Oct. 19, 2014
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - The No. 8 Auburn men's golf team finished sixth with a final round 2-under 286 for a 3-under 286-289-286-861 total, a shot behind No. 5 UCLA in the US Collegiate at the Golf Club of Georgia Lake Side Course on Sunday. Ten of the 15 teams were ranked in the top 25.
Sophomore Matt Gilchrest led the Tigers tying for 17th with a 2-under 214 with a final round 72 while junior Michael Johnson (71-218) and sophomore Will Long (77-218) tied for 32nd. Senior Dan Stringfellow tied for 39th at 74-219, a shot ahead of freshman Matthew Perrine, who tied for 46th with a 69-220.
No. 9 Texas (277-843) edged out No. 25 Virginia (277-844) by a stroke at 21-under par. No. 11 LSU (282-857) was third followed by No. 13 Wake Forest (286-858), No. 5 UCLA (279-860), No. 8 Auburn (286-861), No. 15 Georgia Tech (281-862), No. 20 Washington 282-862), Texas A&M (293-863) and Clemson (284-868).
Iowa (289-869) finished 11th ahead of No. 24 East Tennessee State (297-875), No. 6 Stanford (300-876), Oklahoma State (304-880) and Kent State (292-892).
Virginia's Derek Bard fired a final round 8-under 64 to claim medalist honors at 15-under 201.
The US Collegiate concludes Auburn's fall portion of the schedule as the Tigers return to action at the Amer Ari Invitational at the King's Course in Waikoloa, Hawai'I Feb. 5-7. For the most up to date information, follow us on Twitter @AUMensGolf or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AUMensGolf.