May 9, 2007

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. - Top-ranked West Florida fell short on Wednesday in their quest for a berth in the national championships. The Argonauts finished tied for seventh overall at the NCAA Division II South/South Central Super Regional at the Robert Trent Jones at the Shoals Course. The top six teams: North Alabama, Florida Southern, Barry, Florida Gulf Coast, Cameron and Abilene Christian will advance to next week's national championships.

After shooting a second round 301 yesterday, West Florida shot their best round of the tournament on Wednesday with a one-under 287. The Argonauts ended the tournament with a 21-over 885 total (297, 301, 287). West Florida finished four strokes behind Abilene Christian (+17), who earned the sixth and final team qualifying spot for nationals.

Matthew Galloway (Valrico, Fla.) just missed qualifying for nationals as an individual. He shot his second round 71 on Wednesday to finish the tournament tied for fourth with a two-under 214 (71, 72, 72). However, Mitch Boles of Central Oklahoma qualified for nationals as an individual with a seven-under 209. The golfer with the lowest total who is not on one of the six qualifying teams advances to nationals as an individual.

David Lingmerth (Tranas, Sweden) shot his lowest round of the tournament on Wednesday to finish tied for 15th with a six-over 222 (75-75-72). Leonardo Di Marino (Laferrere, Argentina), who was playing in his final round in his West Florida career, shaved three strokes off of his second round total and finished tied for 25th with an eight-over 224 (73-77-74).

Federico Damus (Posadas, Argentina) shot an Argonaut-best third round 70 to finish tied for 35th with a 14-over 230 (83-77-70). Matthew Berzovich (Longwood, Fla.) finished his West Florida career by placing tied for 41st with a 16-over 232 (78-79-75).