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Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Vols Finish T-11th at Valspar Collegiate
March 24, 2015 | Men's Golf
Tournament Stats
PALM CITY, Fla. -- The Tennessee men's golf team finished tied for 11th place at the 2015 Valspar Collegiate Invitational. Freshman Lorenzo Scalise was the highest finisher for the Vols at 3-over par.
On Tuesday, the Vols carded their lowest score of the tournament, but it did not prove low enough. A final round 1-over par 285 moved the squad to a tie for 11th place at 27-over par for the tournament. Junior Michael Nagy led the way for the Vols during the final round, posting a 2-under 69 which included five birdies. Nagy finished in a tie for 35th place at 6-over par.
Scalise was the highest finisher for the Vols at 3-over par. The freshman fired a final round 1-over par 72, to move to a tie for 27th place. Sophomore Jack Smith also carded a final round 72, his lowest round of the tournament. Smith's final round included five birdies and placed him in a tie for 45th place at 9-over par.
Like Smith, fellow sophomore Juan Carlos Serrano Guevara also posted his best round of the tournament on Tuesday. Serrano Guevara was one of three Vols to card a final round 72 (+1). He finished in a tie for 54th place at 12-over par. Junior Chad Merzbacher posted his lowest score of the tournament on Tuesday as well; however, it was not consistent with his dominating play throughout the rest of the season. Merzbacher posted a final round 5-over par 76 to finish in a tie for 68th place at 20-over par.
Florida State posted scores of 278-276-281--835 (-17) to claim the team title, while Texas A&M's Greg Yates carded back-to-back-to-back 67s to capture the individual title at 12-under par.
The Vols will look to bounce back when they return to action April 4 at the 3M Augusta State Invitational in Augusta, Georgia.
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| TEAM LEADERBOARD | ||
| 1. Florida State 278-276-281--835 (-17) | ||
| 2. LSU 273-280-287--840 (-12) | ||
| 3. South Carolina 285-279-277--841 (-11) | ||
| 4. South Florida 281-287-287--855 (+3) | ||
| 5. Texas A&M 290-289-277--856 (+4) | ||
| 6. Oklahoma State 290-287-281--858 (+6) | ||
| 7. Illinois 287-293-285--865 (+13) | ||
| 8. UCLA 294-280-293--867 (+15) | ||
| 9. Houston 298-286-284--868 (+16) | ||
| 10. Georgia Tech 296-288-289--873 (+21) | ||
| T-11. Tennessee 298-296-285--879 (+27) | ||
| T-11. Kent State 300-290-289--879 (+27) | ||
| 13. Memphis 305-291-289--885 (+33) | ||
| INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD | ||
| 1. Greg Yates, TEXAS A&M 67-67-67--201 (-12) | ||
| 2. Hank Lebioda, FSU 69-68-67--204 (-9) | ||
| 3. Thomas Detry, ILLINOIS 67-69-69--205 (-8) | ||
| UT SCORES | ||
| T-27. Lorenzo Scalise 71-73-72--216 (+3) | ||
| T-35. Michael Nagy 80-70-69--219 (+6) | ||
| T-45. Jack Smith 74-76-72--222 (+9) | ||
| T-54. Juan Carlos Serrano Guevara 76-77-72--225 (+12) | ||
| T-68. Chad Merzbacher 77-80-76--233 (+20) | ||
