Host North Florida captures John Hayt Collegiate
2/26/2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for The Hayt, Sawgrass Country Club
Army's Peter Kim birdied his 17th hole of the final round to win medalist honors at Sawgrass Country Club
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL (February 26, 2017) -- Chalk it up as the first win of the season for North Florida. On a day where no team was able to break par at Sawgrass Country Club the host Ospreys were able to hold onto their 36-hole John Hayt Collegiate lead to finish 7-over and ahead of runner-up Jacksonville by three.
This week North Florida, who actually trailed early on the back nine, received top-15 play from three players with Phillip Knowles leading the way. The sophomore started the day sharing the individual lead before finishing in a tie for second place by combining rounds of 73-67-71 to post 5-under.
During Sunday's final round Knowles overcame three consecutive bogeys on Nos. 4-6 to turn in a 1-under 71 thanks to four birdies throughout the reminder of the round. The final two birdies for Knowles came on the 17th and 18th holes.
Also finishing in the top-15 for North Florida were Andrew Alligood (T7; E) and Travis Trace (T14; +3).
Medalist honors at the John Hayt Collegiate went to Army senior Peter Kim. Teeing of on No. 10, Kim who started the day as part of a four-way tie for the lead, fired a closing 2-under 70 to reach the winning number of 6-under.
Kim, the 2014 Patriot League Most Outstanding Golfer, was 4-under for the tournament with four holes remaining but he surged late with birdies on the 6th and 8th holes.
Behind Kim came Knowles and David Wicks (Jacksonville) at 5-under in the runner-up slot, Hidetoshi Yoshihara (UCLA) was fourth at 4-under while Amarin Kraivixien (Campbell) was fifth at 2-under.
The team standings were rounded up by UCF (+11) and Campbell (+11) sharing third and Liberty (+14) in fifth.
Results: The Hayt
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metuchen, NJ | 600 | 72-68-70=210 | |
| T2 | Bradenton, FL | 400 | 73-67-71=211 | |
| T2 | , England | 400 | 70-70-71=211 | |
| 4 | Irvine, CA | 300 | 71-73-68=212 | |
| 5 | , Thailand | 300 | 71-70-73=214 |
About the The Hayt
54 hole men's college tournament hosted by the University of North Florida. Team (best four scores of five players each round) and individual competitions.
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