April 8, 2013
THE FLATS – Shun Yat Hak fired rounds of 70-66 Monday and is tied for the individual lead, and Georgia Tech played the first 36 holes 20 strokes under par and is one shot off the lead heading into the final round of the Gary Koch Invitational.
The tournament became a two-team race after two rounds between Tech and Florida State. The 8th-ranked Yellow Jackets shot rounds of 279 and 277 for a 36-hole total of 556 (-20) and stand one shot off the lead of the Seminoles (278-277=555, -21). Host Auburn is 12 shots behind Tech at 568 (-8), and Florida is fourth at 573 (-3). They are the only teams under par for 36 holes.
Four Tech players are among the top 17 individually, led by Hak, a freshman from Lake Mary, Fla., playing in his second event counting toward the Tech team score. He is 8-under-par over 36 holes on the 7,389-yard Old Memorial Golf Club, tied with Florida State’s Rowin Caron, who shot a pair of 68s.
Anders Albertson (Woodstock, Ga.) is one shot back after rounds of 69-68 for a 36-hole total of 137 (-7). Bo Andrews (Raleigh, N.C.) shot 71-70 and is tied for ninth, and Ollie Schniederjans (Powder Springs, Ga.) is tied for 13th after rounds of 69-73.
Tech is in the final groups teeing off at 9:35 a.m. in Tuesday’s final round.
GARY KOCH INVITATIONALOld Memorial Golf Club, Tampa, Fla.36-Hole Results
TEAM RESULTS 1 Florida State Univ. 278 277 555 -21 2 Georgia Tech 279 277 556 -20 3 Auburn University 286 282 568 -8 4 Florida, U. of 293 280 573 -3 5 Wake Forest Univ. 287 291 578 +2 Charleston, Coll. of 288 290 578 +2 7 Kentucky, U. of 295 284 579 +3 8 North Florida, U. of 287 296 583 +7 9 Jacksonville Univ. 292 295 587 +11 10 Georgia Southern U. 299 293 592 +16 11 So. Florida, U. of 292 301 593 +17 12 UNCG 296 303 599 +23 13 Ohio State Univ. 297 303 600 +24 Pacific, U. of the 300 300 600 +24
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1 Rowin Caron Florida St 68 68 136 -8 Shun Yat Hak GA Tech 70 66 136 -8 3 Anders Albertson GA Tech 69 68 137 -7 4 Chase Seiffert Florida St 71 68 139 -5 5 Daniel Berger Florida St 69 71 140 -4 Evan Beck Wk. Forest 68 72 140 -4 Michael Johnson Auburn 71 69 140 -4 Zach Munroe Charleston 70 70 140 -4 9 Sean Dale N. Florida 68 73 141 -3 Bo Andrews GA Tech 71 70 141 -3 Doug Letson Florida St 70 71 141 -3 *Joaquin Lolas Florida St 71 70 141 -3 13 Ollie Schniederjans GA Tech 69 73 142 -2 Josh Lorenzetti Charleston 73 69 142 -2 Dominic Bozzelli Auburn 73 69 142 -2 Nick Torrance Jack’ville 73 69 142 -2 AJ Crouch Florida 72 70 142 -2 18 Ben Stow Kentucky 75 68 143 -1 Jake Mondy Auburn 73 70 143 -1
