The fifth-ranked Florida men’s golf team wrapped-up the fall season by placing second at the Carpet Capital Collegiate on Sunday. The Gators finished one shot behind Georgia State, after carding scores of 282-294-281 = 857 (-7).

The Gators began the day three strokes behind Georgia State, but overcame the deficit when senior Matt Every (Daytona Beach, Fla.) birdied six holes on the front-nine at The Farm. Every had eight birdies during the third round and recorded scores of 70-75-65 = 210 (-6) to finished tied for third. Every placed in the top-five during each of the Gators four fall tournaments.

“I hope we can expect him to do that every tournament,” Florida coach Buddy Alexander said. “To be honest we played solid all fall with the exception of the last round at the Shoal Creek Invitational. Even then, it was only one bad round.”

Freshman Billy Horschel (Grant, Fla.) continued his steady play with scores of 70-75-68 = 213 (-3). He finished tied for seventh with Duke’s Jake Grodzinsky. Senior James Vargas (Miami, Fla.) also had a solid tournament, recording scores of 69-72-74 = 214 (-2) to tie for ninth.

“Billy, James and Matt had terrific rounds today,” Alexander said.  “More importantly we had a rally after falling behind yesterday.  We played well and had a good tournament and did everything but win.”

Senior Brett Stegmaier (Madison, Conn.) finished tied for 22nd with scores of 74-72-74 = 220 (+4). Freshman Toby Ragland (Jacksonville, Fla.) carded a 76-75-76 = 227 (+11) to finish tied for 56th.

Georgia State’s Mark Haastrup won the individual medal by carding score of 71-67-67 – 205 (-11).

The Gators return to action on Feb. 5 at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate at Ponte Vedra, Fla. Complete results from the Carpet Capital Collegiate can be found at www.gatorzone.com.

Team Results

Top-10 Individual Results

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