Feb. 19, 2013
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico – Ollie Schniederjans shot a career-best 6-under-par 66 Tuesday and earned the highest individual finish of his career, and Georgia Tech closed with a 1-under-par total of 287 and finished in fifth place at the Puerto Rico Classic.
Schniederjans, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Ga., birdied 10 holes in his round Tuesday, the lowest round shot by a Yellow Jacket this year. He completed 54 holes with a 10-under-par total of 206, also a career best, and finished two shots behind NC State’s Albin Choi (204, -12), who grabbed medalist honors by carding a 7-under-par 65 Tuesday.
As a unit, however, the 8th-ranked Yellow Jackets were unable to keep up with 6th-ranked Alabama, which shot 14-under-par 274 Tuesday and finished the tournament at 33-under-par 831, seven strokes ahead of Oklahoma (-26), who posted a 7-under-par round Tuesday. No. 20 SMU (-16) finished in third place after a 5-under-par round, and No. 9 Georgia (-12) finished fourth after shooting 6-under-par as a team Tuesday.
Tech (-6) was a distant fifth in the 15-team field, which included eight of the nation’s top 50 teams.
“This was a really special round today for Ollie,” said Tech head coach Bruce Heppler. “Making 10 birdies was enjoyable to watch, and I’m excited for him because this is his best collegiate finish. As a team, we have a lot to work on over the next couple of weeks before we play again.”
Anders Albertson shot s 1-under-par 71 for Tech Tuesday, while Bo Andrews and Richard Werenski each added a 75 to the Yellow Jackets’ total. Albertson finished tied for 24th place at even-par 216. Seth Reeves, who began the day in the top 10 individually, shot a 76 and fell back to a tie for 28th at 1-over 217. Werenski (+6) tied for 45th, and Andrews (+7) tied for 47th.
Tech returns to action March 8-10 in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas, Nev.
PUERTO RICO CLASSIC
Rio Mar Country Club – River Course, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Final Results
TEAM STANDINGS – 1 Alabama 279 278 274 831 -33, 2 Oklahoma 280 277 281 838 -26, 3 SMU 287 278 283 848 -16, 4 Georgia 290 280 282 852 -12, 5 Georgia Tech 286 285 287 858 -6, 6 Northwestern 297 281 285 863 -1, 7 Virginia Tech 292 288 286 866 +2, 8 Clemson 281 294 292 867 +3, 9 North Carolina State 303 291 281 875 +11, 10 Augusta State 292 294 290 876 +12, 11 East Tennessee State 296 297 290 883 +19, 12 North Carolina 291 296 300 887 +23, 13 Ohio State 304 294 290 888 +24, 14 Purdue 308 292 297 897 +33, 15 Michigan 298 313 295 906 +42
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS – 1 Albin Choi North Carolina State 70 69 65 204 -12, T2 Cory Whitsett Alabama 70 70 66 206 -10, T2 Will Kropp Oklahoma 73 68 65 206 -10, T2 Ollie Schniederjans Georgia Tech 71 69 66 206 -10, T5 Scott Vincent Virginia Tech 73 70 66 209 -7, T5 Eduardo Castiello Oklahoma 68 69 72 209 -7, T5 Mikey Moyers Virginia Tech 70 67 72 209 -7, T8 Bobby Wyatt Alabama 71 70 69 210 -6, T8 Bryson Dechambeau SMU 74 66 70 210 -6, T10 Mario Clemens SMU 70 71 70 211 -5, T10 Abraham Ancer Oklahoma 71 70 70 211 -5
GEORGIA TECH SCORES – T2 Ollie Schniederjans (1) 71 69 66 206, T24 Anders Albertson (2) 75 70 71 216, T28 Seth Reeves (3) 69 72 76 217, T45 Richy Werenski (5) 73 74 75 222, T47 Bo Andrews (4) 73 75 75 223
