The No. 2 men's golf team finished in the top-three for the sixth time this season with a 17-under showing at the Schenkel Invitational at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga., tying for third place with the No. 25 Florida Gators.
Despite the strong finish overall, coach Nick Clinard wants to see more consistency going forward.
"Blayne (Barber) played very well, as did Niclas (Carlsson) and Will (McCurdy)," said Clinard. "We need to have more production from the rest of the team though. It is going to be an interesting week to see who will make the lineup for our next tournament, and it is wide open at the moment."
Barber, who finished 15-under, was the only player in the tournament who managed to avoid a bogey during the entire tournament. He finished second overall.
Auburn's next match is Monday at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Awendaw, S.C.
The No. 5 women's golf team recorded a final round 12-over for a total score of 292 to finish in a tie for sixth in the SunTrust Women's Gator Invitational at the Mark Bostic Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla.
Sophomore Marta Sanz led the Tigers with a 7-over total of 217, finishing tied for ninth.
Coach Kim Evans said the team never recovered from a tough first round and has work to do before its next match at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga., March 30.
"We had a tough tournament this week and never got our great energy back from the first round," Evans said. "We have a lot of work to do over the next week or so to get ready for another tough tournament at Georgia."
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