Feb. 8, 2013
THE FLATS – Anders Albertson and Ollie Schniederjans each fired a 3-under-par 69 Friday to lead Georgia Tech, which closed with a flourish and tied for fourth place at the Amer Ari Invitational.
Bo Andrews had an eagle and a birdie in his final four holes, while freshman Michael Hines birdied four of his final five holes, giving each player a 1-over-par 73 and helping Tech post a 4-under-par 284. That score was bettered by only two other teams Friday.
Fourth-ranked UCLA and third-round leader Washington waged a battle for the team title Friday, and they ended up sharing it with a 22-under-par total of 842. The Bruins shot a 3-under-par 285 score for the day and had a late three-stroke lead, but the 7th-ranked Huskies had a closing flurry to forge the tie. Each team had three individuals finish in the top 15.
TCU (-15) finished third after a 7-under 281 Friday, followed by Tech, 9th-ranked Southern California and No. 2 Texas, each with 14-under-par totals of 850 for the tournament. No. 13 Stanford (-12) was seventh, followed by No. 25 Auburn (-10) and No. 14 Oklahoma State (-9) in the 20-team field.
“We had a chance for a low one today and didn’t quite get there,” said Tech head coach Bruce Heppler. “Bo and Michael each shot 73 after being +4 with five or six holes, left which is very positive. If Ollie and Anders continue to play like they did today, we can contend with the very elite teams. There are a lot of positives for us heading into Puerto Rico.”
Albertson birdied four holes in his closing round and tied for 10th place, his first top-10 of the year after securing three top-20 showings in the fall. The sophomore from Woodstock, Ga., nearly played the final 36 holes bogey-free before posting one on his finishing hole.
Auburn’s Dominic Bozzelli captured medalist honors at 11-under-par 205, two strokes clear of Washington’s Trevor Simsby (-9). Bozzelli shot 67 Friday to jump from third place, while Simsby closed with a 69. Stanford’s Steven Kearney led the Cardinal charge Friday with a 67 and finished in a four-way tie for fourth.
Tech’s other five players all finished among the top 40 individuals in the 116-player field. Hines tied for 26th place at 1-under 215, while Andrews, Schniederjans and Richard Werenski, who shot 75 Friday, tied for 34th place at even-par 144 along with freshman Shun Yat Hak, who was playing as an individual.
Tech returns to action Feb. 17-19 at the Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
AMER ARI INVITATIONALWaikoloa, Hawai'i, Kings' CourseFinal Results
TEAM STANDINGS T1 UCLA 277 280 285 842 -22 T1 Washington 280 275 287 842 -22 3 TCU 277 291 281 849 -15 T4 Georgia Tech 283 283 284 850 -14 T4 Southern California 291 273 286 850 -14 T4 Texas 279 283 288 850 -14 7 Stanford 287 285 280 852 -12 8 Auburn 281 288 285 854 -10 9 Oklahoma State 288 280 287 855 -9 10 Arizona State 291 282 290 863 -1 11 Oregon 287 289 288 864 E 12 Texas Tech 284 294 290 868 +4 13 San Jose State 296 283 291 870 +6 14 Oregon State 289 288 296 873 +9 15 Osaka Gakuin University 293 296 289 878 +14 16 UC Davis 298 291 298 887 +23 17 Colorado 295 289 305 889 +25 18 Hawaii-Hilo 293 300 298 891 +27 19 Hawaii 298 307 297 902 +38 20 CSU-Stanislaus 307 298 298 903 +39
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Dominic Bozzelli Auburn 70 68 67 205 -11 T2 David Fink Oregon State 68 70 69 207 -9 T2 Trevor Simsby Washington 72 66 69 207 -9 T4 Cody Gribble Texas 69 68 71 208 -8 T4 Pontus Widegren UCLA 68 69 71 208 -8 T4 Steven Kearney Stanford 69 72 67 208 -8 T4 Brandon Stone Texas 69 69 70 208 -8 8 Max Rottluff Arizona State 73 67 69 209 -7 9 Cody Blickensderfer San Jose State 73 68 69 210 -6 T10 Jonathan Sanders Washington 71 69 71 211 -5 T10 Pedro Figueiredo UCLA 68 73 70 211 -5 T10 Anthony Paolucci Southern California 72 66 73 211 -5 T10 Anders Albertson Georgia Tech 72 70 69 211 -5 T10 Cheng-Tsung Pan Washington 70 70 71 211 -5
GEORGIA TECH SCORES T10 Anders Albertson -5 72 70 69 211 T26 Michael Hines -1 71 71 73 215 T34 Ollie Schniederjans E 75 72 69 216 T34 Bo Andrews E 69 74 73 216 T34 Richard Werenski E 71 70 75 216 T34 Shun Yat Hak E 71 71 74 216
