Men's Golf Looks For Strong Play at Valspar Collegiate

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University of Memphis

Valspar Collegiate Invitational

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Men's Golf Looks For Strong Play at Valspar Collegiate

Mar 19, 2017 | Men's Golf

Live Results

PALM CITY, Fla. - The Memphis Tigers head out for their second round of the 2017 spring season on Sunday afternoon at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston.

Event: 2017 Valspar Collegiate Invitational
When: March 19-21
Where: Floridian National Golf Club | Palm City, Fla.
Par: 71
Yardage: 7,114
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Teams in the Field: #10 Wake Forest, #12 LSU, #14 Texas A&M, #18 Texas, #23 Arkansas, #27 Georgia Tech, #30 Florida State, #33 South Carolina, #49 Houston, Memphis, Minnesota, North Texas, USF

Starting Holes (Shotgun Start at 12:30 p.m. CT): 15A Sydney Chung, 16 JC Campbell, 17A Colin Dubnik, 17B Chase Harris, 18B Eithel McGowen.

SEASON SO FAR

This season the Tigers have played in 21 rounds, and average 76.2 strokes per round as a team. Leading the way for the squad has been the duo of Sydney Chung and JC Campbell. Chung leads the team with a 73.8 stroke per round average, and has two top-20 finishes, including in the last event at the Colleton River Collegiate. Campbell averages 74.9 strokes per round, and also has two top-20 finishes this season.

LAST TIME OUT

The Tigers carded a three-round score of 914, just behind Miami (Ohio) (910) and Cleveland State (911) on the par-72, 7,169-yard course. JC Campbell led the Tigers on the final day with a final-round 74, giving him 226 strokes over the three rounds, tying for 18th in the field. Campbell started strong with a par and birdie over his first two holes, and remained at even par or better for the first 16 holes of the round.

Colin Dubnik shot a 76 on the second day, the second-best score for the squad on the day, while Kevin Lee carded a third-round 79, giving him a three-round score of 232, which tied for 39th in the field. Sydney Chung ended the tournament with a nearly even ratio of pars to bogeys, with 10 pars and eight bogeys, carding a weekend-high total of 80; however, was still able to maintain a top-10 finish for the tournament with a 222 over the three rounds, six strokes over par for the three rounds. Mikko Kauniskangas was the fifth golfer for the Tigers on the day, as he shot an 11-over 83 for the third round, including nine pars on the day.

Playing as an individual for the tournament, Chase Harris carded a final-round 74 - two strokes over par - and finished tied for 26th overall in the tournament.