Oct. 10, 2010
Macon. Ga. – John-Tyler Griffin shot his second consecutive 3-under-par 69 Sunday, and three Georgia Tech players placed among the top 10 individuals as the 8th-ranked Yellow Jackets finished fourth at the Brickyard Collegiate golf tournament.
Tech posted its best round of the tournament Sunday (1-under 287), but slipped two positions in the standings and finished the tournament at 3-over 867, 10 shots behind Georgia, which won the Brickyard for the third time in four years with a 7-under-par total of 857.
The Bulldogs, who shot 2-under 286 for the day, held off a charge by reigning NCAA champion Augusta State, which posted a 13-under-par round of 275 and finished just one stroke back (6-under 858. Florida State, 5-under for the day, finished third at 1-under 863.
Griffin shook off a poor first round to close strong with a pair of 69s. Sunday, the senior from Wilson, N.C., played a bogey-free back nine and had five birdies on his card for the round. He vaulted into a tie for eighth place individually at 3-under-par 216 along with junior James White, who matched or beat par for the third straight day (70).
Kyle Scott, who opened with a 68 to gain a share of the lead, shot 73 Sunday to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place at 4-under 212, six strokes back of medalist Russell Henley of Georgia.
Seth Reeves, a red-shirt freshman from Duluth, Ga., shined in his first collegiate event for the Yellow Jackets, posting rounds of 70-74-72 to tie for 16th place at even-par 216.
Georgia Tech returns to action Oct. 24-26 at the United States Collegiate Championship at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, its last event of the fall.
BRICKYARD COLLEGIATE
Brickyard at Riverside, Macon, Ga. (par 72)
Final Results
TEAM STANDINGS
1 Georgia 287 284 286 857 -7
2 Augusta State 289 294 275 858 -6
3 Florida State 298 282 283 863 -1
4 Georgia Tech 291 289 287 867 +3
5 Mississippi, U. of 297 294 280 871 +7
6 Chattanooga 292 291 289 872 +8
7 Clemson 291 301 281 873 +9
8 Virginia Tech 298 293 283 874 +10
9 Texas-Arlington 292 298 285 875 +11
10 Oklahoma 293 296 292 881 +17
11 North Florida, U. of 288 301 293 882 +18
12 Colorado State Univ. 295 303 294 892 +28
13 Mercer University 305 294 294 893 +29
14 Gonzaga University 298 302 305 905 +41
15 Boston College 317 316 311 944 +80
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1 Russell Henley Georgia 72 66 68 206 -10
2 Carter Newman Augusta State 68 73 69 210 -6
T3 Zack Fischer Texas-Arlington 69 73 69 211 -5
T3 Brooks Koepka Florida State 73 67 71 211 -5
T5 Marshall Bailey Virginia Tech 72 70 70 212 -4
T5 Billy Brozovich Mississippi, U. of 72 75 65 212 -4
T5 Kyle Scott Georgia Tech 68 71 73 212 -4
T8 Steven Fox Chattanooga 74 68 71 213 -3
T8 J.T. Griffin Georgia Tech 75 69 69 213 -3
T8 Corbin Mills Clemson 69 75 69 213 -3
T8 James White Georgia Tech 71 72 70 213 -3
12 Harris English Georgia 69 71 74 214 -2
T13 Kevin Aylwin North Florida, U. of 71 70 74 215 -1
T13 Drew Kittleson Florida State 76 69 70 215 -1
T13 Mitchell Krywulycz Augusta State 75 74 66 215 -1
T16 Jonathan Randolph Mississippi, U. of 73 74 69 216 E
T16 Seth Reeves * Georgia Tech 70 74 72 216 E
T18 Taylor Floyd Augusta State 72 73 72 217 +1
T18 Kevin Phelan North Florida, U. of 70 75 72 217 +1
GEORGIA TECH SCORES
T5 Kyle Scott -4 68 71 73 212
T8 J.T. Griffin -3 75 69 69 213
T8 James White -3 71 72 70 213
T61 Minghao Wang +13 77 77 75 229
T68 Paul Haley +15 78 77 76 231
*T13 Seth Reeves 70 74 72 216
*T32 Richard Werenski 75 73 75 223
*played as an individual
