Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
Team Top 5:
1. Florida State -37 (270-282-275=827); 2. Vanderbilt -35 (271-279-279=829); 3. Texas Tech -26 (267-287-284=838); 4. Illinois -23 (276-289-276=841); 5. North Florida -15 (278-288-283=849). Also: T8. New Mexico -7 (280-290-287=857)
Individual Leaders:
1. Hunter Stewart, Vanderbilt -13 (65-72-66=203); 2. Carson Jacobs, Vanderbilt -12 (68-65-71=204); T3. JD Tomlinson, Florida -10 (68-72-66=206); Hannes Ronneblad, Texas Tech -10 (67-69-70=206); Rowin Caron, Florida State -10 (69-68-69=206); Jack Maguire, Florida State -10 (68-70-68=206)
Lobo Scorers:
T9. Gavin Green , 67-71-70=208, -8
T26. Andrej Bevins, 68-72-74=214, -2
T29. Sam Saunders, 73-72-70=215, -1
T66. Victor Perez, 72-80-73=225, +9
T74. Nelson da Silva Ramos, 79-75-80=234, +18
In Orlando, Fla., against a tough field, the 11th-ranked University of New Mexico men’s golf team played another solid round of golf in the final round of the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational. Unfortunate, so did the rest of the impressive, 15-team field.
The Lobos shot a 1-under 287 during Tuesday’s final round to finish the tournament with a 7-under 857 and a tie for eighth place in the event with Mountain West rival UNLV. Third-ranked Florida State rallied past No. 16 Vanderbilt in the final round to win the tournament with a 37-under 827 (270-282-275). The Commodores shot a 35-under 829 (271-279-279=829) to finish ahead of host and No. 10 Texas Tech (267-287-284=838, -26).
Previously unbeaten and top-ranked Illinois finished fourth with a 23-under 841 (276-289-276), followed by No. 47 North Florida (278-288-283=849, -15).
“We played similarly all three days,” coach Glen Millican said. “The weather was perfect the first day, which accounted for the lower scores. It was a good test for us because we didn’t anticipate the scores being as low as they were, so we’ve got to take advantage when the course is scoring lower.”
Senior Gavin Green led UNM with an 8-under 208 (67-71-70), good for a tie for ninth place, five strokes behind winner Hunter Stewart of Vanderbilt. Stewart shot a 13-under 203 (65-72-66).
Senior Sam Saunders also had a 2-under 70 during Tuesday’s final round and nearly caught teammate Andrej Bevins. Bevins, a sophomore was 2-under 214 (68-72-74) for a tie for 26th, and Saunders shot a 1-under 215 (73-72-70) for a 29th-place tie.
Senior Victor Perez finished with a 1-over 73 and a 54-hole total of 9-over 225 and a tie for 66th. Junior Nelson da Silva Ramos shot 18-over 234 (79-75-80) to tie for 74th.
“In each of the last two rounds, we made a nice recovery at the end of the round after we made a few mistakes in the middle of the rounds. If we could’ve cut those down, we could’ve passed a few more good teams. We had a decent score but we know we can play better.”
The Lobos will get an opportunity to get back out on the course quickly when they travel to Dallas for the Royal Oaks Invitational next Monday-Tuesday.