Saturday April 22, 2000Men's Golf in 8th Place at SECs
KILLEN, Ala.
Men's Golf Headline
The 13th-ranked University of Florida men's golf team is in eighth place after two rounds of the Southeastern Conference Championships being held at the Turtle Point Yacht & Country Club (par 72, 6,991 yards), while sophomore Camilo Benedetti (Medellin, Colombia/Instituto Jorge Robledo) is tied for 10th in the individual race.
Defending national champion Georgia sits atop the leaderboard with an 11-shot lead over 21st-ranked Auburn. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs have a two round total of 12-under-par 564.
The Gators, defending SEC Champions, fired a second round of 7-over-par 295 and have a two-day total of 26-over-par 602.
Benedetti, the defending individual medalist, fired an even-par 72 on the day and is eight-strokes off the lead at 2-over-par 146. Mississippi State's Alex Rocha is leading at 6-under-par 138.
Junior Nick Gilliam (Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville) also carded a 72 on the day and is tied for 27th at 7-over-par 151, while freshman Bubba Dickerson (Hilliard, Fla./West Nassau) is tied for 33rd at 8-over-par 152 after posting a 75. Junior Ben Banks (England/King Edwards) is tied for 37th at 9-over-par 153 after a round of 76, while sophomore Taylor Walsh (Napanoch, N.Y./Ellenville) also shot a 76 and is tied for 45th at 11-over-par 155.
"I am very disappointed in the way that we have performed so far," said Coach Buddy Alexander. "Hopefully tomorrow we can go out and have a good round and make up some ground."
The final round of the Championships will be contested Sunday with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
Team Scores
1. Georgia 286-278--564 (-12)
2. Auburn 290-283--573 (-3)
3. Mississippi State 297-287--584 (+8)
4. LSU 301-295--596 (+20)
5. Ole Miss 304-293--597 (+21)
6. Alabama 305-293--598 (+22)
7. South Carolina 308-292--600 (+24)
8. FLORIDA 307-295--602 (+26)
9. Arkansas 306-299--605 (+29)
Tennessee 301-304--605 (+29)
11. Vanderbilt 306-305--611 (+35)
12. Kentucky 316-302--618 (+42)
Individual Scores (Top 10 and UF Finishes)
1. Alex Rocha Mississippi State 70-68--138 (-6)
2. Roland Thatcher Auburn 71-69--140 (-4)
Erik Compton Georgia 72-68--140 (-4)
4. Jason Dufner Auburn 72-69--141 (-3)
Michael Morrison Georgia 70-71--141 (-3)
6. Bryant Odom Georgia 72-70--142 (-2)
7. Nick Cassini Georgia 72-72--144 (E)
John Barlett Ole Miss 73-71--144 (E)
Brandt Snedeker Vanderbilt 70-75--145 (+1)
10. CAMILO BENEDETTI FLORIDA 74-72--146 (+2)
Jon Rusk Auburn 72-74--146 (+2)
T27. NICK GILLIAM FLORIDA 79-72--151 (+7)
T33. BUBBA DICKERSON FLORIDA 77-75--152 (+8)
T37. BEN BANKS FLORIDA 77-76--153 (+9)
T45. TAYLOR WALSH FLORIDA 79-76--155 (+11)
