Samford University
Day Two (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate)
Men's Golf Places 11th At Talent-Laden Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate
10.4.11 | Men's Golf
Oct. 4, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In the most prestigious collegiate tournament of the 2011 fall season, the Samford University men's golf team earned an 11th-place finish at the prominent Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Tuesday. The Bulldogs tallied a three-round score of 894 at the Old Overton Club.
The 2011 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate featured a talent-laden field of 12 teams. On Monday, the teams opened with 36 holes, while the third-and-final round of the 54-hole tournament was held Tuesday.
This week, Samford competed against the following teams: Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, Clemson, Louisville, Mississippi State, Middle Tennessee State, Texas, Southern Methodist, UAB and UNLV.
Of the 12 teams, five are currently ranked in the Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches' poll and/or the Golfweek Sagarin Rankings. Alabama, the third-ranked team in the nation, was joined by No. 5 Texas, No. 7 Florida, No. 9 Auburn and No. 16 Clemson.
Samford placed 11th on Tuesday and finished ahead of Louisville by 20 strokes. The Bulldogs completed the two-day event with a 54-hole score of 894 (309-283-302), which was just 18 strokes behind eighth-place Mississippi State.
On Monday, Samford turned in its best round of the competition with a second-round mark of 283. The Bulldogs' 18-hole stretch of 283 proved to be the third-lowest score of the entire round. The only teams that finished better in the second round were tournament-champion Texas (278) and Mississippi State (281).
Individually, Samford was led at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate by juniors Drew Aimone and Casey O'Toole. Aimone completed the tournament with a three-round score of 221 (75-70-76), while O'Toole followed closely at 222 (79-69-74). Aimone, the Bulldogs' native of Savannah, Ga., finished tied for 29th place in the individual standings. O'Toole placed 34th in the tournament.
Rounding out the scoring for Samford were Bill Nabors, Gabe Hyde and Zac Hughes. Nabors carded a 54-hole mark of 225 (78-69-78), while Hyde tallied a three-round total of 233 (82-77-74) and Hughes finished with a score of 237 (77-75-85).
Fifth-ranked Texas earned the team championship title of the 2011 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Longhorns completed the two-day event with a 54-hole score of 836 (271-278-287). The individual championship title was won by Clemson's Corbin Mills who streaked to a 9-under-par 201 (65-69-67).
Since its inception, the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate has seen some powerful names in the world of golf win its individual title. Current PGA Tour golfers Rory Sabbatini, Hunter Mahan and D.J. Trahan have all won medalist honors at the Pate, and arguably the greatest golfer of all-time, Tiger Woods, won the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in 1994 while competing for Stanford.
The Samford University men's golf team will next be in action Oct. 17-18, as the Bulldogs head to Hopkinsville, Ky., for the 2011 Austin Peay Invitational which will be held at The Links at Novadell.
