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PING/Golfweek Preview
No. 2 Men's Golf finishes third at PING/Golfweek Preview
09.25.2012 | Men's Golf
Sept. 25, 2012
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- The No. 2 Texas Men's Golf team carded an even-par 280 in Tuesday's final round of the PING/Golfweek Preview to finish tied for third in an event that featured a field of 15 prospective title contenders for the 2013 NCAA Championship. Freshman Brandon Stone and senior Julio Vegas led the Longhorns (290-283-280=853) on the individual leaderboard with ties for 16th place at 3-over 213 in the second event of the fall season.
Stone's final-round 69 was a tournament best for the Longhorns. After beginning with six consecutive pars, Stone (74-70-69) found red numbers with a birdie on seven, but made the turn at even after a bogey on nine. Additional birdies came at 12 and 16, and his second blemish of the round occurred on the par-3 No. 15.
Vegas (71-72-70) and senior Cody Gribble (73-74-70=217, +7) turned in even-par 70s Tuesday afternoon, with each player balancing four subpars to as many bogeys in their final rounds at Capital City Club's Crabapple Course. Junior Toni Hakula (74-70-71=215) finished tied for 26th place, while Gribble and sophomore Jordan Spieth (72-71-74=217) tied for 35th to round out the defending national champions.
Host Georgia Tech (287-282-276) and California tied for first on the team leaderboard at 5-over 845. UNLV (281-286-286) matched Texas' 13-over 853 for a share of third place.
The Longhorns will returns to the links Oct. 21-31 as the defending champions at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla.
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Capital City Club (par 70; 7,246 yards)
Final Team Standings
T1. Georgia Tech - 287-282-276=845 (+5)
T1. California - 289-280-276=845 (+5)
T3. TEXAS - 290-283-280=853 (+13)
T3. UNLV - 281-286-286=853 (+13)
T5. UCLA - 282-284-288=854 (+14)
T5. Washington - 289-282-283=854 (+14)
7. New Mexico - 287-284-286=857 (+17)
8. Georgia - 288-291-280=859 (+19)
T9. Alabama - 294-284-283=861 (+21)
T9. San Diego State - 287-288-286=861 (+21)
T11. Arkansas - 288-292-289=869 (+29)
T11. Kent State - 290-290-289=869 (+29)
13 Texas A&M - 294-280-296=870 (+30)
14. Florida State - 290-292-291=873 (+33)
15. Chattanooga - 295-301-298=894 (+54)
Top-11 Individual Standings
1. Tom Berry, San Diego State - 67-69-72=208 (-2)
T2. Gavin Green, New Mexico - 71-67-72=210 (E)
T2. Max Homa, California - 71-70-69=210 (E)
T2. Cheng-Tsung Pan, Washington - 72-69-69=210 (E)
T2. Kevin Penner, UNLV - 71-69-70=210 (E)
T2. Nick Reach, Georgia - 70-73-67=210 (E)
T2. Seth Reeves, Georgia Tech - 73-71-66=210 (E)
T2. Michael Weaver, California - 71-70-69=210 (E)
T2. Chris Williams, Washington - 69-72-69=210 (E)
T10. Bo Andrews, Georgia Tech - 70-70-71=211 (+1)
T10. Michael Kim, California - 73-68-70=211 (+1)
Texas Players
T16. Brandon Stone - 74-70-69=213 (+3)
T16. Julio Vegas - 71-72-70=213 (+3)
T26. Toni Hakula - 74-70-71=215 (+5)
T35. Jordan Spieth - 72-71-74=217 (+7)
T35. Cody Gribble - 73-74-70=217 (+7)
