STILLWATER, Okla.
-- Augusta State tallied a 7-over 295 Tuesday afternoon in
the third and final round of the PING/Golfweek Preview, improving
two spots to register a fourth-place finish at Karsten Creek Golf
Club.
Paced by the All-American duo of senior Henrik Norlander and junior
Patrick Reed, the Jaguars recorded their 12th consecutive top-five
finish dating back to last fall's Brickyard Intercollegiate
in Macon, Ga.
In eighth place after Sunday's first round, ASU inched up
into sixth following a second-round, even-par 288 on Monday. In the
final round, Norlander and Reed carded a pair of 1-under
71's, while seniors Mitch Krywulycz and Carter Newman managed
a 75 and 78, respectively. Junior Taylor Floyd had the day's
non-counting score with a 79.
Reed tied for fourth, his second straight top-five effort, while
Norlander was sixth. Krywulycz just missed his second consecutive
top-20 finish, tying for 21st. Newman tied for 43rd and Floyd was
51st.
Tourney host Oklahoma State combined for a 6-over 294 and posted a
four-shot victory over UCLA. Georgia was third, four shots clear of
ASU and Texas A&M.
UCLA's Pontus Widegren carded a 3-under 69 and claimed
medalist honors with a 2-under 214. OSU's Peter Uihlein and
Georgia's Hudson Swafford tied for second, two shots off the
pace. Widegren's effort was the only sub-70 round of the day
and he was the only player among the 75 starters to finish under
par. No one in the field was able to put together three sub-par
rounds.
For the tournament, Karsten Creek's 7,407-yard, par-72 layout
played to a scoring average of 76.44, including a first-round
average of 77.78. For the final two rounds, it played to 75.12 and
76.42, respectively.
The last time the Preview was contested at Karsten Creek, ASU won
the team title in 2002 and former Jaguar All-American Emmett Turner
claimed medalist honors. The Jags tallied a total of 16-over 880
(300-291-289), Turner finished at 3-under 213 (74-69-70) and fellow
All-American Scott Jamieson was second at even-par 216
(71-75-70).
The Jags are back in action on Friday, Oct. 8 at the Brickyard
Intercollegiate in Macon, Ga., at The Brickyard at Riverside.
Complete, full-field results from the PING/Golfweek Preview are
available at both www.jaguarsroar.com and www.golfstat.com.
