ESTERO, Fla. – Florida Atlantic men's golf finished eighth at Tuesday's West Collegiate Invitational hosted by Florida Gulf Coast. The Owls shot -19 (269) as a team in the final round to set a new program record for the lowest single-round team score versus par. The previous record (-16) had stood since the 2002-03 season.
Quick Hits
- The Owls finished at -16 for the tournament, moving up four spots on the leaderboard in the final round.
- NaShawn Tyson set the pace with a bogey-free 65 that featured seven birdies.
- Tyson vaulted 29 places up the leaderboard to finish T19.
- Tristan Rhodenizer finished T11 after closing with a six-under, 66.
- After a bogey on his fifth hole of the day, the freshman reeled off three straight birdies at 16, 17, and 18.
- He added an eagle at the par-five second hole (his 12th hole of the day) and two more birdies coming down the stretch.
- Preston Worch was also bogey-free on Tuesday, closing with a 68 (-4) to finish T28.
- Freshman Conor Whalen competed as an individual and finished T5 in his second collegiate event.
- Whalen circled five birdies to sign for a final round 68 after going 70-69 in the first two rounds on Monday.
- Tournament hosts, Florida Gulf Coast, won the team title at -33.
- Stetson's Uy Doan earned individual medalist honors at -13.
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What's Next
The Owls return to action Oct. 18-19 in Vero Beach at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate hosted by Michigan State.
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