M. Golf Finish Second At The Carpet Capital Collegiate

Sunday, November 6, 2005 | Men's Golf

The fifth-ranked Florida men's golf team wrapped-up the fall season by placing second at the Carpet Capital Collegiate on Sunday. The Gators finished one shot behind Georgia State, after carding scores of 282-294-281 = 857 (-7).

The Gators began the day three strokes behind Georgia State, but overcame the deficit when senior Matt Every (Daytona Beach, Fla.) birdied six holes on the front-nine at The Farm. Every had eight birdies during the third round and recorded scores of 70-75-65 = 210 (-6) to finished tied for third. Every placed in the top-five during each of the Gators four fall tournaments.

“I hope we can expect him to do that every tournament,” Florida coach Buddy Alexander said. “To be honest we played solid all fall with the exception of the last round at the Shoal Creek Invitational. Even then, it was only one bad round.”

Freshman Billy Horschel (Grant, Fla.) continued his steady play with scores of 70-75-68 = 213 (-3). He finished tied for seventh with Duke's Jake Grodzinsky. Senior James Vargas (Miami, Fla.) also had a solid tournament, recording scores of 69-72-74 = 214 (-2) to tie for ninth.

“Billy, James and Matt had terrific rounds today,” Alexander said. “More importantly we had a rally after falling behind yesterday. We played well and had a good tournament and did everything but win.”

Senior Brett Stegmaier (Madison, Conn.) finished tied for 22nd with scores of 74-72-74 = 220 (+4). Freshman Toby Ragland (Jacksonville, Fla.) carded a 76-75-76 = 227 (+11) to finish tied for 56th.

Georgia State's Mark Haastrup won the individual medal by carding score of 71-67-67 – 205 (-11).

The Gators return to action on Feb. 5 at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate at Ponte Vedra, Fla. Complete results from the Carpet Capital Collegiate can be found at www.gatorzone.com.

Team Results

Place	Team	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Total	Under/Over Par
1	Georgia State	284	289	283	856	-8
2	Florida	282	294	281	857	-7
3	Georgia	289	284	290	863	-1
4	Georgia Tech	305	275	287	867	+3
5	Texas Tech	292	287	293	872	+8
6	Clemson	293	289	292	874	+10
T7	Tennessee	300	293	287	880	+16
T7	Duke	288	290	302	880	+16
9	East Tennessee St.	295	289	297	881	+17
10	N.C. State	299	290	296	885	+21
11	Auburn	301	290	297	888	+24
12	TCU	307	290	294	891	+27
13	Georgia Southern	300	303	290	893	+29
14	South Carolina	300	304	292	896	+32
15	Alabama	303	297	299	899	+35
16	Vanderbilt	310	297	293	900	+36
17	Augusta State	297	296	310	903	+39
18	Oklahoma	304	297	309	910	+46

Top-10 Individual Results

Place	Player, Team	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Total	Under/Over Par
1.	Mark Haastrup, Georgia State	71	67	67	205	-11
2.	David May, Clemson	68	74	65	207	-9
T3.	Matt Every, Florida	70	75	65	210	-6
T3.	Chris Kirk, Georgia	67	70	73	210	-6
5.	Kevin Larsen, Georgia Tech	73	66	73	211	-5
6.	Andrew Dresser, Texas Tech	69	70	73	212	-4
T7.	Jake Grodzinsky, Duke	70	71	72	213	-3
T7.	Billy Horschel, Florida	70	75	68	213	-3
T9.	Oscar Floren, Texas Tech	75	71	68	214	-2
T9	James Vargas, Florida	68	72	74	214	-2

Florida Results

Place	Player	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Total	Under/Over Par
T3.	Matt Every	70	75	65	210	-6
T7.	Billy Horschel	70	75	68	213	-3
T9.	James Vargas	68	72	74	214	-2
T22.	Brett Stegmaier	74	72	74	220	+4
T56.	Toby Ragland	76	75	76	227	+11