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Schenkel Invitational
Stone, No. 4 Men's Golf finish second at Schenkel Invitational
03.17.2013 | Men's Golf
March 17, 2013
STATESBORO, Ga. -- Texas freshman Brandon Stone collected his fourth top-five finish of the season and senior Cody Gribble landed his second at the Schenkel Invitational Sunday afternoon at Forest Heights Country Club. Stone (68-73-69) finished second overall at 3-under-par 207, three strokes behind medalist Justin Thomas (67-70-70) of Alabama, and Gribble (73-68-71) tied for fifth with a 54-hole total of 212.
As a team, Texas (280-285-293=584, -6) entered Sunday's final round two strokes behind eventual winner Alabama (282-281-285=848), but was unable to overcome four par-or-better scores by the Crimson Tide.
Stone's team-best round of 69 included one eagle - his team-leading third of the season - five birdies and four bogeys. He overcame a bogey-bogey start with a pair of birdies on the fourth and fifth holes and dipped to 2-under with his eagle on the seventh hole. Three birdies and two bogeys over the final nine holes put Stone in the clubhouse at 3-under through the weekend.
Gribble's final round 71 was the result of five birdies and four bogeys.
Junior Toni Hakula (71-72-76=219) finished tied for 16th, his second top 20 of the year. Sophomore Kramer Hickok (68-77-77=222) and senior Julio Vegas (78-72-81=231) rounded out the Texas contingent in ties for 30th and 70th places, respectively.
The Longhorns return to action the first weekend of April at the Augusta State Invitational.
Schenkel Invitational
Forest Heights Country Club (par 72; 6,947 yards)
Final Team Standings
1. Alabama - 282-281-285=848 (-16)
2. TEXAS - 280-285-293=858 (-6)
3. North Florida - 294-291-283=868 (+4)
4. Florida - 285-296-292=873 (+9)
5. UCF - 291-294-292=877 (+13)
T6. Kentucky - 294-298-291=883 (+19)
T6. Georgia Southern - 297-296-290=883 (+19)
8. Vanderbilt - 292-295-300=887 (+23)
T9. Mississippi - 301-289-299=889 (+25)
T9. UAB - 292-303-294=889 (+25)
11. Virginia - 301-295-295=891 (+27)
12. North Texas - 292-294-302=892 (+28)
13. Maryland - 296-288-311=895 (+31)
14. College of Charleston - 297-301-301=899 (+35)
15. Notre Dame - 297-307-296=900 (+36)
Final Player Leaderboard
1. Justin Thomas, Alabama - 67-70-70=207 (-9)
2. Brandon Stone, Texas - 68-73-69=210 (-6)
T3. Sean Dale, North Florida - 71-73-67=211 (-5)
T3. Bobby Wyatt, Alabama - 70-70-71=211 (-5)
T5. Cody Gribble, Texas - 73-68-71=212 (-4)
T5. Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern - 70-72-70=212 (-4)
7. Cory Whitsett, Alabama - 70-71-72=213 (-3)
8. MJ Maguire, North Florida - 70-73-71=214 (-2)
T9. Greg Eason, UCF - 74-68-73=215 (-1)
T9. Ben Stow, Kentucky - 71-71-73=215 (-1)
Additional Texas Players
T16. Toni Hakula - 71-72-76=219 (+3)
T30. Kramer Hickok - 68-77-77=222 (+6)
T70. Julio Vegas - 78-72-81=231 (+15)
