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Seminole Intercollegiate
Blazers Finish In Ninth At Seminole Intercollegiate
3/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 8, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB men's golf team closed play at the Seminole Intercollegiate on Sunday afternoon, finishing tied for ninth overall in the three-day, 54-hole event with an 898 (296-294-308). Senior Kaylor Timmons led UAB for a third straight tournament, finishing tied for 22nd overall on the par-72, 7,041-yard Golden Eagle Country Club course.
Timmons closed the event with a five-over par 221 (75-74-72) after carding an even par 72 during Sunday's final round. The Fort Payne, Ala. native recorded a pair of birdies over his opening 11 holes, but then closed with two bogeys through his final seven holes to result in his fourth round of par or under in nine rounds this spring.
Junior Adam West also played well, closing the Intercollegiate with a six-over par 222 (74-72-76). Like Timmons, West began the round well, collecting a birdie in two of his opening four holes. However, he went on to record back-to-back bogeys on the fifth and sixth hole, and would not get another birdie for the rest of the round.
Junior John Darby, who began the day in a tie for sixth and just three strokes off the lead, carded a an 83 during Sunday's final 18 holes and closed the event tied for 36th overall with a nine-over 225 (71-71-83). Senior Zack Sucher (76-77-81/234) and redshirt freshman Blake Watts (76-88-79/243) rounded out the UAB golfers, tied for 56th and 62nd, respectively.
Vanderbilt (863) carded the low score of the afternoon with a one-under par 287, vaulting the Commodores to the top of the leaderboard to claim a one-stroke victory over second-place Virginia (864). Florida State, the host school for the event and ranked No. 22 overall, finished third with a four over par total of 868. Ole Miss, who was leading coming into the final day, finished round three with an 11 over par to fall into fourth with an 869, while Mississippi State and No. 21 Arkansas tied for fifth at 876.
Ryan Haselden of Vanderbilt captured medalist honors with the best individual score with a three under par 213. Carlos Sainz of Mississippi State finished the day two under par to finish the event in second place with a two under par score of 214.
With the Seminole Intercollegiate now behind them, UAB now has just two events remaining before the C-USA Championship begins in late April. The Blazers will take a well-deserved two-week break before heading out west to compete at the Duck Invitational in Eugene, Ore. on March 23-24.
