Vazquez Posts Another Top-20 Finish to Lead Tigers at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island

Tuesday, March 14

St. Simons Island, Ga.

University of Memphis

The Johnnie-O at Sea Island

Vazquez Posts Another Top-20 Finish to Lead Tigers at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island

Mar 14, 2023 | Men's Golf

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – The University of Memphis men's golf team tied for eighth place at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island on the Seaside Course at the Sea Island Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. on Tuesday with a team score of 864 (+24).

No. 25-ranked Kansas State won the 13-team tournament with a total of 839 (-1). The tournament featured six of the top-50 ranked teams in the nation.

"It was a solid final round today in the toughest conditions of the week," head coach Blake Smart said. "Yesterday was very disappointing and I challenged the guys to go out and play a good, gritty round today and they responded well. It's a little momentum as we head into the back end of the schedule with a lot of great upcoming opponents."

KEY MOMENTS
• Junior Esteban Vazquez was again outstanding for the Tigers, tying for 13^th place with a total of 212 (+2) with rounds of 73-71-68.
• The top-20 finish was the fifth-straight for Vazquez and his team-best sixth top-20 of the season.
• Sophomore Adam Coull tied for 29^th place with a score of 216 (+6). Like Vazquez, Coull improved every round with totals of 73-72-71.
• Junior Ryan van der Klis finished in a tie for 39^th place with a score of 218 (+8), while senior James Morgan tied for 53^rd with a total of 221 (+11).
• Freshman Jackson McCommon tied for 55^th place with a score of 222 (+12), while classmate Cian O'Connor tied for 61^st with a total of 223 (+13) playing as an individual.

TIGER SCORECARD
T-13. Esteban Vazquez 212 (+2)
T-29. Adam Coull 216 (+6)
T-39. Ryan van der Klis 218 (+8)
T-53. James Morgan 221 (+11)
T-55. Jackson McCommon 222 (+12)
T-61. Cian O'Connor 223 (+13)*
*Played as an individual

TEAM STANDINGS
1. #25 Kansas State 839 (-1)
T-2. #30 Cincinnati 846 (+6)
T-2. #37 Ohio State 846 (+6)
4. #43 UNCG 848 (+8)
5. Kansas 850 (+10)
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T-8. Memphis 864 (+24)

NOTABLES
• McCommon matches his career-low, 18-hole round with a 73 in the second round and also set career-bests with his 54-hole score of 222 (+12) and T-61 finish.

UP NEXT
• The Tigers will be back in action on April 3-4 when the team travels to the Mossy Oak Golf Club in West Point, Miss. to play in the Mossy Oak Collegiate Championship.

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