Wildcats Finish in Seventh at Seminole Intercollegiate

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Wildcats Finish in Seventh at Seminole Intercollegiate

Feb 25, 2018 | Men's Golf

With the help of Jacob Eklund and Ben Fernandez each placing in the top 15 on the individual leaderboard, the Kansas State men's golf team moved up one spot to finish in seventh place on Sunday following the third round of the Seminole Intercollegiate at Golden Eagle Country Club.

The Wildcats posted a 6-over par 294 in the third round to finish their spring opener with a three-round score of 11-over par 875.

"I thought Jake, Ben and Jeremy (Gandon) all had a solid tournament," head coach Grant Robbins said. "The conditions were tougher today with the rain and more difficult hole locations.

"We just have to get more production from the (number) four and five spot. We will make some adjustments to the lineup and get ready for a quick turnaround at Auburn."

Eklund made a seven-shot improvement from the second round, climbing the leaderboard 18 spots to tie for eighth place. He totaled 15 birdies over the three rounds, including seven in the final 18 holes, as he turned in a 54-hole score of 3-under par 213.

Fernandez carded an even-par 72 on Sunday as he tied for for 11^th place at 2-under par 214. Gandon played a consistent three rounds as he turned in a 1-over par 73 on Sunday after a pair of 72s in the first two rounds. Gandon came in at tied for 21^st at 1-over par 217.

Freshmen Matthieu Caron and Kyle Vance rounded out the Wildcat lineup. Caron finished higher, at 15-over par 231 to tie for 60^th place, while Vance fell to 73^rd at 26-over par 242.

Florida State carded a 1-under par 287 in the final round to win the event by nine strokes at 20-under 844. Seminole golfer John Pak finished in first on the individual leaderboard with an 8-under par 208 score, three strokes ahead of a three-way tie for second place.

K-State will return to play next week, March 4-6, with the Tiger Intercollegiate in Opelika, Alabama.

Seminole Intercollegiate
Golden Eagle Country Club
Tallahassee, Florida
Par 72 / 6,965 Yards

Team Scores: 1. Florida State 287-270-287—844 (-20); 2. Jacksonville 278-287-288—853 (-11); 3. James Madison 282-284-289—855 (-9); 4. Cincinnati 290-284-286—860 (-4); 5. Arkansas State 287-285-294—866 (+2); 6. Illinois State 290-290-292—872 (+8); 7. Kansas State 286-295-294—875 (+11); 8. Southern Illinois 297-287-296—880 (+16); 9. West Virginia 291-289-303—883 (+19); 10. Troy 299-298-299—896 (+32); 11. Western Carolina 296-300-303—899, (+35); 12. Nicholls State 295-299-309—903 (+39); 13. Western Kentucky 296-302-306—904 (+40); 14. Winthrop 312-300-303—915 (+51).

Top Individuals: T2. John Pak, Florida State, 72-66-70—208 (-8); T2. Nacho Montero, James Madison, 69-70-72-211—211 (-5). T2. Albert Badosa-Soler, Nicholls, 68-70-73—211 (-5); T2. Jamie Li, Florida State, 71-66-74—211 (-5); T5. Raul Pereda, Jacksonville, 69-73-70—212 (-4); T5. Harry Ellis, Florida State, 72-68-72—212 (-4); T5. Michael Sakane, Jacksonville, 68-71-73—212 (-4).

K-State Individuals: T8. Jacob Eklund, 70-75-68—213 (-3); T11. Ben Fernandez, 71-71-72—214 (-2); T21. Jeremy Gandon, 72-72-73—217 (+1); T60. Matthieu Caron, 73-77-81—231 (+15); 73. Kyle Vance, 78-82-82—242 (+26).