Feb. 9, 2003

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Kentucky men’s golf team finished 11th in the Gator Invitational at Florida’s University Golf Course in Gainesville on Sunday, Feb. 9 with a score of 901.

Sophomore John Holmes led the Cats in scoring with a three-round 217 (+7), to finish in sixth place individually, seven strokes behind Augusta State’s Oliver Wilson. After finishing the first two rounds in second, Holmes slipped a little in the third and shot an 8-over par 78 on Sunday. The next best finisher for UK was freshman Matt Kohn who ended in a tie for 33rd with a three-round total of 225 (+15).

Augusta State won the tournament, finishing with a three-day total of 869 (+29). Tournament host Florida (872) finished second and defending champion LSU (902) finished 12th.

Kentucky is off until March 10 when it heads to Tallahassee, Fla., for the Seminole Intercollegiate at the Golden Eagle Country Club.

Agate:

Teams
1. Agusta State280 291 298 869 (+29)
2. Florida296 281 295872 (+32)
3. Purdue283 297 302882 (+42)
4. Charleston293 292 300885 (+45)
5. Vanderbilt291 301 298890 (+50)
Georgia Southern288 291 311890 (+50)
7. Georgia State304 277 310891 (+51)
8. Alabama301 296 296893 (+53)
9. Alabama-Birmingham305 288 303896 (+56)
10 Florida State299 293 305897 (+57)
11 Kentucky298 287 316901 (+61)
12 Louisiana State294 288 320902 (+62)
13 Ohio State303 312 299 914 (+74)
14 North Florida299 306 319924 (+84)
15 South Florida315 300 320935 (+95)

Top Five Players
1. Oliver WilsonAugusta St67 70 73 210 (E)
2. Brandt SnedekerVanderbilt69 73 69 211 (+1)
3. Ari SavolainenFlorida71 70 72 213 (+3)
4. James VargasFlorida72 71 72 215 (+5)
5. Ty HarrisGeorgia St74 66 76 216 (+6)

UK Players
T6 John Holmes68 71 78 217 (+7)
T33 Matt Kohn72 71 82 225 (+15)
T37 Andy Dustman* 76 76 74 226 (+16)
T43 Brandon Waldrop77 73 77 227 (+17)
T60 Ryan Coyne81 72 81 234 (+24)
T67 Matt Wells82 74 80 236 (+26)

*Competing as an individual