Men's Golf Team Finishes 12th at NCAA Championship

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Saturday June 5, 1999Men's Golf Team Finishes 12th at NCAA Championship

CHASKA, MN

The University of Florida men’s golf team wrapped up its season with a 12^th-place finish at the 1999 NCAA Championship Tournament at the Hazeltine National Golf Club on June 5. Florida carded a 64-over par 1216 after four rounds of competition. Georgia’s Ryuji Imada fired a tournament-best five-under par 67 on Saturday to lead the Bulldogs to their first national title. Oklahoma State (1183) finished just three shots behind Georgia, followed by Northwestern(1188) in third place, while Washington (1189) and Arizona State (1192) rounded out the top-five.

Individually, senior Steve Scott (Coral Springs, Fla.) ended his Gator career by leading the team with a 12-over par 300 to tie for 23^rd. Freshman Camilo Benedetti (Medellin, Colombia) carded a 14-over par 302 to tie for 39^th-place, while senior Steve Bradley (Ocala, Fla.) tied for 51^st with a 17-over par 305.

"We played mediocre for two days and poorly two days," Head Coach Buddy Alexander stated. "The outcome was disappointing after the spring had been so hopeful. What is important now is not to let this diminish the success we had during the season."

Northwestern’s Luke Donald earned medalist honors with a four-under par 284. Imada and Washington’s Troy Kelly tied for second with a one-under par 287. Florida sophomore Nick Gilliam (Gainesville, Fla.) finished 70^th with a 25-over par 313, and freshman Taylor Walsh (Napanoch, N.Y.) shot a 35-over par 323 to finish 80^th.

While the Gators have concluded their season, both Bradley and Scott will continue to play. The two will be compete in the U.S. Open sectional qualifying at Bear Lakes on June 7.

NCAA Championship
FINAL RESULTS
Hazeltine National G.C. Chaska, MN
Tournament Dates: 06/02 - 06/05
Par: 72 Yardage: 7196

1	Georgia	292 305 290 293 1180	+28
2	Oklahoma State	289 308 285 301 1183	+31
3	Northwestern	296 299 297 296 1188	+36
4	Washington	307 301 291 290 1189	+37
5	Arizona State	297 307 296 292 1192	+40
6	UNLV	295 298 306 296 1195	+43
7	Brigham Young	293 298 302 303 1196	+44
T 8	Houston	297 305 297 300 1199	+47
T 8	Clemson	293 297 303 306 1199	+47
10	North Carolina	294 307 298 302 1201	+49
11	Minnesota	303 305 303 297 1208	+56
12	FLORIDA	297 311 298 310 1216	+64
13	East Tennessee State	298 306 317 296 1217	+65
14	Nebraska	301 305 304 308 1218	+66
15	Illinois	303 305 304 307 1219	+67

