RESULTS
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The No. 2 Nova Southeastern University men’s golf team -6 (287-281-278--846) finished third on the leaderboard after three rounds of play at the Buccaneer Invitational in Miami Beach, Fla.
The Sharks fell to five consecutive invitational champions Barry by only five strokes and one stroke to Canadian power Laval, who took second overall.
The Sharks may have finished third as a team, but they flourished on the individual leaderboard taking the victory and runner-up. The final round ended in a three-player playoff hole between
Oscar Lengdèn (Fr., Helsingborg, Sweden), No. 15
Ricardo Celia (So., Barranquilla, Columbia) and Lynn’s Marcelo Rozo. Lengden, who shot -4 (69-65-72—206) birdied the playoff hole to capture the victory for the Sharks, while teammate Celia finished tied for second with a phenomenal final round, shooting -7 (72-70-64—206).
No. 1
Benjamin Taylor (So., Leatherhead, England), who ended day one in 22nd place moved only slightly after the final round to 18th with a +2 (72-71-72—215).
Rounding out the scores for the Sharks were
Mitch Farrer (So., West Sussex, England) and teammate
Ben Vertz (Sr., Coral Springs, Fla.), who shot +8 (74-75-72--221) and +14 (77-80 70--227), respectively. Farrer moved up two spots on the board to finish 46th, while Vertz, who posted his best score of the invitational in the final round finished 69th overall.
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