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Gators Sit at Even Par After Round Two of USF Invitational
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | Men's Golf
Improving six strokes as a team today, Florida shot three-under on the afternoon and finished round two in ninth place (285). No. 21 South Florida climbed the leaderboard today after shooting 19-under (269) to land in first place as the Bulls are now 26-under overall, pacing No. 17 Florida State by nine strokes.
Freshman Ryan Orr and junior J.D. Tomlinson tallied under-par rounds, as Orr fired a 71 for the second consecutive day and Tomlinson carded a 72. Orr penciled in five birdies and now sits T20 while Tomlinson made just two and currently shares a spot for 30th.
Most notable on the afternoon was junior Eric Banks who matched his career-low round score of 68 after making a team-leading six birdies today. Banks' performance was his best of season, scoring his last 68 in the 2013 Chris Schenkel Invitational.
Freshman Victor Tarnstrom and sophomore Richard Donegan carded a 76 and 74, respectively, while redshirt junior Santiago Gavino, who is competing as an individual for the Gators, slid to three-over after scoring a 76 today.
Buddy's Bite: “Today was positive. The golf course was a little tougher today, there was a lot more wind and obviously the scores were a little higher. So, this was solid. It wasn't spectacular, but hopefully it's a starting point of moving forward with some better play.”
The Orange and Blue Crew:
| USF Invitational – Florida Player Results after Round Two | |||
| Place | Player | Rd 1 | Rd 2 |
| T20 | Ryan Orr | -1 (71) | -1 (71) |
| T30 | J.D. Tomlinson | -1 (71) | E (72) |
| T47 | Eric Banks | +6 (78) | -4 (68) |
| T52 | Santiago Gavino* | -1 (71) | +4 (76) |
| T61 | Victor Tarnstrom | +1 (73) | +4 (76) |
| T69 | Richard Donegan | +4 (76) | +2 (74) |
*competed as an individual
Leaderboard (Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches' Poll):
| USF Invitational – Team Scores After Round Two | ||
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | South Florida (21) | -26 (550) |
| 2 | Florida State (17) | -17 (559) |
| 3 | Illinois (6) | -16 (560) |
| 4 | Mercer | -14 (562) |
| 5 | UNC Greensboro | -11 (565) |
| 6 | Memphis | -10 (566) |
| 7 | Auburn (24) | -7 (569) |
| 8 | Purdue | -6 (570) |
| 9 | FLORIDA | E (576) |
| T10 | College of Charleston | +3 (579) |
| T10 | Ohio State | +3 (579) |
| 12 | Cincinnati | +4 (580) |
| 13 | Marquette | +10 (586) |
| T14 | Eastern Michigan | +11 (587) |
| T14 | Wisconsin | +11 (587) |
| 16 | DePaul | +13 (589) |
| 17 | Air Force | +16 (592) |
Follow the Gators: Play will continue tomorrow with the third and final round of the USF Invitational as Florida is set to tee off at approximately 8 a.m. 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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