Feb. 28, 2006
ATLANTA –
Georgia Tech was unable to bounce back from a poor second round, posting a team score of 300 Tuesday to fall to 15th place among the 18 competing teams in the final standings of the Puerto Rico Classic golf tournament in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Tech freshman Cameron Tringale, who started the day tied for third place after a pair of 70s, shot 78 on Tuesday and fell to a tie for 27th individually at two-over-oar 218, 13 shots off the pace. Georgia’s Chris Kirk won medalist honors at 11-under 205 after posting a 67 Tuesday.
Taylor Hall, another freshman, paced the No. 2-ranked Yellow Jackets with an even-par 72 on the Westin Rio Mar Resort’s River Course and tied for 63rd individually (10-over 226). Robert Castro finished in a tie for 38th place (74 – 220) for Tech, while Kevin Larsen tied for 59th (76 – 225) and Mike Barbosa tied for 79th (80 – 231).
Georgia, the nation’s top-ranked team, shot 279 Tuesday to pass Oklahoma State (299) and win the team title with a 21-under-par score of 843. Fourth-ranked Florida (17-under 847) finished second, four shots back, and the Cowboys (2-under 862) finished third. First-round leader Alabama (1-over 865) was fourth.
Tech is next in action Mar. 10-12 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas, Nev.
PUERTO RICO CLASSICWestin Rio Mar Resort, River CourseRio Grande, Puerto RicoFinal Results
TEAM STANDINGS 1 Georgia, U. of 281 283 279 843 -21 2 Florida, U. of 284 284 279 847 -17 3 Oklahoma State U. 291 272 299 862 -2 4 Alabama, U. of 280 294 291 865 +1 5 East Tennessee St. 292 287 288 867 +3 6 Arizona State U. 285 300 285 870 +6 7 Purdue University 287 288 301 876 +12 Duke University 296 289 291 876 +12 9 Clemson University 294 288 295 877 +13 10 North Carolina State 293 292 293 878 +14 11 Illinois, U. of 305 288 286 879 +15 12 Texas, Univ. of 286 298 300 884 +20 13 Kent State 302 293 290 885 +21 Northwestern 291 298 296 885 +21 15 Georgia Tech 288 298 300 886 +22 16 Virginia Tech 295 292 305 892 +28 17 Minnesota, Univ. of 314 295 291 900 +36 18 Michigan, U. of 305 297 304 906 +42
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Chris Kirk Georgia 70 68 67 205 -11 2 Pablo Martin Okla. St. 68 67 71 206 -10 3 Matt Every Florida 70 72 68 210 -6 Brendon Todd Georgia 68 72 70 210 -6 5 Alejandro Canizares Arizona St 69 73 70 212 -4 Jordan Findlay ETSU 72 70 70 212 -4
GEORGIA TECH SCORES T27 Cameron Tringale 70 70 78 218 +2 T38 Roberto Castro 70 76 74 220 +4 T59 Kevin Larsen 73 76 76 225 +9 T63 Taylor Hall 78 76 72 226 +10 T79 Mike Barbosa 75 76 80 231 +15
