Oct. 14, 2008

Jerry Pate Intercollegiate Final Results in PDF Format

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Baylor sophomore Cody Paladino (Kensington, Conn.) fired his second straight round of 66 to help lead the Bears men's golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Tuesday.

Baylor shot a final-round 3-under to finish one stroke out of third and three out of second. Host Alabama ran away with the Jerry Pate, claiming the title by six strokes at 10-under. The Bears finished two strokes ahead of fifth-place UNLV.

"The guys came back and fought hard today," Baylor head coach Greg Priest said. "Our goal today was to catch UNLV and North Carolina and finish in the top 5.

"We came close to making a late run to finish in the top two, but I thought the guys hung in there," Priest said. "We knew coming into this tournament that Alabama and Auburn would play well on this course, so we wanted to make sure that we kept up with them and played our game."

After shooting an opening-round 5-over Monday, Paladino scorched the Old Overton course with back-to-back career-low rounds of 66. Paladino finished tied for sixth overall at 3-under 207. Freshman Joakim Mikkelsen (Drammen, Norway) finished tied for 15th at even-par 210.

Redshirt freshman Lorenzo Scotto (Pordenone, Italy) carded a 1-over 71 in the final round to finish at 2-over 212. Colton Williams (Jacksboro, Texas) fired Baylor's other sub-par round with a 69 to finish tied for 23rd (3-over 213). Senior Bill Allcorn (Abilene, Texas) finished 47th at 9-over 219.

Baylor returns to the links Oct. 27-28 when the Bears host the Baylor Intercollegiate at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas.

JERRY PATE NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE (Old Overton Club; Birmingham, Ala.)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (after final round)

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (BAYLOR)
t6.	Cody Paladino	        -3	75	66	66	207
t15.	Joakim Mikkelsen	E	70	69	71	210
t20.	Lorenzo Scotto	        +2	69	72	71	212
t23.	Colton Williams	        +3	74	70	69	213
47.	Bill Allcorn	        +9	72	76	71	219

TEAM STANDINGS
1.	Alabama	        -10	278	271	281	830
2.	Auburn	        -4	287	268	281	836
3.	SMU	        -2	278	269	291	838
4.	Baylor	        -1	285	277	277	839
5.	UNLV	        +1	282	276	283	841
6.	North Carolina	+3	283	276	284	843
7.	Georgia State	+7	286	278	283	847
t8.	North Florida	+15	285	282	288	855
	UAB	        +15	287	282	286	855
10.	Memphis	        +18	289	281	288	858
11.	UNC Wilmington	+25	300	279	286	865
12.	Samford	        +48	302	294	292	888