Oct. 4, 2012

The UCF men’s golf team has completed its qualifying rounds for the Jack Nicklaus Invitational, which is slated to take place Monday and Tuesday in Dublin, Ohio.

Greg Eason, Kyle Wilshire, Michael Visacki, Reid Martin and Jose Joia will compete for UCF. The Knights used five rounds of qualifying to determine the lineup for the Jack Nicklaus Invitational. Three of the rounds were held at Isleworth, while two more were held at Northshore.

Qualifying Criteria:

Exemptions

1. Greg Eason - Finished in the top 10 (t-3rd) at the Adams Cup of Newport
2. Kyle Wilshire - Finished in the top 10 (6th) at the Adams Cup of Newport

2 Low Scores

1. Michael Visacki - 3rd in the qualifier for the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (first among non-exempt players) with a 5 round total of 367 (+7)
2. Reid Martin - 4th in the qualifier for the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (second among non-exempt players) with a 5 round total of 369 (+9)

Coaches’ Exemption

1. Jose Joia - Following a death in his family, Jose was granted an exemption from qualifying for the Jack Nicklaus Invitational. Although he played every round of qualifying this exemption was given based on his need to grieve with his family, coupled with his proven ability to consistently contribute in tournaments and qualifying. Based on past performance, he has statistically been one of the best four players on our team over the last two years. In addition to his success this fall, in 2011-12 he was named to the C-USA All-Second Team and the PING All-Southeast Region Team, and he led our team with six top-10 finishes including an 8^th place finish at NCAA Regionals.