UF in 7th heading into final round in Puerto Rico

Saturday, February 28

San Juan, PR

12:00 AM

Florida Gators

Puerto Rico Classic

UF in 7th heading into final round in Puerto Rico

Saturday, February 28, 2009 | Men's Golf

The University of Florida men's golf team is in seventh place heading into the final round of the Puerto Rico Classic after shooting a one-over par 289in the second round in San Juan at the Rio Mar Resort. Senior Billy Horschel (Grant, Fla.) shot a 68 (-4) in the second round and is tied for sixth at five-under par 139 for the tournament.

“Today was similar to yesterday in some ways,” said head coach Buddy Alexander. “Georgia and Clemson went off. We shot one-over par, and it was similar to yesterday because we got off to a terrible start. The difference was we had two guys play pretty decent.”

Horschel, a three-time All-American, led the team for the second-straight day. Junior Tim McKenney (Scottsdale, Ariz.) improved his first-round score by six strokes, shooting three-under par 69. He is tied for22nd at even par 144 for the tournament.

The remaining three players in the lineup struggled on Saturday. Junior Tyson Alexander (Gainesville, Fla.) and freshman Mu Hu (Shen Zhen, China) each shot four-over par 76. Senior Toby Ragland (Jacksonville, Fla.) shot six-over par 78.

Alexander is tied for 40th at three-over par 147 after 36 holes. Hu and Ragland share atie for 57th at 150 (+6).

“We did have some good stuff today,” said Coach Alexander. “We'll have to do really well tomorrow to make up some ground.”

Georgia shot an amazing 18-under par in the second round and have a two-round total of553 (-23) heading into Sunday's final round. Texas' Dylan Fritelli remains atop the individual leader board after shooting an impressive eight-under par 64 in the second round. Fritelli is 13-under par (131) for the tournament.

Final round action will begin with a shotgun start at 6:30 ET on Sunday. Final results will be posted to Gatorzone.com at the conclusion of the tournament.

Team Results

Place	School	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total	To Par
1	Georgia	283	270	553	-23
2	Clemson	285	275	560	-16
3	N.C. State	281	286	567	-9
4	Oklahoma St.	286	282	568	-8
5	Georgia Tech	280	292	572	-4
6	Texas	294	280	574	-2
7	Florida	288	289	577	+1
8	Alabama	288	291	579	+3
9	Michigan	287	294	581	+5
10	Kent State	295	288	583	+7
11	East Tennessee St.	297	291	588	+12
T12	Purdue	292	299	591	+15
T12	Minnesota	296	295	591	+15
T12	Northwestern	294	297	591	+15
15	Virginia Tech	312	285	597	+21

Individual Top-10

Place	Player	School	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total	To Par
1	Dylan Fritelli	Texas	67	64	131	-13
2	Hudson Swafford	Georgia	70	67	137	-7
T3	David May	Clemson	68	70	138	-6
T3	Harris English	Georgia	72	66	138	-6
T3	James White	Ga. Tech	68	70	138	-6
T6	Kyle Stanley	Clemson	72	67	139	-5
T6	Russell Henley	Georgia	72	67	139	-5
T6	Matt Hill	NC State	69	70	139	-5
T6	Billy Horschel	Florida	71	68	139	-5
T10	Rickie Fowler	Okla. St.	72	68	140	-4
T10	Brian Harman	Georgia	69	71	140	-4
T10	Ben Martin	Clemson	71	69	140	-4