FGCU MGOLF: Intercollegiate at Innisbrook Day Two Recap

J.T. Barker posted a third-round 74 to lead the FGCU men's golf team on the final day of action at the Intercollegiate at Innisbrook. Barker finished with a three-day total of 223 to finish tied alongside Doug Smith for 48th individually. As a team, the Eagles concluded the two-day tournament in 15th overall with a total score of 908 after shooting 307 on Tuesday.

Barker's 74 on Tuesday gave him a three-round average of 74.33 with his low score of 73 coming in the first round. Smith finished Tuesday with a score of 77 and held the lowest individual score among the Eagles after shooting 69 in Monday's first round.

Alongside Smith, Tyler Carson also shot 77 in Tuesday's third round followed by Luke Farmer's score of 79. Brent Fredericksen recorded an 82 to round out the FGCU five-some.

James Madison won the overall team title with a three-day score of 844. The Eagles finished just behind William & Mary and Temple who each tied for 13th with a team score of 902.

The Eagles will host the Homewood Suites FGCU Classic on Sunday, Nov. 3 and Monday, Nov. 4 at the Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero to close out the fall campaign.

FGCU DAY ONE RESULTS (FINAL)
15 Florida Gulf Coast University 295 306 307 908
T48 Doug Smith (1) 69 77 77 223
T48 J.T. Barker (3) 73 76 74 223
T71 Luke Farmer (4) 74 76 79 229
T83 Tyler Carlson (2) 80 77 77 234
86 Brent Fredericksen (5) 79 78 82 239

TEAM SCORES (FINAL)
1 - No. 61 James Madison - 286-276-282--844
2 - No. 62 Campbell - 281-281-283--845
t3 - No. 39 South Florida - 282-285-287--854
t3 - No. 49 Memphis - 287-278-289--854
t5 - No. 28 Houston - 292-280-292--864
t5 - No. 68 East Carolina - 290-288-286--864
7 - No. 108 Maryland - 285-288-297--870
8 - No. 16 UCF - 297-289-290--876
9 - No. 130 USC Upstate - 297-294-291--883
10 - No. 217 Wichita State - 295-290-302--887
11 - No. 213 Delaware - 295-289-306--890
12 - No. 260 Houston Baptist - 303-291-304--898
t13 - No. 172 William & Mary - 308-294-300--902
t13 - No. 207 Temple - 305-299-298--902
15 - No. 257 FGCU - 295-306-307--908
16 - No. 205 Hartford - 318-302-306--926

Quotes From Other Coaches:
James Madison: "This was a really good win on a really tough final-day setup," said head coach Jeff Forbes. "To come here and perform the way we did, taking home the trophy against some really good programs, is an outstanding way to end the fall. We also know that we still have improvements to make over the winter as we get ready for a really challenging spring schedule."

Campbell: "We had a great tournament and played extremely well this week, and it came down to the final hole where the young man from JMU made a 30-foot birdie putt," said Campbell head coach John Crooks. "Pontus had a great event to win his first collegiate tournament. This group is special."

USF: "Obviously, we're a little disappointed we didn't quite meet our standards of what we came here to achieve, but we battled the whole time," said assistant coach Brad Caldwell. "There was no give-up in the guys, the effort was there. We just didn't execute as good as we needed to at times on a hard golf course. All in all, it was a good fall. It wasn't a great fall, but I think our ceiling is really high. We've got 115 days until we play our next event and we gotta get better. We have to learn from our mistakes, work on our weaknesses and turn them into strengths. If we do that come April, we're gonna be a really good team."