April 9, 2013
Tampa, Fla. – Bo Andrews fired a final-round 66 (6-under-par) Tuesday and surged into a tie for medalist honors at the Gary Koch Invitational, while 8th-ranked Georgia Tech finished second in the event for the second straight year.
Andrews, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., earned his first collegiate victory by posting his best round of the year and matched his career low score set last year in the first round of the ACC Championship. He completed 54 holes with a 9-under-par score of 207, two strokes better than his previous career low of 209 (-7) at the 2012 Amer Ari Invitational, where he tied for sixth place.
The Tech junior, who shot 71-70 in the first two rounds Monday, shared the title with Rowin Caron of Florida State, who shot 71 Tuesday following a pair of 68s on Monday. Caron’s performance lifted the 18th-ranked Seminoles to the team title by seven shots over Tech.
Scores were generally higher Tuesday at the 7,389-yard Old Memorial Golf Club, but FSU bucked the trend by posting a 2-under-par 286 to finish the tournament at 23-under-par 841. All five Seminoles finished among the top 15 individuals.
The Yellow Jackets shot 292 (+4) Tuesday and wound up with a tournament total of 848 (-16), their best 54-hole score this year. No. 20 Auburn was a distant third at 860 (-4), the only other team to complete 54 holes under par. No. 9 Florida (+2) was fifth, followed by 26th-ranked Wake Forest (+9) among the 14 competing teams.
Four Yellow Jackets finished among the top 20 players. Anders Albertson, following a 75 Tuesday, tied for sixth place at 4-under-par 212, his third top-10 finish this year, while freshman Shun Yat Hak earned his first top-10 finish with a 3-under-par total of 213 after carding a 77 Tuesday. Ollie Schniederjans tied for 16th at even-par 216 after posting a closing 74.
Tech is back in action Saturday when it takes on South Carolina in a dual match at East Lake Golf Club.
GARY KOCH INVITATIONALOld Memorial Golf Club, Tampa, Fla.Final Results
TEAM SCORES 1 Florida State 278 277 286 841 -23 2 Georgia Tech 279 277 292 848 -16 3 Auburn 286 282 292 860 -4 4 Florida 293 280 293 866 +2 5 Wake Forest 287 291 295 873 +9 6 Charleston, Coll. of 288 290 297 875 +11 7 North Florida 287 296 294 877 +13 8 Kentucky 295 284 307 886 +22 9 South Florida 292 301 296 889 +25 10 Georgia Southern 299 293 303 895 +31 11 Ohio State 297 303 304 904 +40 UNCG 296 303 305 904 +40 13 Jacksonville 292 295 318 905 +41 Pacific 300 300 305 905 +41
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Rowin Caron Florida St 68 68 71 207 -9 Bo Andrews GA Tech 71 70 66 207 -9 3 Sean Dale N. Florida 68 73 67 208 -8 4 Daniel Berger Florida St 69 71 71 211 -5 Evan Beck Wk. Forest 68 72 71 211 -5 6 Josh Lorenzetti Charleston 73 69 70 212 -4 Anders Albertson GA Tech 69 68 75 212 -4 8 Zach Munroe Charleston 70 70 73 213 -3 Shun Yat Hak GA Tech 70 66 77 213 -3 10 Chase Seiffert Florida St 71 68 75 214 -2 Hank Lebioda Florida St 74 70 70 214 -2 12 Michael Hebert Auburn 70 74 71 215 -1 Michael Johnson Auburn 71 69 75 215 -1 Doug Letson Florida St 70 71 74 215 -1 *Joaquin Lolas Florida St 71 70 74 215 -1 16 Ollie Schniederjans GA Tech 69 73 74 216 E Tyler McCumber Florida 77 69 70 216 E Jake Mondy Auburn 73 70 73 216 E
