Men’s Golf Earns Third Top 5 Finish at Gary Koch Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/16/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio–The Ohio State men’s golf team finished fifth at the 2001 Gary Koch Invitational in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday. The Buckeyes shot rounds of 290-292-291=873. Florida, host of the event, finished 26 shots ahead of No. 2 North Florida.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes now have three Top 5 finishes this fall following a fourth-place in the Ping/Golfweek Preview (Sept. 28-30) in Columbus, Ohio, and a fifth-place at the Taylor Made Red River Classic Oct. 8-9 in Dallas, Texas.%^$
%^$Ohio State junior Justin Collins (Ironton, Ohio/Ironton) tied for third place in the individual standings at the Gary Koch Invitational with scores of 68-71-72=211. He led the tournament after the first round with a 4-under par 68 and finished 5-under overall. Senior Jason Oien (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) finished 24th with scores of 71-73-77=221.%^$
%^$Florida sophomore Camilo Villegas shot a competitive course record 62 in round two on the Old Memorial Golf Course (par 72, 7,236) to help Florida take over the tournament lead. He won the tournament title with a 207 (73-62-72) ahead of teammate Bubba Dickerson (70-69-69=208).%^$
%^$The Buckeyes are back in action for the final time this fall at the Aztec Invitational in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 5-6. The spring season begins Feb. 9-10 at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.%^$
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Team Scores Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Total%^$1. Florida 292 273 278 843%^$2. North Florida 293 289 287 869%^$ TCU 296 284 289 869%^$4. Kentucky 289 290 293 872%^$5 Ohio State 290 292 291 873%^$6. Mississippi 297 295 285 877%^$ North Carolina St 294 294 289 877%^$8. Louisiana State 299 291 296 886%^$9. Florida State 306 294 289 889%^$10 Col. of Charleston 304 298 289 891%^$11. Rhode Island 305 297 291 893%^$12. Texas A&M 308 295 291 894%^$13. Georgia State 306 306 290 902%^$14 South Florida 304 296 305 905%^$15. Central Florida 312 305 298 915%^$
%^$OSU Individual Scores%^$Justin Collins 68-71-72=211 T3%^$Jason Oien 71-73-77=221 T24%^$Doug Wade 75-74-73=222 T32%^$Ryan Dennis 76-79-74=229 T62%^$Matt Boudreau 83-74-72=229 T62%^$
