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Men's Golf Michael Morse/Sports Communications

Panthers Finish Seventh at Gator

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2007) -- The Georgia State men's golf team finished tied for seventh-place after a final round total of 293 at the SunTrust Gator Invitational. The Panthers finished 31-over (292-286-293--871) for the tournament and finished ahead of three teams -- Purdue (26th), Kentucky (41st) and UCF (44th) -- ranked in the top 50.

Host school, Florida, took the top honors with a 10-over performance for the tournament.

Junior Joel Sjoholm led the team in final round firing a 1-under 69 putting him tied for 12th (71-74-69--214). Senior Ben Taylor ended the third round with a 3-over 73 and finished tied for 20th (75-68-73--216). Freshman Maurice Jordan finished with a 4-over 74 and tied for 52nd (77-74-74--225). Senior Derek Oakey and freshman Tom Sherreard both shot final rounds of 77. Oakey finished tied for 30th (71-71-77--219). Sherreard ended tied for 52nd (75-73-77--225).

"Ben's 68 in the second round and Joel's 69 today were some great rounds of golf on a tough golf course," said head coach Matt Clark. "We have to get better as a team from top to bottom and it is my job to get them to perform at a high level. We have a lot of work to do this week until we get ready to head for Jacksonville."

State will return to action Feb. 18 at the John Hyat Collegiate Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla.

SunTrust Gator Invitational
University of Florida Course, 6,701-yard, Par 70

1 Florida +10 F   +1 280 289 281 850
2 Florida State Univ. +21 F   +10 284 287 290 861
3 Wake Forest Univ. +22 F   +14 280 288 294 862
4 Coastal Carolina +24 F   +10 290 284 290 864
5 Georgia Southern +26 F   +15 287 284 295 866
6 UAB +29 F   +13 287 289 293 869
T7 Tulsa +31 F   +7 290 294 287 871
T7 Georgia State Univ. +31 F   +13 292 286 293 871
9 North Florida, U. of +32 F   +7 293 292 287 872
10 Kentucky, U. of +41 F   +13 295 293 293 881
11 Ohio State Univ. +42 F   +19 283 300 299 882
12 Louisiana State U. +44 F   +13 296 295 293 884
13 UCF +47 F   +13 297 297 293 887
14 Purdue +66 F   +24 299 303 304 906

Individual Scores (75 golfers):

T12 Joel Sjoholm +4 F 71 74 69 214

T20 Ben Taylor +6 F 75 68 73 216

T30 Derek Oakey +9 F 71 71 77 219

T52 Maurice Jordan +15 F 77 74 74 225

T52 Tom Sherreard +15 F 75 73 77 225

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