March 14, 2004
ATLANTA – Roberto Castro fired a three-under-par 69, and Chan Wongluekiet shot a one-under 71 to pace Georgia Tech in the final round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship in Las Vegas, and the fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets finished in a tie for sixth place with UCLA.
Tech shot a six-over-par 294 on Sunday at the Southern Highlands Golf Club (7,381 Yards, par 72), but the Jackets still moved up two spots from its 36-hole standing. Tech finished 23 shots off the pace of Arizona State, which shot 293 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 848 (16 under par) and a two-shot victory over Florida (292 – 850).
Clemson was third at five-under-par 859 (288 Saturday), followed by Georgia (one-under 863) and Washington (870). Tech and UCLA each finished with a tournament total of 871 (seven over par). Eleven of the 15 teams are ranked among the nation’s top 20 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
Florida’s Camilo Villegas took the individual title by shooting 69 Sunday to finish at 11-under-par 205, one shot ahead of Wake Forest’s Bill Haas (71 – 206). Twenty-one golfers finished at par of better for 54 holes.
Wongluekiet, a junior from Bradenton, Fla., tied for 11th with two other golfers at four-under-par 212. Castro, a freshman from Alpharetta, Ga., finished in a tie for 24th at 218 (+2) along with junior Nicholas Thompson, who posted a 77 Sunday.
Mike Barbosa, also shooting a 77 Sunday, tied for 52nd at 226 (+10) and Kevin Larsen finished 70th at 233 after carding an 80 Saturday.
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPLas Vegas, Nev.Southern Highlands Golf Club (7,381 yards, par 72)
FINAL TEAM SCORES
Arizona State 279-276-293 – 848 (-16) Florida 277-281-292 – 850 (-14) Clemson 279-292-288 – 859 (-5) Georgia 284-286-293 – 863 (-1) Washington 289-284-297 – 870 (+6) Georgia Tech 291-286-294 – 871 (+7) UCLA 282-291-298 – 871 (+7) Wake Forest 295-287-293 – 875 (+11) Arizona 284-290-301 – 875 (+11) UNLV 289-290-296 – 875 (+11) New Mexico 302-283-294 – 879 (+15) Augusta State 289-300-298 – 887 (+23) NC State 294-297-298 – 889 (+25) Auburn 300-297-295 – 892 (+28) North Carolina 302-286-306 – 894 (+30)
TOP INDIVIDUALS
Camilo Villegas, Florida 67-69-69 – 205 (-11) Bill Haas, Wake Forest 68-67-71 – 206 (-10) Ryan Moore, UNLV 69-69-69 – 207 (-9) Brock Mackenzie, Washington 70-67-71 – 208 (-8) Matt Hendrix, Clemson 72-65-70 – 210 (-6) Alejandro Canizares, Arizona State 73-67-71 – 211 (-5) Matt Every, Florida 71-68-72 – 211 (-5) Travis Johnson, UCLA 70-68-73 – 211 (-5) Jesse Mueller, Arizona State 71-68-72 – 211 (-5) Chez Reavie, Arizona State 69-68-74 – 211 (-5)
GEORGIA TECH SCORES
T11 Chan Wongluekiet 68-73-71 – 212 (-4) T24 Robert Castro 77-72-69 – 218 (+2) T24 Nicholas Thompson 74-67-77 – 218 (+2) T52 Mike Barbosa 75-74-77 – 226 (+10) 70 Kevin Larsen 74-79-80 – 233 (+17)
