Men's Golf Finishes Ninth at Suntrust Gator Invitational

GAINESVILLE, FLA. -- Coastal Carolina men's golf finished in ninth at the 2008 SunTrust Gator Invitational, Feb. 9. The two-day, 54-hole tournament was the spring opener for the Chanticleers and was played at the Mark Bostick Golf Course (Par 70 - 6,701 yards) at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.

Playing with one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen in the lineup, the Chanticleers shot a 10-over 290 in the final round to finish in ninth place at 16-over 856. Host Florida took the tournament title by firing its third straight under-par round, this time a 278 for a three-round total of 20-under 820, 12 shots ahead of runner-up Florida State. Mississippi State was third at 842, while UAB was fourth at 844.

Coastal was led by freshman Tripp McAllister, who tied for 12th at 1-under 209, followed by sophomore Dan Obremski at 3-over 213, good for a tie for 23rd. Michael Schachner of Duke and UAB's Zach Sucher tied for medalist honors at 7-under 203, with Tyson Alexander of Florida in third at 6-under 204.

The Chanticleers return to the course Sun.-Tue., Feb. 17-19 at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, being played at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Last year, Coastal tied for second at the event.

Team Results Scores

1. Florida 269-273-278=820

2. Florida State 278-276-278=832

3. Mississippi State 288-275-279=842

4. UAB 276-280-288=844

5. South Alabama 283-282-286=851

6. Duke 289-281-283=853

Wake Forest 288-278-287=853

LSU 283-279-291=853

9. Coastal Carolina 283-283-290=856

10. Georgia Southern 287-282-292=861

11. Mississippi 280-281-301=862

12. North Florida 284-286-295=865

13. South Florida 291-294-288=873

14. Georgia State 290-290-308=888

Individual Results (Top 5 Plus Coastal)

1. Michael Schachner (Duke) 68-68-67=203

Zach Sucher (UAB) 68-67-68=203

3. Tyson Alexander (Florida) 66-70-68=204

4. Billy Horschel (Florida) 67-68-70=205

Andrew Loupe (LSU) 68-65-72=205

t12. Tripp McAllister (Coastal) 68-68-73=209

t23. Dan Obremski (Coastal) 68-75-70=213

t34. Cameron Hooper (Coastal) 73-68-75=216

t53. Sam Lyons (Coastal) 74-74-72=220

63. David Dannelly (Coastal) 74-73-77=224