Florida Gators
Gator Invitational
No. 18 Men's Golf Claims SunTrust Gator Invitational
Sunday, February 6, 2005 | Men's Golf
The No. 18 University of Florida men's golf team collected its first win of the 2004-05 season by claiming the 28th Annual SunTrust Gator Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the University Golf Course.
The Gators overcame a one-stroke deficit to No. 6 Wake Forest on the final day to claim their 19th Gator Invitational crown in the tournament's 28-year history by eight strokes. Junior Brett Stegmaier (Madison, Conn.) carded rounds of 72-68-71=211 (+1), to finish in a tie as the tournament's runner-up and earn the best finish by a Gator golfer in 2004-05. Florida State's Jonas Blixt earned his first collegiate medalist honor by carding a three-round score of 209 (-1) and win by two strokes.
Junior James Vargas (Miami, Fla.) continued to play well as he carded rounds of 70-72-72=214 (+4), to earn his first top-10 finish of the season by tying for ninth.
Closing the tournament out with a final round score of 69, redshirt senior transfer Ricahrd Treis (Baden-Baden, Germany) finished in a tie for 14th-place with a total score of 217 (+7).
Playing as an individual, redshirt freshman Manuel Villegas (Medelin, Colombia) had a solid tournament as he recorded rounds of 77-71-73=221 (+11) to tie for 27th-place.
Junior Matt Every (Daytona Beach, Fla.) tied for 34th-place by notching rounds of 73-76-73=222 (+12).
Despite firing a season-best round of 68 and matching a tournament-low score, junior Ryan Cochran (Paducah, Ky.) did not record a final score after a mistake was found on his first-round score card.
The 18th-ranked Gators return to action on Feb. 20-22 as they travel to Ponte Vedra, Fla., for the Mercedes Benz Collegiate hosted by North Florida.
Team Results
| Team | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Total | Even/Over Par |
| 1. Florida | 287 | 291 | 280 | 858 | +18 |
| 2. Wake Forest | 286 | 291 | 289 | 866 | +26 |
| 3. Florida State | 291 | 292 | 285 | 868 | +28 |
| 4. South Carolina | 292 | 288 | 289 | 869 | +29 |
| 5. UCF | 283 | 301 | 292 | 876 | +36 |
| 6. Georgia State | 296 | 290 | 291 | 877 | +37 |
| 7. UAB | 290 | 288 | 300 | 878 | +38 |
| 8. LSU | 293 | 290 | 296 | 879 | +39 |
| 9. Georgia Southern | 290 | 298 | 293 | 881 | +41 |
| 10. Purdue | 295 | 302 | 285 | 882 | +42 |
| 11. Tennessee | 290 | 301 | 295 | 886 | +46 |
| 12. Ohio State | 303 | 301 | 296 | 900 | +60 |
| 13. North Florida | 303 | 307 | 296 | 906 | +66 |
| 14. Kentucky | 294 | 310 | 304 | 908 | +68 |
| 15. College of Charleston | 302 | 299 | 309 | 910 | +70 |
Florida Results
| Name | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Total | Even/Over Par |
| T2. Brett Stegmaier | 72 | 68 | 71 | 211 | +1 |
| T9. James Vargas | 70 | 72 | 72 | 214 | +4 |
| T14. Richard Treis | 72 | 76 | 69 | 217 | +7 |
| T27. Manuel Villegas* | 77 | 71 | 73 | 221 | +11 |
| T34. Matt Every | 73 | 76 | 73 | 222 | +12 |
| DQ. Ryan Cochran | DQ | 75 | 68 | DQ |
*Individual
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