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

1	Luke Donald N'western	73 68 72 71 284	-4
T 2	Ryuji Imada Georgia	72 76 72 67 287	-1
T 2	Troy Kelly Washington	75 71 70 71 287	-1
4	Paul Casey ASU	72 77 69 72 290	+2
5	Charles Howell Oklahoma St	71 77 70 73 291	+3
T 6	Derek Gillespie Arizona	72 71 76 75 294	+6
T 6	Max Harris N Carolina	70 75 72 77 294	+6
T 8	Chris Wisler ETSU	68 75 81 71 295	+7
T 8	Lucas Glover Clemson	72 73 74 76 295	+7
10	Don Hill N Carolina	70 76 77 73 296	+8
11	Adam Scott UNLV	77 70 77 73 297	+9
T 12	Adam Dooley Minn	77 77 74 70 298	+10
T 12	Matt Krauss Duke	75 75 73 75 298	+10
T 12	Jamie Rogers Nebraska	70 78 75 75 298	+10
T 12	DA Points Illinois	73 71 78 76 298	+10
T 16	Jeremy Anderson UNLV	71 85 74 69 299	+11
T 16	Brad Hyler N Carolina	76 78 73 72 299	+11
T 16	Erik Ciotti N'western	75 78 74 72 299	+11
T 16	Mark Henderson Illinois	73 79 74 73 299	+11
T 16	Jeremy Parrott Georgia	75 76 72 76 299	+11
T 16	Landry Mahan Oklahoma St	73 75 74 77 299	+11
T 16	Jonathan Byrd Clemson	73 73 73 80 299	+11
T 23	BJ Staten Houston	73 78 78 71 300	+12
T 23	Gordy Scutt Washington	79 77 72 72 300	+12
T 23	Richard Elliott Toledo	74 76 76 74 300	+12
T 23	James McLean Minn	76 74 75 75 300	+12
T 23	Ryan Vermeer Kansas	70 79 76 75 300	+12
T 23	Jani Saari Clemson	75 73 77 75 300	+12
T 23	STEVE SCOTT FLORIDA	73 80 71 76 300	+12
T 23	Ryan Lavoie Oregon	71 78 75 76 300	+12
T 23	Andy Miller BYU	73 74 77 76 300	+12
T 23	Billy Harvey BYU	75 74 72 79 300	+12
T 23	Mike Brennan Houston	74 75 72 79 300	+12
T 34	David Christensen ETSU	76 75 77 73 301	+13
T 34	Nick Cassini Georgia	76 79 72 74 301	+13
T 34	Jess Daley N'western	75 76 75 75 301	+13
T 34	Scott Miller BYU	72 78 75 76 301	+13
T 34	Michael Morrison Georgia	72 77 74 78 301	+13
T 39	Andy Sanders Houston	73 79 76 74 302	+14
T 39	Edward Loar Oklahoma St	82 76 69 75 302	+14
T 39	Manuel Merizalde BYU	73 72 81 76 302	+14
T 39	Jamie Elson Augusta St	70 80 75 77 302	+14
T 39	CAMILO BENEDETTI FLORIDA	75 77 72 78 302	+14
T 44	Rob Rashell Washington	79 76 75 73 303	+15
T 44	Mark Northey Georgia	73 76 78 76 303	+15
T 44	Jeff Quinney ASU	72 79 74 78 303	+15
T 47	Greg Padilla ASU	80 76 77 71 304	+16
T 47	Victor Schwamkrug Houston	77 77 74 76 304	+16
T 47	Peter Davidson Oklahoma St	72 80 72 80 304	+16
T 47	Charley Hoffman UNLV	71 73 79 81 304	+16
T 51	STEVE BRADLEY FLORIDA	75 79 75 76 305	+17
T 51	Jin Park ASU	74 76 79 76 305	+17
T 51	Scott Moore Arizona	75 75 77 78 305	+17
T 51	Josh Habig N'western	73 77 76 79 305	+17
T 51	Bill Thompson Minn	71 78 76 80 305	+17
T 51	Steve Friesen Nebraska	77 71 77 80 305	+17
T 57	Matt Jones ASU	79 78 76 73 306	+18
T 57	Michael Kirk UNLV	76 78 76 76 306	+18
T 57	Anders Hultman Oklahoma St	73 80 77 76 306	+18
T 57	Wade Ormsby Houston	77 75 75 79 306	+18
T 57	Rich Morris Arkansas	73 74 80 79 306	+18
T 62	Martin LeMesurier Minn	79 76 78 74 307	+19
T 62	Scott Gutschewski Nebraska	77 75 78 77 307	+19
T 64	Scott Kral Washington	82 77 75 74 308	+20
T 64	Pat Beste ETSU	80 77 76 75 308	+20
66	Larry Nuger Illinois	79 74 76 80 309	+21
67	Jose Garrido BYU	77 80 78 75 310	+22
T 68	John Engler Clemson	73 80 79 79 311	+23
T 68	Robb Bergeson Washington	74 80 74 83 311	+23
70	NICK GILLIAM FLORIDA	78 75 80 80 313	+25
T 71	Josh Madden Nebraska	77 87 74 76 314	+26
T 71	Ed Parga Illinois	78 81 77 78 314	+26
T 71	Chris Berry UNLV	80 77 79 78 314	+26
T 74	Michael Hoey Clemson	81 78 80 76 315	+27
T 74	John Bloomfield S Carolina	74 76 83 82 315	+27
76	Shawn Koch ETSU	77 79 83 77 316	+28
77	Paul Daniel N Carolina	85 78 76 80 319	+31
78	David Shaffer N'western	79 82 81 78 320	+32
79	Jeff Barney Minn	81 81 81 78 321	+33
80	TAYLOR WALSH FLORIDA	74 84 81 84 323	+35
81	Eamonn Brady ETSU	77 79 91 77 324	+36
82	Seth Porter Nebraska	77 81 86 81 325	+37
83	Rob Simmons N Carolina	78 84 80 88 330	+42
84	Tim Riley Illinois	81 89 77 84 331	+43

FLORIDA FINISHES

T 23	Steve Scott	73 80 71 76 300	+12
T 39	Camilo Benedetti	75 77 72 78 302	+14
T 51	Steve Bradley	75 79 75 76 305	+17
70	Nick Gilliam	78 75 80 80 313	+25
80	Taylor Walsh	74 84 81 84 323	+35

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Saturday June 5, 1999Men's Golf Team Finishes 12th at NCAA Championship

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