Oct. 4, 2006
ATLANTA –
Kevin Larsen shot a three-under-par 67 Wednesday, while teammates Cameron Tringale and Adam Cohan each posted 68s as Georgia Tech rallied to tie for ninth in the final standings at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational at Williamsburg, Va.
On a day when scores were significantly lower across the board on the par-70 Gold Course at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Tech posted a two-under-par team score of 278, 10 strokes better than its first-round score, and advanced from a tie for 12th after 36 holes to a tie for ninth with Kentucky, which shot 289.
Florida (6-under 834) shot 272 Wednesday and rallied past defending national champion Oklahoma State (2-under 838) for a four-shot victory. Texas A&M was the only other team under par for the tournament (1-under) and finished third, followed by UNLV and Georgia.
Larsen, a senior from Santa Barbara, Calif., reversed his misfortune from the first two days with two birdies and an eagle to offset just one bogey for his low round of the fall. Tringale, a sophomore from Laguna Niguel, Calif., had no bogeys in his round of 68, while Cohan, a sophomore from Wayne, Pa., birdied five holes en route to his 68.
Tringale was Tech’s high finisher for the tournament, tying for 31st place at five-over-par 215, while Cohan posted his best finish (tie for 38th) in five collegiate events at 217. Larsen tied for 44th at 218.
Billy Horschel of Florida shot a 63 Wednesday and took a two-shot victory (7-under 203) over Brian Harman of Georgia. Daniel Summerhays of Brigham Young set a course record with a 10-under-par 60 Wednesday.
Taylor Hall, a sophomore from LaGrange, Ga., shot 75 Wednesday and finished in a tie for 54th at 221, while Roberto Castro, a senior from Alpharetta, Ga., carded a 76 and tied for 51st at 220.
Tech is off until Oct. 22, when it competes in its final fall event at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla.
PING/GOLFWEEK PREVIEW INVITATIONALGolden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg, Va.Final Results
TEAM STANDINGS 1 Florida 281 281 272 834 ?6 2 Oklahoma State 282 280 276 838 ?2 3 Texas A&M 280 283 276 839 ?1 4 UNLV 283 280 284 847 +7 5 Georgia 279 289 280 848 +8 6 Arizona State 287 284 281 852 +12 T7 Lamar 285 288 282 855 +15 T7 Clemson 290 282 283 855 +15 T9 Georgia Tech 288 297 278 863 +23 T9 Kentucky 292 282 289 863 +23 11 Wake Forest 295 291 278 864 +24 T12 Washington 298 283 286 867 +27 T12 Brigham Young 287 298 282 867 +27 14 Minnesota 290 292 292 874 +34 15 VCU 294 303 289 886 +46
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Billy Horschel Florida 70 70 63 203 ?7 2 Brian Harman Georgia 69 70 66 205 ?5 T3 Bronson Burgoon Texas A&M 69 69 68 206 ?4 T3 Niklas Lemke Arizona State 67 70 69 206 ?4 5 Ryan Keeney UNLV 71 67 69 207 ?3 6 Manuel Villegas Florida 71 68 69 208 ?2 T7 Pablo Martin Oklahoma State 67 69 73 209 ?1 T7 Daniel Summerhays Brigham Young 74 75 60 209 ?1 T9 Benjamin Alvarado Arizona State 71 72 67 210 E T9 Bronson LaCassie Minnesota 68 69 73 210 E
GEORGIA TECH SCORES T31 Cameron Tringale 73 74 68 215 T38 Adam Cohan 72 77 68 217 T44 Kevin Larsen 75 76 67 218 T51 Roberto Castro 72 72 76 220 T54 Taylor Hall 71 75 75 221
