ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 28, 2014) - New Rochelle, N.Y. native and former Met Open, Met Amateur, and Met Junior champion Andrew Svoboda had a career-best finish at the Zurich Classic this weekend. He finished T-2 with a score of 17-under for the tournament, just two strokes back of the winner Seung-Yul Noh. Svoboda shot a bogey free 8-under 64 in the first round, which tied the current course record at TPC Lousiana until Ben Martin broke the record with his 62 later in the day. He went on to shoot 68-70-69 to stay on the top of the leadboard throughout the event.

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Svoboda, the 2003 MGA Player of the Year, won two events on the web.com Tour in 2013. This season, his schedule rotates between PGA TOUR and web.com Tour events. Before turning professional in 2004, he was a top amateur in the Met Area. During his junior golf days, he won the Met Junior in 1997. He played for St. John's University, and after graduation won the 2003 Met Open as an amateur. After winning the 2004 Met Amateur, he went on to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot, where he lost to Jeff Overton who ended up finishing one stroke behind him at the Zurich Classic.

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