Snedeker Wins Second Consecutive Tournament Title

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt's Brandt Snedeker claimed his second consecutive tournament title Tuesday, while the Commodores finished in sixth place as a team with a three-under-par score of 573 at the weather-shortened Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational. The 15-team Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational was played on the par-72, 7,028-yard Old Memorial Golf Course in Tampa, Fla.

Lightning forced the teams to suspend play during the second round Monday and then after completing the second round Tuesday, the final round was cancelled due to bad weather.
Snedeker, who actually tied with Ohio State's Zach Doran for medalist honors, entered the final round in a tie for second place after firing an opening-round four-under-par score of 68. He then came out on fire in the final round, carding a five-under-par score of 67 to finish the tournament at nine-under-par with a two-round score of 135. The tie for first-place could not be broken in a playoff because of the cancellation of the third round.

Snedeker, who moved up to No. 5 in this week's Golfweek/Sagarin poll, has now recorded below-par scores in seven of eight rounds this season and has been in the 60s in six of those eight rounds.

The Commodores, who moved up to No. 5 in this week's Golfweek/Sagarin team poll, finished Monday's first round in a tie for sixth place with a two-under-par score of 286. Vanderbilt then came back with another solid second round, posting a team score of one-under-par 287. The Commodores finished just two shots out of fourth place and only nine shots out of the top spot.

Other Commodore finishers included senior Craig Dunlap (T38, 146), sophomore Lance Goodson (T42, 147), sophomore Ben McClung (T47, 148) and sophomore Mark Donnell (58, 151).

The Vanderbilt men's golf team is back in action Monday and Tuesday at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions in Knoxville, Tenn.

Teams
1. Florida 285-279=564 -12
T2. Kentucky 282-285=567 -9
Arkansas 286-281=567 -9
4. Ohio State 279-292=571 -5
5. Tennessee 283-289=572 -4
6. Vanderbilt 286-287=573 -3
7. College of Charleston 284-292=576 E
T8. Central Florida 293-286=579 +3
Toledo 289-290=579 +3
10. Florida State 287-293=580 +4
T11. LSU 294-288=582 +6
Ole Miss 290-292=582 +6
13. North Florida 292-295=595 +19
14. Rhode Island 303-296=599 +23
15. South Florida 299-302=601 +25

Vanderbilt's Individuals
T1. Brandt Snedeker 68-67=135 -9
T38. Craig Dunlap 72-74=146 +2
T42. Lance Goodson 72-75=147 +3
T47 Ben McClung 74-74=148 +4
58 Mark Donnell 79-72=151 +7

Day 1

Snedeker Leads Vanderbilt Men's Golf After First Round

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Vanderbilt men's golf team finished the first round in a tie for sixth place after shooting a two-under-par 286 at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational. The 15-team Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational is being played on the par-72, 7,028-yard Old Memorial Golf Course in Tampa, Fla.

Senior Brandt Snedeker finished the first round tied for second place after firing a four-under-par score of 68. He put together a 33 on the front side and then closed out the final nine holes with a 35.

Senior Craig Dunlap and sophomore Lance Goodson each finished their first 18 holes in a tie for 22nd place with rounds of even par 72. Dunlap was a model of consistency as he put together 36s on both the front and back nine. Goodson recorded a score of 35 in his first nine holes and then carded a 37 on the back nine for his score of 72.

Sophomore Ben McClung finished the first round tied for 44th place with a two-over-par 74, while sophomore Mark Donnell was tied for 68th with a seven-over-par 79 in the opening round.

The teams were scheduled to play 36 holes Monday, but the second round was
suspended due to lightning in the area. The second round is scheduled to resume Tuesday at 6:45 a.m. Central with the final round following.

Teams
1. Ohio State 279 -9
2. Kentucky 282 -6
3. Tennessee 283 -5
4. College of Charleston 284 -4
5. Florida 285 -3
6. Vanderbilt 286 -2
Arkansas 286 -2
8. Florida State 287 -1
9. Toledo 289 +1
10. Ole Miss 290 +2
11. North Florida 292 +4
12. Central Florida 293 +5
13. LSU 294 +6
14. South Florida 299 +11
15. Rhode Island 303 +15

Vanderbilt's Individuals
2 Brandt Snedeker 68 -4
T22 Craig Dunlap 72 E
Lance Goodson 72 E
T44 Ben McClung 74 +2
T68 Mark Donnell 79 +7