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The Invitational at Kiawah - Day Three
Men's Golf Finishes Seventh at The Invitational at Kiawah
September 11 | Men's Golf
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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Tough playing conditions and strong winds hampered scoring, but The University of Akron men's golf team was able to move up one spot to The Invitational at Kiawah on The Ocean Course in seventh place.
Low scores were at a minimum at the course that played host to the 2012 PGA Championship, with just two players scoring under 75 and 51 scores carded at 80 or higher (96 players).
No. 18 Florida won the event with a three-day score of 882 (+18). UA posted a round of 316 (+28) to finish with a three-day total of 925 (+61). The Zips finished ahead of two Golf stat Top-100 teams in Georgia Southern (#83) and Mercer (#91), with all six teams ahead of them ranked in the top-100. The Zips were ranked No. 114 entering the event.
Junior Charlie Bull posted a top-15 finish, carding a round a round of 82 (+10) to finish tied for 13th place at 12-over 228. Senior Cameron Simmons continued his climb up the leaderboard thanks to a round of 2-over 74, tied for the low round of the day. Simmons finished tied for 27th place (232, +16), climbing 59 spots from his round-one finish.
Freshman Louis Birchall concluded his first collegiate event in a group at 20-over 236, good for a tie for 39th place following a round of 84 (+12). Fellow freshmen Ryan Harris and Carr Vernon followed Birchall in a tie for 68th and a tie for 75th respectively. Harris finished at 26-over 242 while Vernon tallied a score of 246 (+30) over three rounds.
Senior Tim Lew rounded out the squad in 86th place with a score of 249 (+33) after shooting 80 (+8).
The Zips have a short turnaround as they return to action on Saturday, Sept. 15, in Zionsville, Ind. At the two-day Wolf Run Intercollegiate.
Top Five Teams: 1. Florida, 289-288-305 – 882 (+18); 2. Texas Arlington, 310-292-304 – 906 (+42); 3. Houston, 293-304-315 – 912 (+48); 4. College of Charleston, 299-301-313 – 913 (+49); 5. South Florida, 303-301-313 – 917 (+53).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern, 73-67-80 – 220 (+4); t2. TJ Vogel, Florida, 73-71-77 – 221 (+5); t2. Tyler McCumber, Florida, 72-70-79 – 221 (+5); t4. AJ Crouch, Florida, 74-72-76 – 222 (+6); t4. Santiago Gavino, Florida, 72-75-75 – 222 (+6).
Akron: t13. Charlie Bull, 73-73-82 – 228 (+12); t27. Cameron Simmons, 84-74-74 – 232 (+16); t39. Louis Birchall, 78-74-84 – 236 (+20); t68. Ryan Harris, 86-76-80 – 242 (+26); t75. Carr Vernon, 77-80-89 – 246 (+30); 86. Tim Lew, 84-85-80 – 249 (+33).
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