Florida men’s golf coach Buddy Alexander expressed a simple sentiment after the Gators completed their domination at the JU Invitational on Tuesday.
“You couldn’t ask for anything more,” he said.
The Gators managed to win the event by a remarkable 25-shots over second-place North Florida.
The team’s 6-under-par final score was due in large part to senior Bank Vongvanij, who shot 1-over-par on Tuesday but turned in a 5-under-par score of 211 for the event.
Vongvanij’s showing was enough to earn him the individual crown, as he bested Liberty’s Robert Karlsson by two strokes.
Vongvanij was not alone in his efforts, though, as four other Gators golfers earned top-20 finishes.
Phillip Choi shot an even-par round to finish in fifth,Andres Echavarria turned in a 1-over-par round to come in seventh and Tyler McCumber finished eighth.
Tommy Mou bounced back from an 8-over-par showing on Monday with an even-par round on Tuesday, earning a 19th-place finish.
Alexander was satisfied by his team’s performance over the two-day event.
“We came here hoping to play solid golf and win the tournament, and we managed to do both of those things,” he said.
Alexander came away impressed by the performance of Vongvanij and his individual win. He was also proud of the resilience shown by Mou to shoot an even-par round after struggling Monday.
Florida now has the chance to fine-tune before looking to defend its home turf at the Gator Invitational, which is played on the Mark Bostick Golf Course on Feb. 12-13.
“We try to improve every day,” Alexander said. “Golf is an individual sport, and everybody has things that they would like to improve.”
