UF Finishes in Second at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate

Tuesday, October 16

Vestavia Hills, AL

12:00 AM

Florida Gators

Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate

UF Finishes in Second at Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | Men's Golf

Led by seniors Tyler McCumber (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) and T.J. Vogel (Cooper City, Fla.), the University of Florida men's golf team finished in second place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate on October 16 at Vestavia Hills, Ala. The team finished the three-round tournament in 861 strokes (+21), four strokes behind tournament-host Alabama.

In all three tournaments of the 2012-13 season, the team has won or finished as runners-up.

Florida was on top of the leaderboards after the first and second round, but could not hold off SEC-foe Alabama.

“We have to work on closing,” said head coach Buddy Alexander. “We have to make our guys tougher when it matters the most.”

The senior tandem of McCumber and Vogel kept the Gators afloat early in the final round. Starting on the 10th hole, Vogel scored a two-under for the first nine holes. McCumber recorded the team's second eagle of the year on the par-four 15th hole.

Alexander praised Vogel's early efforts, saying, “T.J. Vogel played well early."

Both McCumber and Vogel carded a 214 (+4) for the tournament. The two both recorded a three-over par for the last two rounds of play to finish in a tie for sixth place with Kevin Penner of UNLV. Vogel recorded his third top-10 finish of the year, while McCumber tallied his second.

Sophomore J.D. Tomlinson (Gainesville, Fla.) finished the final two rounds in 146 strokes (+6). Tomlinson just missed out on his fifth top-10 finish of his career, finishing in a tie for 11th place.

Senior Tommy Mou (Bradenton, Fla.) carded an 11-over par for his final two rounds. Mou, in his first tournament of the season, finished in a tie for 15th place. That marked his best finish since he finished in a tie for seventh place last season at The Bake at The Ocean Course.

Freshman A.J. Crouch (Jacksonville, Fla.) completed the second and third round in 147 strokes (+7) to complete the Gator lineup.

Florida will conclude its fall season next week at the Isleworth Invitational in nearby Windermere, Fla. The tournament will be from October 21-23 and will be hosted by Texas Tech University and University of Central Florida.

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Final Results

Place	Team	To Par	Round One	Round Two	Round Three	Total
1	Alabama	+17	288	287	282	857
2	Florida	+21	282	286	293	861
3	Auburn	+27	296	285	286	867
4	UNLV	+28	290	288	290	868
5	Clemson	+30	293	281	296	870
6	UAB	+40	297	295	288	880
7	Mississippi State	+44	296	293	295	884
8	South Alabama	+54	300	297	297	894
9	Samford	+57	306	298	294	897
10	Middle Tennessee	+60	298	294	308	900
11	Minnesota	+81	204	305	312	921
12	West Florida	+93	309	309	315	933

Top Ten Individuals

Place	Player (School)	To Par	Round One	Round Two	Round Three	Total
1	Justin Thomas (Alabama)	-3	74	64	70	208
2	Michael Johnson (Auburn)	-1	68	68	73	209
3	Miller Capps (Clemson)	E	72	68	70	210
t4	Blake Biddle (UNLV)	+2	70	71	71	212
t4	Bobby Wyatt (Alabama)	+2	71	72	69	212
t6	Tyler McCumber (Florida)	+4	71	69	74	214
t6	Kevin Penner (UNLV)	+4	76	67	71	214
t6	T.J. Vogel (Florida)	+4	71	73	70	214
9	Thomas Sutton (UAB)	+5	69	73	73	215
10	Cory Whitsett (Alabama)	+6	68	73	75	216

Florida Results

Place	Player	To Par	Round One	Round Two	Round Three	Total
t6	Tyler McCumber	+4	71	69	74	214
t6	T.J. Vogel	+4	71	73	70	214
t11	J.D. Tomlinson	+8	72	72	74	218
t15	Tommy Mou	+9	68	74	77	219
t31	A.J. Crouch	+15	78	72	75	225