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Wednesday, May 16
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NCAA Kissimmee Regional Day 3
Rams Finish Seventh at NCAA Kissimmee Regional
5/16/2018 4:54:00 PM | Men's Golf
CSU surges to as high as fourth on the leaderboard but can't hold on down the stretch
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – On the final day of the event, the Colorado State men's golf team battled but came up short of advancing, finishing seventh at the 2018 NCAA Kissimmee Regional, May 14-16. The three-day, 54-hole event, hosted by the University of Central Florida, was played at the Reunion Resort's Watson Course (Par 72 – 7,154 yards) in Kissimmee, Fla.
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Sitting in a tie for fifth at the start of the day with two of the top three seeds in Vanderbilt and North Carolina, the Rams surged up to as high as fourth in the early going, as the teams started on holes 6-10 in the adjusted shotgun start. However in its first regional appearance since 2012, CSU could not string together enough early birdies to hold on late and finished at 5-under 283 for the day and 16-under 848 for the tournament. Florida won the regional at 42-under 822, finishing 12 shots ahead of host UCF in second at 30-under 834. Vanderbilt was third at 22-under 842, with North Carolina at 21-under 843 and Kent State at 20-under 844 taking the final advancing spots to the NCAA Championship. CSU's three-round total of 848 was the second-lowest total in a NCAA Regional in program history, only surpassed by 2007's 844 (-20) in the West Regional at Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. The seventh-place finish was also the third-best ever in the program's 17 regional appearances.
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On the day, senior Max Oelfke had the top score CSU, shooting a 3-under 69 on the day that included his 22nd career eagle, a new school record. Oelfke finished the tournament in a tie for 14th at 4-under 212 with teammate junior Jake Staiano, who had a final round 1-over 73. Sophomore AJ Ott rebounded on the final day with a 2-under 70 to improve to even-par 216 and a tie for 39th with CSU freshmen Jack Ainscough and Parathakorn Suyasri. The freshman duo each posted an even-par 72 on the last 18 of the event. Florida took the top two individual spots, with Andy Zhang shooting a 13-under 203, one shot ahead of Chris Nido. Arizona's George Cunningham was the individual qualifier on a non-advancing team from the Kissimmee Regional, tying for sixth at 9-under 207.
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Sitting in a tie for fifth at the start of the day with two of the top three seeds in Vanderbilt and North Carolina, the Rams surged up to as high as fourth in the early going, as the teams started on holes 6-10 in the adjusted shotgun start. However in its first regional appearance since 2012, CSU could not string together enough early birdies to hold on late and finished at 5-under 283 for the day and 16-under 848 for the tournament. Florida won the regional at 42-under 822, finishing 12 shots ahead of host UCF in second at 30-under 834. Vanderbilt was third at 22-under 842, with North Carolina at 21-under 843 and Kent State at 20-under 844 taking the final advancing spots to the NCAA Championship. CSU's three-round total of 848 was the second-lowest total in a NCAA Regional in program history, only surpassed by 2007's 844 (-20) in the West Regional at Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. The seventh-place finish was also the third-best ever in the program's 17 regional appearances.
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On the day, senior Max Oelfke had the top score CSU, shooting a 3-under 69 on the day that included his 22nd career eagle, a new school record. Oelfke finished the tournament in a tie for 14th at 4-under 212 with teammate junior Jake Staiano, who had a final round 1-over 73. Sophomore AJ Ott rebounded on the final day with a 2-under 70 to improve to even-par 216 and a tie for 39th with CSU freshmen Jack Ainscough and Parathakorn Suyasri. The freshman duo each posted an even-par 72 on the last 18 of the event. Florida took the top two individual spots, with Andy Zhang shooting a 13-under 203, one shot ahead of Chris Nido. Arizona's George Cunningham was the individual qualifier on a non-advancing team from the Kissimmee Regional, tying for sixth at 9-under 207.
| Teams | ||
| 1 | Florida | 276-275-271=822 (-42) |
| 2 | UCFÂ | 276-280-278=834 (-30) |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 283-282-277=842 (-22) |
| 4 | North Carolina | 283-282-278=843 (-21) |
| 5 | Kent State | 280-280-284=844 (-20) |
| 6 | Arizona | 284-287-275=846 (-18) |
| 7 | Colorado State | 288-277-283=848 (-16) |
| 8 | South Florida | 282-281-289=852 (-12) |
| 9 | Purdue | 288-285-280=853 (-11) |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 290-288-281=859 (-5) |
| 11 | St. Mary's (CA)Â | 289-292-282=863 (-1) |
| 12 | Jacksonville State | 286-293-293=872 (+8) |
| 13 | Georgetown | 297-290-295=882 (+18) |
| 14 | Central Connecticut | 303-294-298=895 (+31) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | Andy Zhang (Florida)Â | 68-68-67=203 (-13) |
| 2 | Chris Nido (Florida) | 71-70-63=204 (-12) |
| T3 | Austin Hitt (North Carolina)Â | 68-68-70=206 (-10) |
| T3 | Kyler Tate (UCF) | 71-65-70=206 (-10) |
| T3 | Patrick Martin (Vanderbilt)Â | 69-70-67=206 (-10) |
| T14Â | Jake Staiano (Colorado State)Â | 71-68-73=212 (-4) |
| T14Â | Max Oelfke (Colorado State) | 73-70-69=212 (-4) |
| T39Â | AJ Ott (Colorado State) | 71-75-70=216 (E) |
| T39Â | Jack Ainscough (Colorado State)Â | 76-68-72=216 (E) |
| T39Â | Parathakorn Suyasri (Colorado State) | 73-71-72=216 (E) |
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