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Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational
Gators See Improvement in Final Round at Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational
Sunday, September 15, 2013 | Men's Golf
In final-round play today, the No. 18 Gators men's golf squad improved by seven strokes (+15) from round-two's team score and wrapped up the eighth annual Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational by notching a 14th place finish.
Florida's young team was able to see progress in the fall's first test of the season. Junior J.D. Tomlinson had a notable day, shooting even-par (75-76-70) and finishing the Invitational 11-over. Freshmen Ryan Orr and Victor Tarnstrom advanced four strokes from round-one, recording rounds of 80-75-76 (231) and 78-74-74 (226), respectively.
Buddy's Bite: “Today was about the same as the rest of the week except J.D. (Tomlinson) stepped up and played a really good round. I walked with him today; he played well tee-to-green and hit quite a few good shots. So that's definitely a positive. We will learn from this experience and it's allowed us to see where we are and where we need to be. But the positives were J.D.”
The Orange and Blue Crew:
| Olympia Fields Invitational – Florida Final Individual Results | ||
| Place | Player | Score |
| T29 | J.D. Tomlinson | +11 (75-76-70) |
| T50 | Victor Tarnstrom | +16 (78-74-74) |
| T57 | Eric Banks | +18 (76-77-75) |
| T66 | Ryan Orr | +21 (80-75-76) |
| T72 | Conor Richardson | +26 (79-78-79) |
Leaderboard (Preseason Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches Poll):
| Olympia Fields Invitational – Final Team Scores | ||
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | Alabama (1) | +9 (849) |
| 2 | Texas (3) | +27 (867) |
| 3 | Oklahoma State (8) | +29 (869) |
| 4 | Arkansas (7) | +31 (871) |
| 5 | Stanford (9) | +32 (872) |
| T6 | GRU Augusta | +33 (873) |
| T6 | Illinois (14) | +33 (873) |
| 8 | Texas Tech | +39 (879) |
| 9 | Baylor | +40 (880) |
| 10 | Florida State (13) | +41 (881) |
| 11 | Indiana | +43 (883) |
| 12 | SMU (21) | +47 (887) |
| 13 | Clemson | +58 (898) |
| 14 | FLORIDA (18) | +65 (905) |
| 15 | Northwestern | +66 (906) |
Up Next for the Gators: Florida's next fall competition will be at the end of this month when they travel to Birmingham, Ala. for the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 hosted by the University of Alabama Birmingham.
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