by Pete Wlodkowski, for amateurgolf.com
Charleston, South Carolina (March 27, 2005) -- The final round of the Azalea
Invitational wound up a victim of the severe weather that has plagued the Southeast (and played havoc with the Players Championship)and was cancelled on Sunday.
Duke University golfer Nathan Smith, (of Santa Cruz, California) who led high school student Erik
Flores of Grass Valley, California by 2 after rounds of 65-69-67 was declared the champion of the prestigious event. Flores finished runner-up, while Gus Sylvan and Steven Liebler finished tied for third.
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Final results March 27 (leaders-only shown) from the Azalea Invitational, played at the Country Club of Charleston:
| Player | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Tot |
| Nathan Smith- Soquel, CA | 65 | 69 | 67 | 201 |
| Erik Flores- Grass Valley, CA | 67 | 68 | 68 | 203 |
| Gus Sylvan - Columbia, SC | 70 | 70 | 66 | 206 |
| Steven Liebler - Irmo, SC | 68 | 70 | 68 | 206 |
| Dayton Rose - Midwest City, OK | 70 | 72 | 65 | 207 |
| Billy Hurley - Jackson, FL | 70 | 71 | 66 | 207 |
| Danny Green - Jackson, TN | 70 | 68 | 69 | 207 |
| Elliott Wainright- Hillsborough, CA | 65 | 71 | 71 | 207 |
| Brian Harman - Savannah, GA | 70 | 68 | 70 | 208 |
| John Finster - Wake Forest, NC | 69 | 75 | 65 | 209 |
| Michael Green - Augusta, GA | 72 | 68 | 69 | 209 |
| John McClean - Weston, FL | 74 | 70 | 66 | 210 |
| Phillip Pettitt - Murfreesboro, TN | 72 | 70 | 69 | 211 |
| Phillip Mollica - Anderson, SC | 70 | 72 | 69 | 211 |
| John Eades - Charlotte, NC | 71 | 70 | 70 | 211 |
| Trent Leon - Sarasota, FL | 70 | 69 | 72 | 211 |