Air Force Academy
William H. Tucker Invitational
Falcons Conclude Competition at Tucker Invitational
9/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 27, 2008
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Struggling in the final round, the Air Force golf team placed 14th at the William H. Tucker Invitational, hosted by New Mexico at the 7,403-yard, par-72 UNM Championship Course. The Falcons finished with a three-round score of 922 (+58).
The top performer for the Falcons was junior Tom Whitney (La Quinta, Calif.), who tied for 37th at 226. Next in the individual standings for Air Force was senior Andrew Gibson (San Ramon, Calif.) at 231, with Kyle Bailey (So., Austin, Texas) and Shaun O'Bryant (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) directly behind at 232 and 233, respectively.
Rounding out the group for the Falcons was freshman Robert Belz (San Antonio, Texas), in 88th place with a score of 245. Meanwhile, Aaron White (So., Hereford, Texas), competing as an individual, ended the tournament tied for 79th at 236.
UNLV, ranked 22nd in the preseason coaches' poll, captured the team title, firing a three-round total of 852 (-12). Meanwhile, the Rebels' Eddie Olson and Colorado's Derek Tolan tied for first place in the individual standings with a score of 211 (-5).
The Falcons return to action Oct. 6-7, at the annual Wolf Pack Classic, hosted by Nevada.
Final Results
14 Air Force 299-308-315 922
T37 Tom Whitney 74-74-78 226
T62 Andrew Gibson 76-76-79 231
T67 Kyle Bailey 77-79-76 232
T71 Shaun O'Bryant 72-79-82 233
88 Robert Belz 80-82-83 245
T79 Aaron White 82-79-75 236
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