PALM BEACH GARDENS - Florida Southern completed play here Tuesday in the weather delayed Guy Harvey Invitational hosted by Nova Southeastern by carding a 54 hole team score of 891 to finish 11th in the 16 team event held at the PGA National's Fazio Course.
Every team in the tournament was forced to complete the second round on Tuesday morning, before beginning play in the third round of the event. The second round was suspended midway through on Monday due to inclement weather that hit the Palm Beach area. With the suspension in play, the Moccasins five golfers had to play a total of 29 holes on Tuesday as they had to play 11 to finish up the second round and then 18 holes to complete the third round.
In the second round, FSC carded a 298 to push their total to 591 and put them in a tie for 8th place after 36 holes. The Mocs second round was paced by sophomore Robert White (Wyandette, Mich.) as he carded a two-under par 70 to push his 36 hole total to 144 and move into a tie for 12th place. FSC's first round leader, senior Shane Convery (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) struggled in the second round as he finished with an 85 after shooting a 71 in the opening round. With his second round score, Convery fell into a tie for 71st with 156 after 36 holes.
After carding a 298 in the second round, the Mocs followed that up by shooting a 300 in the final round to push its 54 hole total scored to 891 and fall to 11th place. The Mocs finished two shots in front of Missouri-St. Louis, who carded 893 after rounds of 304 and 296 respectively on Tuesday and they were four shots behind Saint Leo, who shot an 887 for 54 holes and finish in 10th place. SLU shot a 300 in the second round and a 293 in the final round.
Leading the way for the Mocs at the tournament was senior All-American Tim Crouch (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) as the defending NCAA D-II National Champion fired a three-under par 69 in the final round to push his 54 hole total to an even-par 216. Crouch, who followed up his first round score of 74 on Monday with scores of 73 and 69 in the final two rounds, finished in a three-way for 15th place. After 36 holes, Crouch was sitting in a tie for 28th place with a 147.
Barry took home the team title as the Buccaneers finished with a 54 hole total of 854 after carding a tournament record 276 in the second round and then shooting a 288 in the third and final round. Lynn finished second as they shot an 861 for 54 holes (296, 282, 283) and Nova Southeastern finished with an 862 to finish in third place. Those three schools all shot under par for the tournament.
In the individual medalist race, three players tied and were forced into a one-hole playoff as Barry's Adam Svensson and Mario Beltran and Flagler's Spencer Schindler each shot a five-under par 211 for 54 holes. On the playoff hole (par-4, No. 18), Svensson and Beltran each parred, while Schindler had a double-bogey. The Barry pair choose to take the tie and earn co-medalist honors.
Lynn's Martin Cancino, who golfer as an individual, finished with a four-under par 212 to finish in fourth, while Lynn's Keith Greene, Armstrong Atlantic's Shad Tuten and Nova Southeastern's Ricardo Celia each shot three-under par 213's to finish tied for fifth. For the tournament, 17 of the 90 golfers in the field shot par or better.
 In addition to Crouch, White followed up his second round 70 with a 78 in the final round to push his 54 hole total to 222, which put him in a tie for 31st place. Freshman Jason Huntington (Lakeland, Fla.), who shot a 77 in the first round, finished with rounds of 78 and 75 to shoot a 230 for 54 hole and finish tied for 61st place, while sophomore Austin Schultz (Lakeland, Fla.) finished the two-day event with a 231 as he carded rounds of 74, 77 and 80 to finish in a tie for 63rd place.
The final finisher for the Mocs was Convery as he shot a 54 hole total of 234 as he fired rounds of 71, 85 and 78 to finish in a tie for 71st place.
FSC will close out the fall portion of its schedule on Oct. 28-29 as they compete in The McDonough Cup hosted by Rollins College and held at the Rio Pinar Country Club.
