UCF Claims Atlantic Sun Men's Golf Championship at Keith Hills No. 2

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

UCF Claims Atlantic Sun Men's Golf Championship at Keith Hills No. 2

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – The University of Central Florida won its first Atlantic Sun Conference men's golf championship in eight years on Wednesday, and did so in record-breaking form.

The Golden Knights, who led after each of the three rounds at Keith Hills No. 2, broke the A-Sun 54-hole record with a three-day total of 845 strokes, 19-under-par.

UCF senior Barry Roof, a native of Conway, S.C., won individual honors, shooting 11-under-par for the event on the par-72, 6836-yard layout. Roof carded back-to-back 68s in the first two rounds, then posted a 69 on Wednesday to give UCF is second-straight individual A-Sun medalist.

Campbell senior Braxton Wynns, a Buies Creek resident, finished second on his home course, two strokes behind.

The Golden Knights shot 281-276-288 to break the old A-Sun 54-hole record of 849 strokes set in 1986 by Houston Baptist and equaled by Jacksonville State last year at Indigo Lakes in Daytona Beach.

Georgia State finished second at 13-under (851), bolstered by a second-round 275. Campbell, despite firing Wednesday's low round of five-under (283), placed third in the 11-school field at 11-under-par (853).

Ty Harris of Georgia State was third individually at seven-under, followed by Troy State's Brent Dorner (minus-six) and Campbell senior Ulf Hedlund (five-under). The top five individuals were named to the all-tournament team.

Three other UCF players finished among the top 16 individuals – sixth-place Sonny Nimkhum, Andreas Hoegberg, who tied for eighth, and Steve Bain, who tied for 13th. Stefan Wistorf, who won the 2003 A-Sun individual title as a freshman, finished in a tie for 35th at nine-over 225.

UCF earned the A-Sun automatic berth in next month's NCAA Regionals, which will be held in New Haven, Conn., West Lafayette, Ind., and Sun River, Ore.

Atlantic Sun Conference

Men's Golf Championship

Keith Hills CC No. 2 / Buies Creek, N.C.

Apr. 19-21, 2004 / Par 72 / 6836 Yards

Final Team Results: 1. UCF 281-276-288—845, 2. Georgia State 284-275-292—851, 3. Campbell 284-286-283—853, 4. Troy State 296-282-284—862, 5. Gardner-Webb 295-283-290—868, 6. Belmont 288-292-300—880, 7. Mercer 300-293-289—882, 8. Florida Atlantic 301-292-300—893, 9. Lipscomb 297-298-301—896, 10. Jacksonville 304-297-300—901, 11. Stetson 307-292-307—906.

Final Individual Leaders: (Top 5 All-Tournament) 1. Barry Roof (UCF) 68-68-69—205, 2. Braxton Wynns (Campbell) 69-70-68—207, 3. Ty Harris (Georgia State) 70-68-71—209, 4. Brent Dorner (Troy State) 72-70-68—210, 5. Ulf Hedlund (Campbell) 72-69-70—211.