LAKELAND, Fla. -- Barry University men's golf team won the Matlock Classic Tuesday. The Buccaneers finished 12 strokes better than host Florida Southern.
Ranked No. 2 in the nation, Barry shot 278-281-279 -- 838 on the 7,065-yard, par-72 Lone Palm Golf Club. The Buccaneers set a tournament record at 26-under. Barry is the first team since 1997 to shoot three rounds under par.
Florida Southern shot 284-283-283 -- 850. Lynn shot 865, finishing third.
Barry freshman Adam Svensson shot 75-69-66 -- 210 to finish tied for fourth. Teammate Scott Smyers, a Lakeland native, shot 67-73-70 -- 210. Marcelo Huarte also tied for fourth after shooting 71-69-70 -- 210.
Florida Southern's Tim Crouch won the tournament, shooting a tournament record 64-68-68 -- 200. He broke the tournament record set by Florida Southern's Jeff Klauk (12-under 204) in 2000. Mocs teammate Case Gard finished second, five strokes behind Crouch. Ray Badenhorst was third at 209.
Barry's Marcus Segerstrom shot 69-71-73 -- 213 to finish seventh. Jaime Rodriguez shot 71-72-80 -- 223 to tie for 35th.
Smyers had 14 birdies. Segerstrom had 12. Svensson and Segerstrom each had an eagle. Smyers and Segerstrom led the tournament in par-3 scoring.
The Buccaneers are off until Mar. 4-5 when they compete in the St. Edward's Invitational in Austin, Texas.
Matlock Collegiate Classic
Lone Palm G. C. Lakeland, FL
Dates: 02/11 - 02/12
Par: 72
Yardage: 7065
Fin. School Scores
1 Barry University 278 281 279 838
T 4 Adam Svensson 75 69 66 210
T 4 Scott Smyers 67 73 70 210
T 4 Marcelo Huarte 71 69 70 210
7 Marcus Segerstrom 69 71 73 213
T 35 Jaime Rodriguez 71 72 80 223
2 Florida Southern Col 284 283 283 850
1 Tim Crouch 64 68 68 200
2 Case Gard 69 66 70 205
T 31 Austin Schultz 75 75 72 222
T 35 Joe Leavitt 76 74 73 223
68 Peter Creighton 77 78 79 234
3 Lynn University 289 284 292 865
8 Roberto Francioni 73 73 68 214
T 9 Jose Andres Miranda 68 72 76 216
T 14 Daniel Young 77 67 74 218
T 22 Ernesto Vitienes 73 73 74 220
T 35 Filip Timmerman 75 72 76 223
4 Florida Tech 290 290 290 870
3 Ray Badenhorst 72 67 70 209
T 25 Justin Kalanquin 69 74 78 221
T 35 Brandon Lau 72 81 70 223
T 42 David Glenister 78 74 73 225
T 56 Brett Krog 77 75 77 229
5 West Florida, U. of 293 287 291 871
T 9 Talin Rajendranath 72 71 73 216
T 19 Gary Buffington III 73 70 76 219
T 19 Spencer Olson 73 75 71 219
T 22 Adam Whipp 75 73 72 220
T 49 Juan Miguel Heredia 78 73 75 226
6 Columbus State 298 287 295 880
T 11 Jesse Gibson 78 69 70 217
T 22 Jack Stumpfig 71 75 74 220
T 35 Robert Mize 75 72 76 223
T 35 Yannick Gumowski 74 74 75 223
T 65 Bryan Lichimo 78 72 83 233
7 Valdosta St. U. 293 295 297 885
T 11 Abdul Sihag 71 76 70 217
T 31 Nate Anderson 73 74 75 222
T 31 Clarke Hendrick 71 70 81 222
T 56 John Fordham 80 75 74 229
T 63 Drew McGuire 78 76 78 232
T 8 Georgia College 304 297 285 886
T 25 Taylor Smith 79 74 68 221
T 31 Austin Glover 74 75 73 222
T 42 Patrick Garrett 76 74 75 225
T 42 Bryan Fox 77 74 74 225
T 53 Victor Monte 77 81 70 228
T 8 Lander University 288 296 302 886
T 19 Greg McCullough 68 73 78 219
T 25 Jordan McColl 73 77 71 221
T 25 Robert Prior 72 75 74 221
T 59 Oliver Van Nairn 79 71 81 231
T 59 Tucker Nelson 75 77 79 231
10 Armstrong Atlantic 288 301 298 887
T 11 Gus Wagoner 66 77 74 217
T 14 Shad Tuten 74 76 68 218
T 49 Jacob Tilton 73 78 75 226
T 56 Matt Cocco 78 70 81 229
T 72 James Willis 75 80 84 239
11 Eckerd College 307 283 298 888
T 14 Jeff Evanier 75 70 73 218
T 42 Greg Reilly 80 71 74 225
T 42 Paul Henderson 77 73 75 225
T 42 Johan Wahlberg 80 69 76 225
T 63 Bobby Taggart 75 79 78 232
T 12 St. Edward's U. 302 302 296 900
T 14 Enrique Livas 73 73 72 218
41 Jose A. Hernandez 77 75 72 224
T 59 Brian Smith 77 75 79 231
T 65 David Arismendy 75 82 76 233
69 Drew Bell 80 79 76 235
T 12 Rollins College 299 293 308 900
T 25 Tyler Sluman 72 72 77 221
T 42 Davis Hall 75 75 75 225
T 53 Scott Lamb 82 71 75 228
T 59 Charlie Fitzgerald 75 75 81 231
70 Tomas Gouveia 77 78 81 236
14 Newberry College 302 305 306 913
T 25 Chandler Gruenmeier 72 77 72 221
T 51 Jon Weiss 77 75 75 227
T 53 Dixon Walker 77 73 78 228
71 Tommy Hurst 76 81 81 238
75 Layton Truax 85 80 86 251
15 West Georgia, U. of 315 297 305 917
T 14 Corey Evans 77 72 69 218
T 51 Kevin Clarke 81 67 79 227
T 65 Corbin Edwards 76 78 79 233
T 72 Dan Merriman 81 80 78 239
74 Trent Peeples 83 83 82 248
