ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of South Alabama men’s golf team finished day one and 36-holes of the Rio Pinar Invitational tied for 15th place after shooting a 14-over par 590, Monday. Central Florida fired a blazing 15-under par 561 to lead the team portion of the tournament, while Golden Knights golfer Greg Forest is the individual leader at eight-under par 134.
During first round action, senior Jonny Caldwell lit up Rio Pinar Country Club with a three-under par 69. Unfortunately for the Jaguars, the rest of the team could not keep up with Caldwell’s pace. Junior Daniel Burns, sophomore Marc-Etienne Bussieres and freshman Jack Hiluta all carded four-over par 76. Junior Greg Gowen turned in a five-over par 77.
In the second round, Caldwell again turned in a three-under par 69, while Bussieres shot one-over par 73. Daniel Burns carded 74, Gowen shot 77 and Jack Hiluta turned in 81.
“Obviously as a team are very disappointed with the way we played today,” head coach Ben Hannan said. “Tomorrow we have to come out and play some good golf and sneak up on some people.”
Behind Forest in second is teammate Mike Stern (136) and Ian Rochester of Memphis (137). Caldwell is in fourth place with 138, while Paul Apyan (139) from USM is in fifth.
Wichita State (567) is six strokes behind UCF (561) in second place and Ole Miss (570) is nine-strokes back in third. Louisville (573) and Iowa State (574) are in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
The final round of the Rio Pinar Invitational continues with an 8 a.m. double-tee start, Tuesday. Tournament results can be accessed at usajaguars.com.
T-15 South Alabama 297 – 293 – 590
4 Jonny Caldwell 69 – 69 – 138
T-63 Marc-Etienne Bussieres 76 – 73 – 149
T-66 Daniel Burns 76 – 74 – 150
T-80 Greg Gowen 77 – 77 – 154
T-89 Jack Hiluta 76 – 81 – 157
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