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Men's Golf Ties for Sixth at Ohio State
Sunday, September 30, 2001 | Men's Golf
The No. 1 ranked Florida Gators dropped to finish sixth at the Ping/Golfweek Invitational hosted at The Ohio State Scarlet Sunday. UF rallied into second after finishing day one at T8, but again struggled in round three to finish at 20-over 872.
Roaring out of the gate in his first-ever tournament with the Gators, junior Ari Savolainen (Helsinki, Finland) led the scoring, finishing tied for sixth. Savolainen set a Scarlet Course record (championship tees) Saturday with a 5-under par 66, finishing with a total 213 (E).
Following Savolainen, 2001 U.S. Amateur Champion Bubba Dickerson (Hilliard, Fla.) claimed 12th. Dickerson jumped 9 spots after finishing round one tied for 21st. In a continuous move up the field, sophomore Camilo Villegas (Mendellin, Colombia) tied for 26th, shooting 7-over 220.
Slipping slightly, senior Camilo Benedetti (Mendellin, Colombia) concluded the tournament at T43 shooting 11-over 224. Rounding out the Gator's lineup was junior Jordan Code (Tampa, Fla.) who finished at 72nd with a total of 237.
Clemson won the tournament championship by one stroke over Wake Forest. Clemson's D.J. Trahan, playing in the final group of the day, birdied No. 18 to give the Tigers the victory. Brent Wanner of Wake Forest was the tournament medallist with a three-round score of 210 (69-70-71=210).
The Gators will now get ready to travel to Dalton, Ga. where they will compete at the Carpet Capital Collegiate hosted by Georgia Tech. The 54-hole tournament runs from Oct. 5-7 and will be held at The Farm.
Team Results
Pl. Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total
1 Clemson 288 283 291 862
2 Wake Forest 289 292 282 863
3 Texas 292 291 281 864
4 Ohio State 300 285 282 867
5 Virginia Tech 292 290 289 871
6 Florida 296 277 299 872
Georgia 290 285 297 872
8 Oklahoma State 290 290 294 874
9 Oklahoma 290 297 295 882
10 Georgia Tech 294 296 300 890
11 East Tennessee 292 293 306 891
12 Augusta State 302 290 300 892
13 Arizona 296 297 300 893
14 Arizona State 306 295 304 905
15 Pacific 306 303 299 908
Florida Scores
Pl. Team Rd. 1 Rd.2 Rd. 3 Total
T6 Ari Savolainen 71 66 76 213 E
12 Bubba Dickerson 73 70 72 215 +2
T26 Camilo Villegas 75 72 73 220 +7
T43 Camilo Benedetti 77 69 78 224 +11
72 Jordan Code 77 81 79 237 +24
