TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Senior Van Holmgren (Plymouth, Minn./Waysata HS/North Dakota State) finished in a tie for fourth individually to lead the FGCU men's golf team to a ninth-place overall finish on Sunday at the Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida State at the Golden Eagle Country Club. Holmgren finished Sunday's third round with a one-over 73 while the Eagles shot 295 on the day.
 
Florida State won the overall team title with a three-round score of 838. The Eagles posted a 54-hole score of 876 – just one stroke behind No. 29 North Florida and three behind No. 45 Georgia Southern. All told, the 15-team field featured nine top-50 programs including No. 1 Oklahoma and the 10^th-ranked Seminoles.

"I'm proud of how we competed this weekend and continue to improve," said head coach Andrew Danna. "We're looking forward to working towards our next event in a few weeks."
 
Holmgren, who entered the day in second place after Saturday's second round, tallied five birdies on the day including four on the back nine. After taking the turn plus-5 from the first nine, he quickly readjusted to shoot four under on the backside of the course. He finished the tournament with 15 total birdies which tied him fourth most in the highly-talented field.
 
The best performer for FGCU on Sunday was sophomore Jon Hopkins (Bishop's Stortford, England/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) who posted a season-low two-under 70 which cut eight strokes off his Saturday performance. Hopkins started the third round with 10-straight holes at par-or-better and finished with just two bogeys in the round.
 
For the weekend, sophomore Frankie Capan III (North Oaks, Minn./Northwest Christian HS/Alabama) tied for 39^th overall after shooting 78 on Sunday giving him a three-day total of 222. Hopkins and junior Brady Madsen (Raymond, Minn./MacCray HS/Winona State) tied for 49^th with 54-hole totals of 224 as Madsen tied his tournament low with a 74 on Sunday.
 
Graduate Michael O'Brien (West Chester, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller HS/Saint Joseph's) rounded out the fivesome with a 78 in the third round to finish tied for 78^th (233). O'Brien did notch an eagle on Sunday with on hole No. 5 to finish the first nine even.
 
The Eagles will next take part in the Linger Longer Invitational hosted by Kennesaw State on March 12-14 in Kennesaw, Ga.
 
FGCU Lineup:
T4 - Van Holmgren – 69-67-73 – 209
T39 - Frankie Capan III – 72-72-78 – 222
T49 - Brady Madsen – 74-76-74 – 224
T49 - Jon Hopkins – 76-78-70 -- 224
T78 - Michael O'Brien – 80-75-78 – 233
 
Seminole Intercollegiate Tournament Field:
1 - #10 Florida State (A) – 277-282-279 – 838
2 - #13 Oklahoma State – 283-283-281 – 847
3 - #1 Oklahoma – 289-276-287 – 852
4 - #25 Liberty – 281-280-292 – 853
5 - #57 N.C. State – 289-278-294 – 861
6 - #37 South Florida – 287-288-287 – 862
7 - #47 Georgia Southern – 295-288-290 – 873
8 - #28 North Florida – 290-293-292 – 875
9 - #84 FGCU – 291-290-295 – 876
T10 - #77 West Virginia – 300-278-300 – 878
T10 - #10 Florida State (B) – 293-291-294 – 878
12 - #18 Duke – 295-291-293 – 879
13 - James Madison – 298-292-300 – 890
14 - #56 Jacksonville – 308-291-295 – 894
15 - #107 Troy – 297-305-302 – 904
 
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