ORLANDO, Fla. (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV men's golf junior
Caden Fioroni led all Rebels with a final-round 1-under-par 71 Tuesday to close out the Isleworth Collegiate hosted by UCF at Isleworth Golf & Country Club (Par 72 - 7,544 yards).
Fioroni (+4) lowered his score by three strokes over the final two rounds to finish tied for 28th through 54 holes. North Florida's Nick Gabrlcik and Auburn's Brendan Valedez finished in a tie for the individual title at 10-under 206. Rounding out the top 5 were the Tigers' J.M. Butler (-8) in third, Purdue's Herman Wibe Sekne (-7) in fourth, along with Florida's Yuxin Lin (-6) and Auburn's Alex Vogelson (-6) in a tie for fifth.
Competing for the Rebels alongside Fioroni, freshman
Inigo Izuzquiza (+14) finished tied for 58th, junior
Ben Sawaia (+15) tied for 61st, sophomore
Tommy Kimmel (+18) tied for 70th and senior
George Leigh (+26) tied for 76th.
Auburn (-27) improved upon its lead by shooting a final round 7-under to win the team trophy with a 27-under 837 for the tournament. Finishing behind the Tigers were the Gators in second at 15-under, Illinois (-7) in third, Purdue (-2) in fourth, as well as LSU (+5) and North Florida (+5) tied for fifth. UNLV (+51) ended its final fall event in 14th place.
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