After being in 14^th place heading into Sunday’s third and final round, the University of Florida men’s golf team climbed six places on the leaderboard to finish the Schenkel E-Z-Go in eighth place. The Gators owned a team score of 875 (+11) after carding their best round of the tournament on Sunday and the second-lowest round of the field, a four-under 284.

As was the case all weekend, the Gators were led by junior Bank Vongvanij (Bradenton, Fla.), who had the best finish among teammates. Vongvanij remained in a tie for sixth as he was heading into the round, after carding an even-par 72 in his final round. His finish matched his season best, previously finishing tied for sixth at the Gary Koch Invitational. Vongvanij finished the tournament with a total score of 213 (69-72-72, -3).

Tyson Alexander (Gainesville, Fla.) jumped 18 spots on the leaderboard to finish the tournament tied for 20^th with a 54-hole score of 218 (70-77-71, +2). Alexander carded a one-under 71 in his final round on Sunday. Alexander entered the turn at one-under after carding a birdie on his third hole and rebounded from two-straight bogeys on his 11^th and 12^th with birdies on his 14^th and 16^th.

Senior Tim McKenney (Scottsdale, Ariz.) had the low score of the day for the Gators, carding a four-under 68 in his final round. He tallied six birdies and two bogeys on Sunday to finish in a tie for 48^th with a 223 (79-76-68, +7). Freshman Tommy Mou (Bradenton, Fla.) finished in a tie for 53^rd with a tournament score of 224 (76-75-73, +8). Mou carded his best round of the weekend in Sunday’s final round with a one-over 73. Mou entered the turn at two-over after carding three bogeys and one birdie in his first nine holes. He followed with a double bogey on his 10^th hole and a bogey on his 13^th to land at five-over. Mou finished strong, making two bogeys and an eagle in his final five holes to finish at one-over.

Redshirt junior Andres Echavarria (Medellin, Colombia) rounded out Florida’s lineup, tying for 71^st place. E            chavarria carded a 229 (80-74-75, +13).

Freshman Tyler McCumber (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) tied McCumber for 48^th place after carding a 223 (74-73-76, +7), competing as an individual.

Auburn claimed the team title, beating out North Florida by one stroke, with a team score of 862 (288-283-291, -2). UNF boasted a 54-hole score of 863 (285-279-299, -1).

The Gators will travel to Jackson, Miss., on April 5-6 for the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate, the squad’s final event of the spring before heading to the SEC Championship on April 16-18.

Team Scores After Round 3

Individual Scores After Round 3

Florida Scores After Round 3

 *competing as individual

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