WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -  The Saint Leo Men's Golf team concluded play at the National Preview Tuesday and finished in second place of the  nine-team field at the Orange County Golf Course. The Green and Gold carded a 278 over the final 18 for a 54-hole score of 856 (-10). 

Nicklas Illi paced the team for the tournament with a 213 (-3) on the par-72, 7,287-yard course after a final round 68 (-4). Illi finished play in the field with an impressive thirteen birdies total over the 54-holes while he had 34 pars over the course of the tournament. 

Jake Nash and Mathieu Lafontaine joined Illi in the top-20, just two strokes shy at 215 (-1). Both golfers ended the tournament T8th, while Heck finished in T15. Carl Gustin and Enzo Barbaglia turned in a top-40 tournament with T28th and T36th place finishes, respectively.

Florida Southern fired off a twelve-under 276 over the final 18 to jump into first and win by 2 strokes with a tournament score of 852 (-12). 
 
2^nd  – Saint Leo – 292-286-276 – 856 (-8)
T4 – Nicklas Illi  – 76-69-68 – 213 (-3)
T8 – Jake Nash – 73-72-70 – 215 (-1)
T8 – Mathieu Lafontaine – 72-70-73 – 215 (-1)
T15 – Alex Heck– 74-75-68 – 217 (+1)
T28 – Carl Gustin - 73-76-72 - 221 (+5)
T36 – +Enzo Barbaglia – 76-73-74 – 223 (+7)
+ - playing as an individual
 
 
Up Next
Saint Leo will travel to Petersburg, Va. for the Griffin Invitational on Sept. 18-19 at the Country Club of Petersburg. 


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