Feb. 11, 2006
ATLANTA –
Georgia Tech shot a six-under-par 278 Friday in the final round and cruised to victory at the UH Hilo Intercollegiate golf tournament, while Yellow Jacket freshman Cameron Tringale held on for medalist honors with a one-under-par 70.
Paced Friday by juniors Kevin Larsen and Roberto Castro, who each shot three-under 68, Tech notched its second victory in six events this year. The third-ranked Yellow Jackets led wire-to-wire and finished at 27-under-par 825 on the Waikoloa Village Golf Club, 14 strokes ahead of No. 2 Oklahoma State (278 – 839). Southern California (275 – 840) was another shot back in third place.
Tringale, playing in just the sixth collegiate tournament, accomplished something this week that neither of his older teammates have done in 93 college tournaments combined. It was the first victory for a Yellow Jacket player in a team, stroke-play event since current PGA Tour pro Troy Matteson won the 2003 NCAA East Regional.
The Laguna Niguel, Calif., native, who shot 65-67 to take the lead after round two, finished at 11-under-par 202 and held off a charge from Travis Toyama of Hawaii (65 – 203) to win by a shot. OSU’s Pablo Martin shot 70 Friday and finished third at 9-under 204.
Larsen, from Santa Barbara, Calif., continued a stellar season as the nation’s fourth-ranked player, earning his fifth top-10 finish in five events by placing fourth at Waikoloa (8-under-par 205). Castro, an All-American from Alpharetta, Ga., posted his fifth top-20 finish at 5-under 208, tying for fifth place.
Tech senior Mike Barbosa notched his first top-20 showing of the year after a final-round 72 to tie for 17th place at one-under-par 212. Freshman Taylor Hall finished with a 74 Friday and tied for 23rd at even-par 213.
The Yellow Jackets are next in action Feb. 26-28 at the Puerto Rico Classic in Bayamon, P.R.
UH HILO INTERCOLLEGIATEWaikoloa Village Golf Club, Waikoloa, HawaiiFinal Results
Team Standings 1 Georgia Tech 268 279 278 825 -27 2 Oklahoma State U. 272 289 278 839 -13 3 Southern California 274 291 275 840 -12 4 Hawaii, Univ. of 275 297 278 850 -2 5 Stanford University 284 293 281 858 +6 6 Texas, Univ. of 279 294 288 861 +9 7 Washington, U. of 279 293 292 864 +12 8 Arizona State U. 280 296 290 866 +14 9 Pepperdine Univ. 277 302 289 868 +16 Oklahoma, U. of 279 294 295 868 +16 11 TCU 282 294 293 869 +17 Augusta State U. 280 294 295 869 +17 13 Colorado, U. of 283 295 292 870 +18 UC Davis 283 306 281 870 +18 15 Arkansas, U. of 284 298 290 872 +20 16 Fresno State 281 301 297 879 +27 17 Hawaii-Hilo, U. of 288 298 296 882 +30 18 Oregon, U. of 288 306 290 884 +32 19 Rhode Island, U. of 287 307 291 885 +33 20 Oregon State U. 283 310 293 886 +34 21 Kansas, U. of 296 311 298 905 +53
Individual Leaders 1 Cameron Tringale Ga. Tech 65 67 70 202 -11 2 Travis Toyama Hawaii 69 69 65 203 -10 3 Pablo Martin Okla. St. 64 70 70 204 -9 4 Kevin Larsen Ga. Tech 67 70 68 205 -8 5 Jhonatton Vegas Texas 67 74 67 208 -5 Edward McGlasson Colorado 66 71 71 208 -5 Roberto Castro Ga. Tech 68 72 68 208 -5 8 Alex Coe Pepperdine 67 74 68 209 -4 Bradley Shaw USC 69 69 71 209 -4 Tyler Ley USC 67 75 67 209 -4
Georgia Tech Scores 1 Cameron Tringale 65 67 70 202 4 Kevin Larsen 67 70 68 205 T 5 Roberto Castro 68 72 68 208 T 17 Michael Barbosa 68 72 72 212 T 23 Taylor Hall 69 70 74 213
