OCALA, Fla. -- Augusta State carded a 1-under 287 Saturday in the third and final round of the NCAA Southeast-Florida Regional at Golden Ocala Golf Club.

The sixth-ranked Jaguars finished as the runnerup in the regional to Florida. The Gators, who began the day four shots behind ASU, combined for a 11-under 287 to post a six-shot victory. Kennesaw State, North Carolina State and Arkansas finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively, to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships.

Jaguar junior Patrick Reed fired his second consecutive 5-under 67 to earn a share of medalist honors at 10-under 206 with North Carolina State's Mitchell Sutton and Missouri's Jace Long, who shot a 10-under 62. The victory is Reed's first of the season and second of his collegiate career.

The victory is also the second for an ASU individual at the NCAA Regionals. Former All-American Kalle Edberg won the NCAA Central Regional in 2005 at the Warren Course in Notre Dame, Ind., with a 54-hole total of 5-under 205 while leading the Jags to the team title as well.

Henrik Norlander had an even-par 72 and tied for 14th at 3-under 213. Carter Newman signed for a 3-over 75 and tied for 21st at 1-under 215. Olle Bengtsson managed a 4-over 76 and tied for 42nd at 5-over 221, while Mitch Krywulycz turned in his second straight, 1-over 73 and tied for 64th at 12-over 228.

With their finish, ASU will advance to the NCAA Championships for the 12th time in 16 NCAA Regional appearances. A total of 81 teams were invited to six regional sites, with the top five from each regional advancing. The NCAA Championships are slated for May 31-June 5 at Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.

"We definitely wanted the 'W' but finishing second in the regional worked out pretty well for us last year," said ASU head coach Josh Gregory. "We set a goal at the beginning of the year and we accomplished our first goal of the season. We can't wait to get to Stillwater and tee it up. It'll be a lot of fun and a great experience for our team."

Florida's Andres Echavarria (9-under 207) and Southeastern Louisiana's Rhys West (8-under 208) were fourth and fifth, individually.

Designed by Ron Garl, Golden Ocala Golf Club (www.goldenocala.com) originally opened in 1986 and is located between Gainesville and Orlando and only 15 minutes from downtown Ocala. The course was named of America's Top 100 Residential Golf Courses by Golfweek from 2004 to 2007. Other accolades include being selected as the "Best Replica Course in the U.S." by Travel and Leisure in 2004. The course was also named to the Best in State of Florida list by Golf Digest in 2007.

For the third straight year, the NCAA's modified format for the postseason featured six regionals around the nation. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams competed at each of three regionals while the other three regionals had 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.

Complete, full-field results of each of the six NCAA regionals are available at www.golfstat.com.

To view the ASU Men's Golf postseason media guide, visit the following link:

http://www.jaguarsroar.com/sports/mgolf/2010-11/files/asumg_NCAAFloridaRegional_notes.pdf

For complete coverage of all six NCAA Men's Golf Regionals, visit the following links:

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/golf-men/d1

and

http://www.ncaa.com/photos/golf-men/2010-12-11/2010-di-mens-golf-championship

Augusta State captured the 2010 National Championship at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., in an epic final match with 10-time National Champion Oklahoma State. The Jaguars defeated the top three seeds in match play on consecutive days, dispatching Georgia Tech (3-2), Florida State (4-1) and OSU (3-1-1).

ASU's Mitch Krywulycz rallied for a 4-down deficit to stun the Cowboys' Kevin Tway in 19 holes and win the clinching point for the Jags.  Henrik Norlander and Patrick Reed accounted for ASU's other points in the championship match and earned the Jags their first national title in any varsity sport.

NOTEWORTHY … Reed combined for 15 birdies and an eagle over the 54 holes … The win is also the second individual title of the season for the Jags … Senior Henrik Norlander posted a four-shot victory in the General Hackler Championship on March 14 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. … One day after matching their low round of the season with a 13-under 275, ASU posted a 1-under 287, its eighth round of par or better this season as a team … The Jags' previous low round of the spring was a 7-under 281 in the final round of the General Hackler Championship on March 14 at TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C. … ASU shot a 13-under 275 in the final round of the Brickyard Collegiate Championship on Oct. 10, 2010, in Macon, Ga. … The Jags improved 24 shots from Thursday, including 15 shots among the four counting scores … Bengtsson, who was in the ASU lineup for three regular-season events and ranks fifth on the team in stroke average at 73.75, got revenge Friday on the par-4 16th hole -- the shortest par-4 on the course at 383 yards – by making birdie … Bengtsson took a quintuple-bogey 9 on the hole during Thursday's first round … Florida entered the regional as the top-ranked team in the field ranked No. 5 in the nation by both Golfstat and Golfweek and No. 4 in the Golf World/Coaches poll … The four seniors in the ASU lineup all earned their undergraduate degrees on Monday, May 9 … Norlander earned his BBA in Marketing in four years, while Bengtsson (BBA in Management), Krywulycz (BA in Sociology) and Newman (BA in Sociology) were each redshirted during their careers and took five years … The Jaguars earned a postseason bid Monday, May 9 when the Jaguars received an at-large selection by the NCAA Men's Golf Committee in Indianapolis, Ind. … ASU was making its 13th regional appearance in the last 14 years, and its 16th in the last 19 years.

NCAA Southeast-Florida Regional
Golden Ocala Golf Club
Ocala, Fla.
Hosted by University of Florida
May 19-21, 2011

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