MIAMI, Fla. - Florida Gulf Coast's men's golf team placed 11th at The Bryson Invitational, which concluded Wednesday at Trump National Doral's Blue Monster. The Eagles carded rounds of 293, 294 and 304 for a three-day total of 27-over 891.
 
FGCU finished one shot ahead of 12th-place Furman and five behind 10th-place Seton Hall. Charleston won the team title at 19-under 845, 14 shots clear of runner-up Michigan. Charleston's Jules Lauer won the individual championship at 12-under 204.
 
Christian Figueredo led the Eagles in a tie for 11th at even-par 216. He opened with a 4-under 68 to share the first-round lead, playing the front nine in 4-under 32 with birdies at Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8. In round two he shot an even-par 72, playing the back nine in 1-under 35 with birdies at the par-5 10th and No. 18. That put him in a tie for second at 4-under 140 entering the final round. Figueredo closed with a 76 that included a birdie at the par-5 eighth.
 
Jay Wilson tied for 33rd at 5-over 221 after rounds of 73, 73 and 75. In round one he played a bogey-free back nine in 3-under 33, with birdies at Nos. 10, 12 and 18. He parred all nine holes on the front nine in round two. In the final round, he birdied Nos. 1, 16 and 18.
 
Mason Fundingsland tied for 41st at 8-over 224 with rounds of 74, 74 and 76. He played the front nine in even-par 36 in round one with birdies at Nos. 2, 8 and 9. Starting on No. 10 in the final round, he birdied two of his first three holes, the par-5 10th and the par-5 12th.
 
Alfie Storer tied for 55th at 14-over 230 after rounds of 78, 75 and 77. He played the back nine in even-par 36 in round one with a birdie at the par-3 15th. In round two he played it in 1-under 35, with birdies at the par-5 10th and No. 14. Brody Stevenson finished 60th at 19-over 235. He closed round one with birdies on his final two holes, Nos. 8 and 9, and birdied Nos. 10 and 13 in his first four holes of the final round.
 
As a team, FGCU recorded the sixth-most birdies in the field with 47. Figueredo tied for the fourth-most birdies with 14, while Wilson and Fundingsland tied for 18th with 10 apiece. Storer tied for the third-most pars in the field with 35, and Wilson tied for 10th with 34.
 
"The Blue Monster is about as demanding a test as you'll find in college golf, and we battled a really strong group of teams all week," head coach Lee McCoy said. "Christian played some fantastic golf to put himself in contention, and Jay showed a lot of maturity for a freshman. We made plenty of birdies over the three days, but the big numbers hurt us today. That's something we can clean up, and this group will learn a lot from competing on a course like this."
 
FGCU Scores:
T11. Christian Figueredo - 216 (E) (68-72-76)
T33. Jay Wilson - 221 (+5) (73-73-75)
T41. Mason Fundingsland - 224 (+8) (74-74-76)
T55. Alfie Storer - 230 (+14) (78-75-77)
60. Brody Stevenson - 235 (+19) (78-76-81)
 
Team Leaderboard:
1. Charleston - 845 (-19)
2. Michigan - 859 (-5)
3. Washington State - 861 (-3)
4. Coastal Carolina - 866 (+2)
5. Missouri - 867 (+3)
6. Grand Canyon - 869 (+5)
7. Troy - 873 (+9)
8. Stetson - 876 (+12)
9. Oregon State - 885 (+21)
10. Seton Hall - 886 (+22)
11. Florida Gulf Coast - 891 (+27)
12. Furman - 892 (+28)
 
The Eagles close out the fall slate of their schedule in Vero Beach, Fla. at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational on Oct. 18-19.
 
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