Jaguars Fifth In Spring Opener

Jaguars Fifth In Spring Opener

ORLANDO, Fla -- Augusta State posted rounds of five-over 293 and even-par 288 Monday afternoon over the first 36 holes of the UCF Rio Pinar Invitational at Rio Pinar Country Club.

ASU’s two-round total of five-over 581 put the Jaguars in fifth place, 10 shots off the pace set by tourney host Central Florida. Louisville is second, four shots off the lead, while Vanderbilt and UT-Arlington share third place, six shots back of the Golden Knights and four strokes in front of the Jaguars.

ASU junior Jake Amos turned in rounds of 74-71 and is tied for 18th at one-over 145. Sophomore Olle Bengtsson (73-73) is tied for 24th at two-over 146 and fellow sophomore Henrik Norlander (74-73) is a shot back in a tie for 31st at three-over 147.

Senior Janne Kaske matched Amos for the Jags’ best round of the day, carding a one-under 71 after a morning 76 and is tied with Norlander for 31st at 147. Sophomore Carter Newman booked the team’s best round of the morning with an even-par 72 and is tied for 41st at four-over 148.

UCF’s Blayne Barber fired a nine-under 135, including an eight-under 64 in the afternoon, and moved out to a four-shot lead over UT-Arlington’s Bobby Massa. Louisville’s Riley Wheeldon and UCF’s Jed Dirksen, competing as an individual, are tied for third at three-under 141. Mercer’s Bill Jones III and Ohio State’s Bo Haeg are tied for fifth at two-under 142.

The tournament’s third and final round tees off at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.



Rio Pinar Invitational
Rio Pinar Country Club
Orlando, Fla.
Par 72 – 6,978 yards
Feb. 23-24, 2009

Augusta State Individual Results
T 18 Jake Amos          74 71 145 (+1)
T 24 Olle Bengtsson     73 73 146 (+2)
T 31 Henrik Norlander   74 73 147 (+3)
T 31 Janne Kaske        76 71 147 (+3)
T 41 Carter Newman      72 76 148 (+4)

Team Results
1. Central Florida      294 277 571 (-5)
1 Blayne Barber         71 64 135
T 11 David Johnson      74 70 144
T 18 Simon Ward         73 72 145
T 31 Brad Schneider     76 71 147
T 56 Nicolas Donaldson  77 73 150

2. Louisville           283 292 575 (-1)
T 3 Riley Wheeldon      73 68 141
T 7 Justin Dorward      69 74 143
T 24 Adam Hadwin        69 77 146
T 24 Connor Arendell    72 74 146
T 77 Chris Biuso        77 76 153

3. Vanderbilt           287 290 577 (+1)
T 7 Tyler Matthews      68 75 143
T 11 Trey DelGreco      74 70 144
T 24 Ryan Haselden      71 75 146
T 31 Hudson Johnson     74 73 147
T 56 Jon Curran         78 72 150

 UT-Arlington           290 287 577 (+1)
2 Bobby Massa           70 69 139
T 41 Kevin Carrigan     73 75 148
T 48 Bryce Easton       75 74 149
T 67 Michael Van DeVenter 72 80 152
WD Zack Fischer         `WD 69

5. AUGUSTA STATE        293 288 581 (+5)
T 18 Jake Amos          74 71 145
T 24 Olle Bengtsson     73 73 146
T 31 Henrik Norlander   74 73 147
T 31 Janne Kaske        76 71 147
T 41 Carter Newman      72 76 148

6. Mississippi          291 293 584 (+8)
T 7 Sean Dale           71 72 143
T 11 Jonathan Randolph  71 73 144
T 18 Joe David          72 73 145
T 67 Stefan Strandlund  77 75 152
T 84 Will Roebuck       79 75 154

7. Mercer               293 292 585 (+9)
T 5 Bill Jones III      70 72 142
T 24 Devin Patel        74 72 146
T 41 Andres Pumariega   73 75 148
T 48 Ryan Blackburn     76 73 149
T 77 Matt Smith         78 75 153

