Men's Golf Advances to NCAA Championships for 13th Straight Year

Saturday, May 18

Baton Rouge, LA

12:00 AM

Florida Gators

NCAA South Regional

Men's Golf Advances to NCAA Championships for 13th Straight Year

Saturday, May 18, 2013 | Men's Golf

For the 13th consecutive year, which is the current longest streak in the nation, the University of Florida men's golf team will advance to the NCAA Championships after finishing in second place at the NCAA South Regional in Baton Rouge, La. on Saturday, May 18. As a team, the Gators recorded an 874 (+10) for the three-round event at the University Club.

“I am proud of my guys,” head coach Buddy Alexander commented. “We had a great week, not too stressful. It was great to see T.J. Vogel play so well. It's is great to see him back. Tyler McCumber did well and has been exceptional lately.”

Seniors Tyler McCumber (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) and T.J. Vogel (Cooper City, Fla.) were the team's two lowest scorers for the regional tournament. Each player scored a 215 (-1) and tied for third place. For the third time this season McCumber finished an event at or under par, which leads the team. In addition, the senior captain has now finished in third place in two straight tournaments. Vogel registered his first event under par of the 2012-13 season and was one stroke shy of matching his season-best 54-hole score.

Sophomore Eric Banks (Truro, Canada) tied for 17th place after scoring a 224 (+8) at the par-72, 7,436 yard course. It marked Banks' best tournament, relative to par, since the Chris Schenkel Invitational in March.

Fueled by a final-round 72 (E), senior Tommy Mou (Bradenton, Fla.) tallied a 228 (+12) in Baton Rouge. Mou tied for 34th place in his second regional tournament of his collegiate career.

Sophomore J.D. Tomlinson (Gainesville, Fla.) wrapped up the Gators' lineup, finishing in 232 strokes (+16).

““You have to give credit to Alabama,” said Alexander. “They are a great team who have won six of seven starts this semester. When their No. 4 guy wins on a difficult course, you have to give them credit. At the end of the day though, it is always good to be going to the NCAA Championships.”

The Gators will be back in action on Tuesday, May 28 at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Woodstock, Ga. The national tournament will begin with three rounds of stroke play. The top-eight teams after stroke play will advance to match play, which will determine the winner of the team championship.

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Final Results

Place	Team	To Par	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Alabama	+4	296	290	282	868
2	Florida	+10	286	292	296	874
3	LSU	+26	303	294	293	890
4	Tennessee	+28	300	304	288	892
5	Coastal Carolina	+30	302	295	297	894
The top-five teams advance to the NCAA Championships
6	Houston	+32	300	296	300	896
	South Alabama	+32	296	297	303	896
8	Northwestern	+43	303	304	300	907
9	UAB	+44	308	300	300	908
10	Mississippi State	+45	310	302	297	909
11	Wichita State	+56	304	309	307	920
12	Southeastern Louisiana	+61	308	309	308	925
13	Houston Baptist	+69	313	311	309	933

Top-10 Individuals

Place	Player (Team)	To Par	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Scott Strohmeyer (Alabama)	-4	70	73	69	212
2	Bobby Wyatt (Alabama)	-2	75	73	66	214
3	Tyler McCumber (Florida)	-1	70	72	73	215
	T.J. Vogel (Florida)	-1	70	71	74	215
5	Oliver Goss (Tennessee)	E	73	73	70	216
6	Jonathan Grey (Georgia State)	+2	72	75	71	218
	Tyler Klava (South Alabama)	+2	76	70	72	218
	Justin Thomas (Alabama)	+2	73	72	73	218
	Peter Valasek (Coastal Carolina)	+2	74	74	69	218
10	Blake Morris (Mississippi)	+4	75	72	73	220
	Curtis Thompson (LSU)	+4	75	71	74	220

Florida Results

Place	Player	To Par	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
t3	Tyler McCumber	-1	70	72	73	215
t3	T.J. Vogel	-1	70	71	74	215
t17	Eric Banks	+8	72	71	81	224
t34	Tommy Mou	+12	74	82	72	228
t48	J.D. Tomlinson	+16	77	78	77	232