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Gator Invitational
Vols Finish Sixth at Suntrust Gator Invitational
February 01, 2004 | Men's Golf
Feb. 1, 2004
GAINESVILLE, Fla.--The Tennessee men's golf team claimed sixth place at the Suntrust Gator Invitational with a scorecard of 281-280-287--848. Junior David Skinns was the bright spot for the Vols, finishing second with a 72-68-70--210. The tournament was played at the University Golf Course (par 70, 6,701 yards).
Skinns' even-par scorecard of 210 was one of two players to end the tournament at par or better. Sunday's final round saw an hour and a half delay due to inclement weather, as well as wind gusts between 15-18 mph.
Finishing second in UT scoring was junior Ross McGowan. McGowan ended the tournament with a 72-71-74--217 to tie him for 15th place. Sophomore Lloyd Campbell, who was competing as an individual, was two strokes back in a tie for 27th with a 72-70-77--219.
Freshmen Ross Cox and Jonathan Mount finished tied for 48th and 52nd, respectively. Cox carded a 71-78-75--224, while Mount shot a 74-73-78--225. Junior John Scott Rattan rounded out the Vol scoring with a 74-75-80--229 to finish tied for 62nd.
The top-ranked Florida Gators defended their home course by winning the team title with a score of 281-280-287--848. Alabama-Birmingham finished nine strokes back in second with a 283-286-290--859. Kentucky (285-287-294--866), North Florida (285-289-293--867) and Alabama (299-279-294--872) rounded out the top five teams.
Chris Cousins of Alabama-Birmingham claimed top individual honors. Cousins fired a 67-72-70--207 (3-under-par) to win by one stroke over Skinns. Kasper Jorgensen of Georgia State and Camilo Villegas of Florida followed Skinns in a tie for third with scores of 211, while John Holmes of Kentucky and Tigh VanLeeuwen of Alabama Birmingham fired scores of 212, tying for fifth to round out the top individuals.
The Vols return to action a week from today as they compete in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 8-10. This marks the 10th consecutive year Tennessee has competed in the event, which is held at Sawgrass Golf and Country Club.
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