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John Finishes Third in Augusta, Panthers Eighth

Freshman Allen John led the way, with a third place finish, for the 46th-ranked (Golfweek) Georgia State men's golf team in the final round of the Administaff Augusta State Invitational Sunday at the par 72 Forest Hills GC in Augusta, Ga.

John pushed his way near the top of the leaderboard with a final round 70 on Sunday, helping the Panthers to an eighth of 17 finish. John finishes the tournament with scores of 72-66-70?208 (-8).

Georgia State wrapped up the team competition in eighth place with scores of 289-277-294?860 (-4). The Panthers finished a full 14 strokes in front of conference rival VCU as they look toward a rematch at the CAA Championships beginning April 17th.

Junior Tom Sherreard finished on a positive note, carding a 72 to finish 70-70-72?212 (-4), in 18th place. 

Rounding out the scoring for the Panthers were Alan Fowler with a 75-68-74?217 (+1) in 44th place, Brent Paul with a 73-73-78?224 (+8) in 73rd place, and Jared Cagle's 76-79-80?235 (+19) in 94th position as an individual.

Sophomore Tobias Rosendahl withdrew on the final day of competition after opening with a pair of 74s on day one.

In the individual competition, USC Aiken's Roberto Diaz lost his grip on the top spot by shooting a 75 on the final day after opening the tournament with a 64 and 69 on Saturday. Taylor Floyd of Augusta State took advantage of Diaz's slip, and earned the medalist honor with a 68-67-67?202 (-14).

The team competition was won by host Augusta State with scores of 278-273-277?828 (-36).

The Panthers must now focus on the CAA Championships, to be held in Callaway Gardens, Georgia April 17th through the 19th.

Full results from the Administaff Augusta State Invitational can be found at www.GolfStat.com.

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