Feb. 20, 2002

Pointe Vedra Beach, Fla. –
The University of South Carolina men’s golf team finishes 14th in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate in Ponte Vedra, Fla. USC, improving after each round of play, fired a three-round total of 911 (314-302-295). Florida won the team title and Tennessee was two strokes back in second place. Host North Florida finished third.

Sophomore Brent Delahoussaye fired a three-under-par 69 in the final round of action, elevating him to a 15th place finish. Delahoussaye shot a three-round total of 220. Five strokes back from Delahoussaye was teammmate Martin Rominger. Rominger’s score of 225 would land him in 30th place.

Alex Hamilton, shooting 231, finished in 51st. Nash Elliot (75th) and Jonathan Jackson (77th) shot 240 and 241.

The Gamecocks have a few weeks off before they head to Tallahassee, Fla. for the Seminole Challenge on March 11-12.

Fin. School Scores

1 Florida, U. of 298 287 287 872 +8

2 Tennessee, Univ. of 307 290 277 874 +10

3 North Florida, U. of 303 288 293 884 +20

4 Wake Forest Univ. 299 298 290 887 +23

5 North Carolina State 296 306 288 890 +26

6 Augusta State U. 303 295 293 891 +27

7 Louisiana State U. 305 289 298 892 +28

8 Texas, Univ. of 306 294 294 894 +30

9 North Carolina, U of 310 293 293 896 +32

10 Duke University 312 299 291 902 +38

11 Florida State Univ. 307 307 289 903 +39

12 Vanderbilt Univ. 314 302 288 904 +40

13 Georgia State Univ. 309 300 299 908 +44

14 South Carolina 314 302 295 911 +47

15 Northwestern 311 301 303 915 +51