JUPITER, Fla. – Florida A&M Men's Golf closed with its best round of the two-day, 54-hole Florida Atlantic University Invitational on Tuesday, finishing up play at The Bears Club in Jupiter, Florida.
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Florida A&M finished 10th in the 11-team field at 873 (296-291-286), nine strokes over par, shaving 10 shots off its score from the opening round on Monday morning to the third, and posting the fourth-lowest round of the day across the final 18 holes.
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The host Florida Atlantic Owls shot a 27-under-par 837 (282-276-279) to win by one stroke over North Florida (279-279-280=838). Stetson was third at 841, followed by Lipscomb and UCF to round out the top five, respectively.
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Mikail Darmawan and
Miguel Silveira led the Rattlers charge, each shooting 219 to tie for 36th individually on the final leaderboard. Darmawan opened with a 71 and added rounds of 75 and 73, while Silveira was steady across the board at 73-73-73.
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Sascha Robinson and
Skyler Woods each finished at 220 to tie for 41st.
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Woods was the most consistent Rattler down the stretch, following a 75 with a 74 and a 71 to close.
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Taylor Bell shot the low round of the tournament for the Orange and Green, carding a 3-under 70 in the final round to finish at 221, tied for 45
th, respectfully.
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Stetson's Uy Doan won medalist honors, running away with the individual title at 14-under 202 after rounds of 66-68-68 – the only player in the field to break 70 twice. FAU's NaShawn Tyson was runner-up at 205, and a trio of Florida golfers (Jackson Ormond, Parker Severs and Noah Kent) – all playing as individuals, rounded out the top five, with Ormond and Severs tying for third at 206.
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Depth carried the Owls to the team victory.
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Preston Worch (210) and Christian Veilleux (212) both finished inside the top 15 to go with Tyson's runner-up showing, giving the Owls three of the tournament's top nine finishers.
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UNF kept the pressure on throughout, getting top 10 finishes from Easton Oliva (210) and Danny Wehle (211) to push the Ospreys within a single shot of the team title.
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Final Team Standings
1. Florida Atlantic 837 (-27)
2. North Florida 838 (-26)
3. Stetson 841 (-23)
4. Lipscomb 854 (-10)
5. UCF 858 (-6)
6. DePaul 859 (-5)
7. Louisiana Tech 862 (-2)
8. South Florida 864 (E)
9. Campbell 872 (+8)
10. Florida A&M 873 (+9)
11. Old Dominion 898 (+34).
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