GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Wichita State men's golf team finished play Sunday at the Gators Invitational on the University of Florida's Mark Bostick Golf Course.
Zac Owens (76-69-73 – 217, +7) fired a third-round 73 to finish the weekend 7-over-par and tied for 37
th-place. A double-bogey on his final hole was all that separated the sophomore from a top-25 finish.
Owens' 10 birdies over the three rounds tied for tenth-most among the field of 84 individuals.
Dawson Lewis (73-73-75 – 221) tied for 52
nd.
Grayson Wallace (83-74-73 – 230) closed strong with a 73, matching Owens for the team's best Sunday round.
Joe Bultman (78-73-80 – 231) and
Brock Polhill (76-78-79 – 231) rounded out the Shocker scorecard.
The field included seven nationally-ranked teams. WSU (302-289-300 – 891) finished in 15th-place -- eight strokes behind No. 39 UCF.
No. 31 Florida (828) won the team title, outdistancing 19
th-ranked Vanderbilt (846) and No. 36 USF (852).
Florida's Ricky Castillo (No. 46 in GolfStat's latest individual rankings) shot 13-under-par (197) over three rounds to win medalist honors ahead of West Virginia's Logan Perkins (205).
The Shockers will have another four weeks to practice before returning to action Friday and Saturday, Mar. 13-14 at the GCU Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz.
GATORS INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY VYSTAR
Feb. 15-16, 2020 | Final Results
Gainesville, Fla./ Mark Bostick Golf Course (6,701 yd, Par 70)
15 Teams | 84 Individuals
Individual Leaders:
1. (#46) Ricky Castillo (Florida) – 70-63-63 – 197 (-13)
2. Logan Perkins (West Virginia) – 72-62-71 – 205 (-5)
3. (#14) John Axelson (Florida) – 71-69-66 – 206 (-4)
T-4.Ryan Davis (Penn St.) – 71-68-68 – 207 (-3)
T-4. Eduardo Carrete (Jacksonville) – 73-65-69 – 207 (-3)
T-4. Zack Taylor (Coastal Carolina) – 69-68-70 – 207 (-3)
Shocker Lineup:
T-37.
Zac Owens – 75-68-73 – 217 (+7)
T-52.
Dawson Lewis – 73-73-75 – 221 (+11)
78.
Grayson Wallace – 83-74-73 – 230 (+20)
T-79.
Joe Bultman – 78-73-80 – 231 (+21)
81.
Brock Polhill – 76-78-79 – 233 (+23)
Team Standings:
1. (#31) Florida – 283-272-273 -- 828 (-12)
2. (#19) Vanderbilt – 288-277-281 -- 846 (+6)
T3. (#36) South Florida – 286-286-280 -- 852 (+12)
T3. Penn State – 287-284-281 -- 852 (+12)
5. (#29) Liberty – 289-287-279 -- 855 (+15)
6. (#47) West Virginia – 289-281-286 -- 856 (+16)
7. Georgia Southern – 289-289-280 -- 858 (+18)
8. Coastal Carolina – 288-288-285 -- 861 (+21)
9. Mississippi State – 285-289-291 -- 865 (+25)
10. (#26) North Florida – 290-291-285 -- 866 (+26)
11. Missouri – 293-292-282 -- 867 (+27)
12. Jacksonville – 295-289-287 -- 871 (+31)
13. Toledo – 299-298-285 -- 882 (+42)
14. (#39) UCF – 298-304-281 -- 883 (+43)
15. Wichita State – 302-289-300 -- 891 (+51)