VALDOSTA, Georgia – The Florida A&M golf team made it a clean sweep for the weekend, as they took first place in the Thomas University Invitational Golf Tournament, making it the second victory in four day for the Rattlers, here at the Kinderlou Golf Course and Country Club.
The pristine course, which annually hosts a Web.com tour event, was a challenge for all golfers, but ideal weather on the final day made way for good scoring conditions. Jonathan Ortiz, Justin Stills and Chase Burkhalter all turned in one-under-par scores of 71 to pace the Rattlers on the final day. Kevin Parker would turn in the low round of the tournament with a score of 69, three-under-par, for the Rattlers on Monday.
Head golf coach Marvin Green was pleased with what he saw out of his team. "This team has shown that it can win in whatever manner it needs to. It's easy to win a blowout, but this team has proven that they can do whatever they need to do to win. I did not expect them to gel this early in the season, but apparently they have, and have the ability to have a total team effort," Green said.
This season will mark the first time that golf is an official MEAC sport, with a championship and ranking at the end of the season. The Rattlers will travel to San Destin, Fla., for the University of North Alabama tournament this weekend.
Individual scores were as follows:
Jonathan Ortiz: 74-71, 145
Justin Stills: 74-71, 145
Kevin Parker: 69-82, 151
Chase Burkhalter: 73-71, 144
Dominick Vennare: 80-76, 156
Team total: 579
COURTESY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
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