Gators jump up four spots after 9-under second round

Saturday, March 17

Statesboro, GA

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Schenkel Invitational

Gators jump up four spots after 9-under second round

Saturday, March 17, 2018 | Men's Golf

Florida enters final day seventh at 5-under

By: Andrew Kovar

STATESBORO, Ga. -- The Gators moved up four spots on the second day of the Schenkel Invitational and sit seventh heading into the final round.

Florida shot 9-under par in round two which was the second best score on the course to shoot past Notre Dame, Georgia State, UAB and East Tennessee State.

The top three in the Gator lineup were 9-under including a 5-under round from freshman Chris Nido.

Nido had just one bogey on the day while dropping in four birdies and an eagle on the par-four No. 5.

He was the biggest mover on the course jumping up 38 spots and is currently tied for 20th at 2-under par for the weekend.

Gordon Neale shot 3-under par including a flawless scorecard from holes 3-18 and four birdies. Neale moved up 30 positions and is tied for 40th on the leaderboard.

Andy Zhang joined them in shooting sub par round as he carded a 1-under 71 which included four birdies from holes 3-7.

Florida is scheduled to tee off of No. 1 tomorrow morning with the first tee set for 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Coach's Take
On the Gators play today -- "We were so close to a big time round today. I am proud of the fight our guys showed. We didn't have our best stuff but we hung in there and finished off at 9 under. Our score was completely attitude driven and that's a great sign. I'm excited for tomorrow, we've been a great final round team this year." - Coach JC Deacon

Final Scores:

Team

1	Vanderbilt	553 (-23)
2	Kentucky	562 (-14)
T3	Georgia Southern	565 (-11)
T3	Mississippi State	565 (-11)
T5	North Carolina State	568 (-8)
T5	College of Charleston	568 (-8)
7	Florida	571 (-5)
8	Iowa	573 (-3)
T9	Notre Dame	575 (-1)
T9	East Tennessee State	575 (-1)
T9	UAB	575 (-1)
12	Minnesota	576 (E)
13	Georgia State	578 (+2)
14	Richmond	606 (+30)