Feb. 24, 2009

Final Results

ORLANDO, Fla. - Brandon Bunn fired a second consecutive 73 to lead the University of Memphis golf team to a tie for 17th place finish at the Rio Pinar Invitational. The tournament was held at the Rio Pinar Invitational, with UCF serving as the tournament's host school.

Bunn's Final Round 73 gave him a three-round total of 220, good for a tie for 27th. Mark Trow shot 78 in the final round, leaving him in a tie for 46th. Jordan Payne improved in the final round, turning in a 74 to move up into a tie for 79th. Brad Benjamin also shot 73 in the final round, and Jeff Hall carded a 77. The two finished in 85th and 102nd, respectively.

"It was a disappointing tournament," said Memphis head coach Grant Robbins. "I was really hoping we could have a good round today and get some momentum going in to the rest of the spring, but no one really got anything going. At this level you have to have guys shoot under par, and we have yet to find someone who can do that for us on a consistent basis. We will make some changes to the lineup and get ready for Lafayette."

UCF held on to its lead in the final round, shooting a team total of 280 to secure the title. Their three-round team total of 851 (294-277-280) was 15 shots ahead of second place finisher, UT-Arlington's total of 865 (290-287-288). UCF was the only team to finish under-par in the tournament.

Blayne Barber of UCF was also able to hold ont o his lead in the individual competition. Barber fired a three-under-par 69 in the final round to beat Bobby Massa of UT-Arlington by two shots. The Tigers next compete March 9 in the Louisiana Classics hosted by Louisiana-Lafayette.

Memphis Individuals:

T27 Brandon Bunn  74 73 73 220

T46 Mark Trow 76 69 78 223

T79 Jordan Payne  75 80 74 229

T85 Brad Benjamin  78 79 73 230

T102 Jeff Hall  77 82 77 236

Team Results:

1 UCF 294 277 280 851 -13

2 UT-Arlington 290 287 288 865 +1

3 Louisville, U. of 283 292 295 870 +6

4 Augusta State U. 293 288 290 871 +7

4 Vanderbilt Univ. 287 290 294 871 +7

4 Mississippi, U. of 291 293 287 871 +7

7 Mercer University 293 292 288 873 +9

8 Kentucky, U. of 296 297 286 879 +15

Baylor University 297 289 293 879 +15

10 South Alabama 301 287 295 883 +19

11 East Carolina Univ. 298 297 289 884 +20

12 Wichita State Univ. 293 299 297 889 +25

13 Ohio State Univ. 291 296 304 891 +27

14 Iowa State Univ. 301 300 292 893 +29

15 VCU 299 302 297 898 +34

16 Southern Miss. 302 299 298 899 +35

17 UNC Greensboro 301 298 301 900 +36

Memphis, U. of    302 301 297 900 +36

19 So. Florida, U. of 307 305 291 903 +39

20 Akron, U. of 309 298 300 907 +43

21 Connecticut, U. of 303 306 308 917 +53