GOLF HOKIES FINISH 5TH IN FLORIDA TOURNAMENT

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 10, 1993                   TAG: 9303100100
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
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GOLF HOKIES FINISH 5TH IN FLORIDA TOURNAMENT
Virginia Tech finished fifth in a 17-team field Tuesday after a windy third round in the Budget/University of Central Florida Golf Classic at Orlando, Fla.
The tournament, consisting of 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday's final 18, was played on the par-72, 7,167-yard Eastwood Golf Club.
North Carolina shot a 302 Tuesday and caught second-round leader Minnesota (308), and the two schools finished as co-champions at 896. Florida International was third at 897, followed by Alabama-Birmingham (899) and Tech (900), which finished with a 303 Tuesday.
Steven Driggers of Alabama-Birmingham shot a final-round 4-under-par 68 and won with a three-round total of 211, which tied the tournament record. Dray Summers of Stetson was second, six shots back, and Tech's Brian Sharp (73-218) tied for third with second-round leader Tim Cantwell of Mississippi.
Other Hokies scorers were Sean Farrell and Clayton Friend, who tied for 17th at 225. Tom Graziano shot a final round of 77.
At Staunton, Randolph-Macon's 322 team score won the Bridgewater ODAC Round-Robin at the par-72 Ingleside Golf Course. Washington and Lee was second at 343, followed by Bridgewater (345), Lynchburg (349) and Virginia Wesleyan (366).
L.J. Dalmata of Bridgewater was the medalist with a 77. Glenn Prillaman shot a 79 for second place for Roanoke College, which is on spring break and did not enter the team competition. Washington and Lee's Gam Mattingly shot an 81.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB