Oct. 24, 2006
Roberto Castro shot a two-over-par 74 Tuesday on a day when scores soared, and the Georgia Tech senior tied for fourth place, two shots off the pace, at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla.
Georgia Tech, the nation’s 18th-ranked team, posted a team total of 308 Tuesday and finished the tournament at 39-over-par 903, 27 shots behind Texas. The Longhorns, one of only two teams to break 300 as a team Tuesday, shot 297 and took a 12-stroke victory over Florida. Texas A&M finished third, followed by defending national champion Oklahoma State and Georgia.
As temperatures in the Orlando area dipped to a record low 50 degrees after having been as warm as 91 degrees for Sunday’s opening round, Castro played his front nine (beginning at No. 10) in two-over-par and his back nine even-par. His 54-hole total of 218 (two-over-par) was two shots off the pace of Georgia’s Brian Harman, who carded a 75 Tuesday and finished at even-par 216.
Castro’s finish was the first top-10 performance by a Tech player this fall.
Cameron Tringale shot 77 Tuesday and tied for 25th overall at 224, while Taylor Hall tied for 53rd at 230 following a third-round 76. David Dragoo finished in a tie for 66th after an 83 Tuesday, and Adam Cohan finished 87th after an 81.
Tech has finished its fall schedule for team events, but senior Kevin Larsen and Tringale will compete in the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic, Nov. 19-21, in El Paso, Texas.
ISLEWORTH-UCF COLLEGIATE INVITATIONALIsleworth Country Club, Windermere, Fla.Final Results
TEAM STANDINGS 1 Texas 294 285 297 876 +12 2 Florida 294 292 302 888 +24 3 Texas A&M 298 301 291 890 +26 4 Oklahoma State 294 286 312 892 +28 5 Georgia 291 300 302 893 +29 6 Clemson 297 291 306 894 +30 7 Kentucky 300 290 306 896 +32 T8 Florida State 297 297 306 900 +36 T8 Tennessee 293 298 309 900 +36 T8 North Carolina 296 297 307 900 +36 T8 Wake Forest 307 291 302 900 +36 12 Georgia Tech 298 297 308 903 +39 13 Duke 296 295 314 905 +41 14 Georgia State 297 299 310 906 +42 15 Arizona 295 300 319 914 +50 16 South Carolina 292 304 319 915 +51 17 Texas Tech 300 304 313 917 +53 18 UCF 318 300 306 924 +60
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Brian Harman, Georgia 70 71 75 216 E T2 Dustin Groves, Wake Forest 75 67 75 217 +1 T2 Billy Horschel, Florida 79 67 71 217 +1 T4 Matt Bortis, Texas 75 72 71 218 +2 T4 Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech 74 70 74 218 +2 T6 Jonas Blixt, Florida State 73 73 73 219 +3 T6 Kevin Schultz, Texas 75 68 76 219 +3 T8 Philip Pettitt, Tennessee 72 74 74 220 +4 T8 Hudson Swafford, Georgia 70 76 74 220 +4 T10 Brad Doster, Kentucky 77 68 76 221 +5 T10 Robert Gates, Texas A&M 78 75 68 221 +5 T10 Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State 74 69 78 221 +5 T10 Adam Long, Duke 75 71 75 221 +5 T10 Derek Oakey, Georgia State 73 76 72 221 +5 T10 Ryan Posey, Oklahoma State 73 71 77 221 +5 T10 Sam Saunders, Clemson 74 72 75 221 +5 T10 Kyle Stanley, Clemson 74 75 72 221 +5 T10 Jhonattan Vegas, Texas 72 74 75 221 +5
OTHER GEORGIA TECH SCORES T25 Cameron Tringale 70 77 77 224 +8 T53 Taylor Hall 79 75 76 230 +14 T66 David Dragoo 75 75 83 233 +17 87 Adam Cohan 80 83 81 244 +28
