Men's Golf Concludes Play at UCF/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate

Monday, February 16

Orlando, Fla.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

UCF/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate

2/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Feb. 17, 2004

Complete Results

Orlando, FL - Florida Atlantic University's men's golf team concluded play in its first spring tournament with a 17th place finish at the UCF/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate at Rio Pinar Country Club. Torstein Nevestad, shooting under-par for the second consecutive round, tied for the third lowest score of the final round.

Nevestad finished 28th with a three-round score of 225, shooting a combined three-under par in the second and third rounds. Michael Cleary improved four shots from the second round by firing a 76, while freshman Tommy Suri shot a 78, tying his score from the previous day. Ben Gardner and Anibal Ochoa finished with three-day totals of 241 and 247 on the 6,978-yard, par 72 course.

The Owls finished 17th out of 18 participating schools after ending the tournament with a score of 936. University of South Alabama won the tournament with a score of 863, while host UCF (863) finished runner-up. Coastal Carolina (881), Lamar University (884) and the University of Texas-Arlington (886) round out the top five.

Florida Atlantic returns to action Friday, February 20 to play in the USF Invitational in Tampa, FL

Team Results
FAU (316-300-310-926/17th)

Individual Results
Torstein Nevestad (84-71-70-225/T-28th)
Michael Cleary (75-80-76-231/T-52nd)
Tommy Suri (80-78-78-236/T-71st)
Ben Gardner (77-76-88-241/T-82nd)
Anibal Ochoa (86-75-86-247/86th)