Golf Advances to NCAA Championships, Claims Third at Marana Regional

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Golf Advances to NCAA Championships, Claims Third at Marana Regional

5/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

May 18, 2016

Marana, Ariz. - The UAB men's golf team advanced to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season Wednesday afternoon with a third-place finish at the 2016 Marana NCAA Regional.

The Blazers tied their round-one mark of 283 on the final day of competition, holding steady behind first-place Stanford and second-place Oregon. Along with California and Wake Forest, the five teams all advance to the NCAA Championships May 27 - June 1 in Eugene, Oregon.

Sophomore Lee Hodges finished tied for fourth at six-under for the tournament. He shot a 73 on the final day, while leading the Blazers in birdies (16) and eagles (1). It is his second top-5 finish of the season.

Senior Will Cannon jumped 12 spots with his round-three 69, putting him in a tie for 22nd with fellow Blazer John Hayden. Hayden finished up the tournament at one-over with a 72 on the final day.

Martin Rohwer just missed a top-25 finish at three-over, tying for 26th, and Taylor Eyster rounded out the UAB lineup at 10-over while shooting his best round Wednesday (69).

UAB Results:
T4 - Lee Hodges (-6)
T22 - Will Cannon (+1)
T22 - John Hayden (+1)
T26 - Martin Rohwer (+3)
T54 - Taylor Eyster (+10)

Standings	Team		Scores
1	1 Stanford	274	284	275	833	-31
2	24 Oregon	285	288	274	847	-17
3	37 UAB	283	291	283	857	-7
4	13 California	287	293	282	862	-2
5	12 Wake Forest	286	295	282	863	-1
6	UC Riverside	288	297	281	866	+2
T7	36 North Florida	293	283	291	867	+3
T7	45 Georgia Tech	297	288	282	867	+3
9	50 St. Mary's	291	307	281	879	+15
10	North Texas	296	301	290	887	+23
11	Georgia State	303	294	294	891	+27
12	Louisiana Tech	301	304	292	897	+33
13	25 North Carolina	310	312	295	917	+53
14	Siena College	311	325	315	951	+87

Head Coach Alan Murray on the team's third-place finish. #GoBlazers pic.twitter.com/aJpjQMKMqG

-- UAB Men's Golf (@UAB_MensGolf) May 18, 2016

Shot by shot with John Hayden on the 5th - PAR. #NCAAGolf #GoBlazers pic.twitter.com/AykQEOLSYR

-- UAB Men's Golf (@UAB_MensGolf) May 18, 2016

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