Florida Gators
Puerto Rico Classic
Villegas Leads No. 1 Men's Golf Into Second at PR Classic
Monday, February 23, 2004 | Men's Golf
Senior Camilo Villegas (Medellin, Colombia) carded a season best round of 67 as Florida moved up three spots into second place Monday afternoon entering the final day of competition at the Puerto Rico Classic at the Western Rio Mar Country Club.
Florida shot an 11-under 277 in the second round, which ties for the seventh best round by par in school history. The Gators moved up from fifth after carding a 289 Sunday. Florida trails Oklahoma (563) for first by three strokes entering the final day of competition Tuesday. The Gators have a four shot lead on third-place Clemson (570).
"Today was a big day for us," Florida coach Buddy Alexander said. "We just keep rolling along. To a small degree, we had our backs against the wall and we got it done today. We've got a chance to win tomorrow and we'll see what happens."
Matt Hendrix of Clemson is the individual leader entering the final round after shooting 70 in the first round and 67 Monday at the ocean course (par 72, 6,782 yards) for a two-day total of 137 (-7).
Villegas is tied for ninth at 141 (-3) and will be looking for his fifth top 10 finish this season.
Sophomores Matt Every (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Brett Stegmaier (Madison, Conn.) are tied for 13th at 143 (-1). Every carded a two-under 70 on Tuesday, while Stegmaier posted his third straight under par round with a 71 (-1).
Junior Duke Butler IV (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) and freshman Jessie Mudd (Louisville, Ky.) are both tied for 25th with two-day totals of 146 (+2). Mudd shaved eight strokes off his 77 from Monday in shooting a 69 (-3) on Tuesday, while Butler carded a 76 on the second day.
The third and final round of the Puerto Rico Classic will be played on Tuesday. Results can be found at: www.purduesports.com
TEAM STANDINGS
| Place | Team | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total | Over/Under Par |
| 1. | Oklahoma | 283 | 280 | 563 | -13 |
| 2. | Florida | 289 | 277 | 566 | -10 |
| 3. | Clemson | 281 | 289 | 570 | -6 |
| 4. | North Carolina State | 293 | 283 | 576 | E |
| 5. | Georgia | 290 | 292 | 582 | +6 |
| 6. | Minnesota | 288 | 296 | 584 | +8 |
| 7. | Virginia | 292 | 294 | 586 | +10 |
| T8. | Virginia Tech | 295 | 292 | 587 | +11 |
| T8. | Texas | 288 | 299 | 587 | +11 |
| T10. | Kent State | 293 | 297 | 590 | +14 |
| T10. | Oklahoma State | 292 | 298 | 590 | +14 |
| 12. | East Tennessee State | 304 | 289 | 593 | +17 |
| 13. | Duke | 300 | 294 | 594 | +18 |
| 14. | Georgia Tech | 296 | 299 | 595 | +19 |
| T15. | Purdue | 300 | 298 | 598 | +22 |
| T15. | Northwestern | 306 | 292 | 598 | +22 |
| 17. | Illinois | 306 | 313 | 619 | +43 |
| 18. | Michigan | 319 | 302 | 621 | +45 |
FLORIDA RESULTS
| Place | Player | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Total | Over/Under Par |
| T9. | Camilo Villegas | 74 | 67 | 141 | -3 |
| T13. | Matt Every | 73 | 70 | 143 | -1 |
| T13. | Brett Stegmaier | 72 | 71 | 143 | -1 |
| T25. | Jessie Mudd | 77 | 69 | 146 | +2 |
| T25. | Duke Butler IV | 70 | 76 | 146 | +2 |