8. Baylor               297 289 586 (+10)
T 18 Joakim Mikkelsen   74 71 145
T 24 Cody Paladino      77 69 146
T 41 Bill Allcorn       72 76 148
T 56 Lorenzo Scotto     74 76 150
T 67 Morten Bergan      79 73 152

9. Ohio State           291 296 587 (+11)
T 5 Bo Hoag             72 70 142
T 11 Vaughn Snyder      69 75 144
T 56 Brad Wright        75 75 150
T 84 Michael Cress      75 79 154
104 Brad Smith          84 76 160

10. South Alabama       301 287 588 (+12)
T 7 M.Etienne Bussieres 73 70 143
T 11 Daniel Burns       74 70 144
T 48 Cody Klein         77 72 149
T 90 Jack Hiluta        80 75 155
T101 David Leathem      77 81 158

11. Wichita State       293 299 592 (+16)
T 31 Dustin Garza       70 77 147
T 31 Connor McHenry     72 75 147
T 48 Zachariah Potter   75 74 149
T 64 Ty Sanders         76 75 151
T 77 Grady Pauls        78 75 153

12. Kentucky            296 297 593 (+17)
T 11 Andy Winings       70 74 144
T 41 Ben Fuqua          77 71 148
T 64 Mads Kristensen    75 76 151
T 67 James Kania, Jr.   76 76 152
T 84 Jordan Blann       75 79 154

13. East Carolina       298 297 595 (+19)
T 41 Warren Straub      75 73 148
T 56 Tripp Brizendine   74 76 150
T 56 Harold Varner      74 76 150
T 67 Jake Colley        75 77 152
T 67 David Watkins      80 72 152

14. UNC Greensboro      301 298 599 (+23)
T 24 Will Bowman        72 74 146
T 48 Will Almand        76 73 149
T 67 Darragh Coghlan    75 77 152
T 77 Ryan Heisey        79 74 153
T 90 Drew Younts        78 77 155

T15. Strn Mississippi   302 299 601 (+25)
T 41 Tyler Sparks       74 74 148
T 48 Wes Carter         72 77 149
T 56 Paul Apyan         77 73 150
T 84 Nick Brown         79 75 154
T101 Rocky Cleland      81 77 158

Virginia Commonwealth   299 302 601 (+25)
T 18 Lanto Griffin      72 73 145
T 31 Mark Jargren       74 73 147
T 84 Rafael Campos      76 78 154
T 90 Vincent Nadeau     77 78 155
106  Evan Boyer         84 78 162

Iowa State              301 300 601 (+25)
T 11 Ben Herrera        72 72 144
T 48 Nate McCoy         75 74 149
T 77 Tom Lathrop        74 79 153
T 90 Nathan Leary       80 75 155
107 Ross Menke          84 80 164

18. Memphis             302 301 603 (+27)
T 18 Mark Trow          76 69 145
T 31 Brandon Bunn       74 73 147
T 90 Jordan Payne       75 80 155
T 97 Brad Benjamin      78 79 157
103  Jeff Hall          77 82 159

19.  Akron              309 298 607 (+31)
T 31 Jacob Patte        75 72 147
T 67 David Addison      77 75 152
T 77 Ryan Mason         79 74 153
T 90 Scott Landreth     78 77 155
96   Tim Lew            79 77 156

20. Connecticut         303 306 609 (+33)
T 56 Jeb Buchanan       77 73 150
T 67 Matt Dubrowski     75 77 152
T 77 Matt Carroll       76 77 153
T 84 Brian Hwang        75 79 154
105 Kyle O'Connor       77 84 161

21. South Florida       307 305 612 (+36)
T 48 Robby Carl         72 77 149
T 64 Rick Kittelstad    77 74 151
T 97 Luke Leibel        80 77 157
T 97 Raj Nahal          78 79 157
T 97 Chris Tallman      80 77 157

Competing as Individuals
T 3 Jed Dirksen, Central Florida        73 68 141
T 31 Craig Tallent, Vanderbilt          72 75 147
T 67 Derek Oldham, Kentucky             74 78 152