluded the week with a score of 1-over 217 and in a tie for 20th place.
The Zips finished the invitational with a three-round score of 878 (+14) after carding a 5-over 293 on Tuesday. Wichita State, trailing by three shots entering the day, fired a tournament-low 278 (-10) to win the event.
Ryan Mason earned a top-25 finish thanks to a round of 1-over 73 on the day to close out the week with a tally of 2-over 218 (25th place). Charlie Bull just missed a top-25 placing as he finished one shot behind Mason (219, +3) in a tie for 26th place after posting a round of even-par 72.
Tim Lew posted a round of 79 (+7) to finish in a tie for 50th place (225, +9), while Harry Whittle rounded out the score five in a group at 22-over 238. He ended the day with a round of 11-over 83 to finish in 84th place.
The Zips are off until April 10 when they travel to Memphis, Tenn., for the Memphis Intercollegiate.
Top Five Teams: 1. Wichita State, 280-286-278 – 844 (-20); 2. UCF, 282-284-282 – 848 (-16); 3. Florida Gulf Coast, 284-279-287 – 850 (-14); 4. Northern Illinois, 291-291-288 – 870 (+6); 5. Campbell, 298-287-287 – 872 (+8).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Jack Hernandez, Florida Gulf Coast, 72-68-67 – 207 (-9); 2. Rafael Becker, Wichita State, 69-70-69 – 208 (-8); 3. Ricardo Gouveia, UCF, 71-69-69 – 209 (-7); t4. Ben Peacock, Miami (Ohio), 71-71-68 – 210 (-6); t4. Brandon Pena, Florida Gulf Coast, 72-69-69 – 210 (-6).
Akron: t20. Cameron Simmons, 71-77-69 – 217 (+1); 25. Ryan Mason, 75-70-73 – 218 (+2); t26. Charlie Bull, 71-76-72 – 219 (+3); t50. Tim Lew, 74-72-79 – 225 (+9); 84. Harry Whittle, 79-76-83 – 238 (+22).
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