Troy University Athletics
Saturday, March 15
Tallahassee, Fla.
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Men’s Golf Shoots Up Leaderboard on Final Day of Seminole Intercollegiate
3/15/2014 10:23:00 PM | Golf (M)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Paced by a pair of 4-under rounds from Tolver Dozier and Jake Tucker, the Troy men's golf team jumped five spots on the leaderboard at the Seminole Intercollegiate to finish in a tie for fifth place.
The Trojans shot 5-under as a team over Saturday's 36 holes, which was the best score of the day by any of the 13 teams in the field. No. 12 Florida State was 4-under on the day and No. 29 South Florida was 3-under.
"We had a tough day yesterday, but the way our guys came out and played today showed them how good they can be," head coach Matt Terry said. "We played 36 holes better than anyone else on the golf course today and there were five top 60 teams in the field. Our guys could have easily folded after the opening round, but they came back and fought hard and impressed a lot of people."
Freshman Jared Bettcher continues to turn in solid performance after solid performance as he shot matching 1-under 71s on Saturday to finish in a tie for 12th place overall. Bettcher sank six birdies in his final round and finished with 13 in the tournament – the sixth most in the field.
Dozier and Tucker tied for 16th place after starting the day in 34th and 54th place, respectively. Dozier carded six birdies and just two bogeys during the first 18 holes to tie his career-best round of 4-under. Dozier played the par-3 holes at 1-under for the tournament, which was the second-best mark in the field.
Tucker also tied a career best with his 68 in the final round after five birdies and just one bogey. He opened his day with a 72 in round two and was a double-bogey away from a potentially big day.
Clayton Vannoy carded a 1-under during the second round and was 3-over in the final round to finish tied for 36th overall, while Phillip Brennan tied for 40th following a pair of 3-over rounds on Saturday. Competing as an individual, Luke Moser tied for 68th after shooting an 80 and a 76 to close out his tournament.
No. 34 Mercer won the team title by six strokes over Florida State and South Florida. North Carolina finished one shot ahead of Troy while No. 54 Mississippi State finished in a tie with the Trojans, who entered the week ranked 65th in the country. South Florida's Trey Valentine shot 6-under to claim individual medalist honors.
The Trojans will take a little break before heading to the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship in West Point, Miss., on April 7-8.
Team Standings
1. Mercer 282-279-295—856, T2. Florida State 290-279-293—862, T2. South Florida 289-289-284—862, 4. North Carolina 293-281-298—872, T5. Troy 302-282-289—873, T5. Mississippi State 297-284-292—873, 7. James Madison 287-298-292—877, 8. Coastal Carolina 295-288-302—885, 9. Illinois State 304-289-294—887, 10. Winthrop 301-293-300—894, 11. Penn State 301-297-300—898, 12. George Washington 308-300-296—904, 13. Western Kentucky 307-306-297—910
Individual Leaders
1. Trey Valentine (South Florida) 71-71-68—210, 2. Hans Reimers (Mercer) 70-68-73—211, T3. Five Players tied at 213
Troy Individuals
T12. Jared Bettcher 74-71-71—216, T16. Tolver Dozier 75-68-75—218, T16. Jake Tucker 78-72-68—218, T36. Clayton Vannoy 78-71-75—224, T40. Phillip Brennan 75-75-75—225, T68. Luke Moser 82-80-76—238
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Paced by a pair of 4-under rounds from Tolver Dozier and Jake Tucker, the Troy men's golf team jumped five spots on the leaderboard at the Seminole Intercollegiate to finish in a tie for fifth place.
The Trojans shot 5-under as a team over Saturday's 36 holes, which was the best score of the day by any of the 13 teams in the field. No. 12 Florida State was 4-under on the day and No. 29 South Florida was 3-under.
"We had a tough day yesterday, but the way our guys came out and played today showed them how good they can be," head coach Matt Terry said. "We played 36 holes better than anyone else on the golf course today and there were five top 60 teams in the field. Our guys could have easily folded after the opening round, but they came back and fought hard and impressed a lot of people."
Freshman Jared Bettcher continues to turn in solid performance after solid performance as he shot matching 1-under 71s on Saturday to finish in a tie for 12th place overall. Bettcher sank six birdies in his final round and finished with 13 in the tournament – the sixth most in the field.
Dozier and Tucker tied for 16th place after starting the day in 34th and 54th place, respectively. Dozier carded six birdies and just two bogeys during the first 18 holes to tie his career-best round of 4-under. Dozier played the par-3 holes at 1-under for the tournament, which was the second-best mark in the field.
Tucker also tied a career best with his 68 in the final round after five birdies and just one bogey. He opened his day with a 72 in round two and was a double-bogey away from a potentially big day.
Clayton Vannoy carded a 1-under during the second round and was 3-over in the final round to finish tied for 36th overall, while Phillip Brennan tied for 40th following a pair of 3-over rounds on Saturday. Competing as an individual, Luke Moser tied for 68th after shooting an 80 and a 76 to close out his tournament.
No. 34 Mercer won the team title by six strokes over Florida State and South Florida. North Carolina finished one shot ahead of Troy while No. 54 Mississippi State finished in a tie with the Trojans, who entered the week ranked 65th in the country. South Florida's Trey Valentine shot 6-under to claim individual medalist honors.
The Trojans will take a little break before heading to the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship in West Point, Miss., on April 7-8.
Team Standings
1. Mercer 282-279-295—856, T2. Florida State 290-279-293—862, T2. South Florida 289-289-284—862, 4. North Carolina 293-281-298—872, T5. Troy 302-282-289—873, T5. Mississippi State 297-284-292—873, 7. James Madison 287-298-292—877, 8. Coastal Carolina 295-288-302—885, 9. Illinois State 304-289-294—887, 10. Winthrop 301-293-300—894, 11. Penn State 301-297-300—898, 12. George Washington 308-300-296—904, 13. Western Kentucky 307-306-297—910
Individual Leaders
1. Trey Valentine (South Florida) 71-71-68—210, 2. Hans Reimers (Mercer) 70-68-73—211, T3. Five Players tied at 213
Troy Individuals
T12. Jared Bettcher 74-71-71—216, T16. Tolver Dozier 75-68-75—218, T16. Jake Tucker 78-72-68—218, T36. Clayton Vannoy 78-71-75—224, T40. Phillip Brennan 75-75-75—225, T68. Luke Moser 82-80-76—238
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