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Chris Schenkel Invitational
Florida Falls One Spot After Round Two of Chris Schenkel Invitational
Saturday, March 15, 2014 | Men's Golf
The Gators men's golf team improved four strokes from yesterday's team total to finish round two at the Chris Schenkel Invitational with a 293, but dropped one spot to 12th place.
Shooting the first under-par round for Florida this weekend, junior Eric Banks closed out the day with a 71 after penciling in four birdies, three of which came on the front nine.
Junior J.D. Tomlinson and freshman Victor Tarnstrom both carded a 73 to improve from yesterday's round while freshman Ryan Orr and sophomore Richard Donegan slid back a few strokes, shooting a 76 and 77, respectively.
Competing as an individual for the Gators, redshirt junior Santiago Gavino improved his play to fire a 73 today to rebound from his 82 in round one.
Florida now sits at 14-over as they will look to gain some ground in round three tomorrow.
Buddy's Bite: “We got off to a pretty good start today. We started on the back nine, which is clearly the hardest nine, and talked about getting through the first six holes in a good spot, which we did and then we just played poorly from there out. We will keep working hard; it's all you can do.”
The Orange and Blue Crew:
| Chris Schenkel Invitational – Florida Player Results after Round Two | ||||
| Place | Player | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Score |
| T33 | Eric Banks | 75 | 71 | +2 (146) |
| T42 | J.D. Tomlinson | 74 | 73 | +3 (147) |
| T50 | Victor Tarnstrom | 76 | 73 | +5 (149) |
| T58 | Ryan Orr | 74 | 76 | +6 (150) |
| T64 | Richard Donegan | 74 | 77 | +7 (151) |
| T80 | Santiago Gavino* | 82 | 73 | +11 (155) |
*competed as an individual
Leaderboard (Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches' Poll):
| Chris Schenkel Invitational – Team Scores After Round Two | ||
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | -14 (562 |
| 2 | UAB (13) | -10 (566) |
| 3 | College of Charleston | -9 (567) |
| 4 | North Florida | -7 (569) |
| T5 | Texas (22) | -3 (573) |
| T5 | UCF (7) | -3 (573) |
| 7 | Georgia State | -2 (574) |
| 8 | Virginia (9) | -1 (575) |
| 9 | Ole Miss | +7 (583) |
| 10 | NC State | +9 (585) |
| 11 | Kentucky | +10 (586) |
| 12 | FLORIDA | +14 (590) |
| 13 | Duke | +15 (591) |
| 14 | Maryland | +26 (602) |
| 15 | North Texas | +29 (605) |
Follow the Gators: Play will continue tomorrow with the third and final round of the Chris Schenkel Invitational as the field will tee-off with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. due to threatening weather. Tee times and live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on GatorZone.com following the day's play.
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