BURLINGTON, N.C. – The Elon University men's golf team defended its team title at the Phoenix Invitational on Tuesday, tying its lowest ever score at the event. This was the eighth annual Phoenix Invitational at Alamance Country Club, a par-71, 6,867-yard Donald Ross design. 
 
Elon's A Team carded a 13-under par 271 in the final round to win by 10 strokes over Western Carolina. All five members of Elon's A Team finished in the top-20 of the 95-person field – Garrett Risner (3), Juan Callejo Ropero (T4), Matthew Doyle (T6), Jack Wieler (T19) and Bronson Myers (T19). Elon's B Team came in 12th place with an 11-over par 863.
 
"This week was the epitome of a team win. Our entire starting lineup finished top-20 individually with Juan, Matt and Garrett all finishing inside the top-6," said head coach Don Hill. I felt Jack and Bronson gave us a good boost early and we played nearly flawless golf over our final 12 holes today. Anytime you can "throw out" a 69 (-2) in the final round you have to believe you'll have a chance to hold the trophy at the end of the tournament. We'll enjoy tonight and tomorrow and get back to work on Thursday in preparation for UNCG."
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Junior Garrett Risner led the Phoenix as he shot a 2-under par 69 in the final round to finish in solo third place. With a 54-hole total of 204 (-9). Risner finished tied for a team best in par-5 scoring (4.33) and birdies (14).
• Juan Callejo Ropero fired his lowest score of the tournament in the final round with a 67, including five birdies and only one bogey. He finished tied for fourth place at 8-under par (205). He led the Phoenix and the field in par-3 scoring (2.83) and tied for a team-best 14 birdies.  
• Another round of 68 in the final round move Matthew Doyle up three spots in the standings to tie for sixth. He carded a 54-hole total of 206 (-7) and tied for second on the team in par-3 scoring (3.00) and par-4 scoring (3.94)
• Freshman Jack Wieler delivered a career-low score of 67 (-4) in the final round to tie for 19^th. He carded six birdies with just two bogeys on the day to move up a team-high 21 spots in the individual standings. He was second on the team in birdies (13) and tied for a team second-best in par-4 scoring (3.94)
• A final round of 69 saw Bronson Myers finish tied for 19th. The redshirt junior carded four birdies to offset two bogeys in his final round to finish at a 3-under par 210.
• Jennings Glenn shot a season-low round of 68 in the final round that included six birdies and nine pars. He moved up 17 spots on the individual leaderboard to by Elon's B Team top finisher in a tie for 24^th place with a 2-under par 211.
• Landon Durham finished tied for 30^th, posting an even-par 213. He led the team and was tied for second in the field in pars with 41.  
• Pedro Rabadan and Timmy Gannon both shot their lowest round of the week in the final round with an even-par 71. Rabadan moved up nine spots on the individual leaderboard to tie for 64th with a 221 (+8) while Gannon moved up eight to tie for 70th with a 222 (+9).
• Oliver Rotermund carded two birdies and 11 pars to post a 3-over par 74 in the final round. He finished tied for 86^th with a 54-hole total of 228 (+15).
• This is Elon's first team victory since last year's spring Aggie Invitational and third consecutive win at the Phoenix Invitational.
• Elon's 54-hole winning total of 821 matched the team's score at the event in 2021.

UP NEXT
The Phoenix travels to Greensboro on Oct. 29-31 to compete in its last fall tournament of the season at the Bryan National Collegiate hosted by UNCG. 
 
2023 Phoenix Invitational
Oct. 16-17 | Burlington, N.C. 
 
Team Standings 
1. Elon (A) (279-271-271--821) -31
2. Western Carolina (277-272-282--831) -21
T3. Presbyterian College (276-279-283--838) -14
T3. Radford (293-271-274--838) -14
5. George Washington University (276-283-282--841) -11
6. Appalachian State (288-281-275--844) -8
7. Temple (285-283-277--845) -7
8. Longwood (283-281-285--849) -3
T9. Old Dominion (284-284-284--852) E
T9. Francis Marion (288-274-290--852) E
11. Queens (297-268-291--856) +4
12. Elon (B) (293-287-283--863) +11
13. Gardner-Webb (293-286-289--868) +16
14. Ohio (289-286-301--876) +24
15. Dartmouth (296-289-293--878) +26
15. North Carolina A&T (303-293-298--894) +42
 
Individual Standings
3. Garrett Risner (70-65-69--204) -9
T4. Juan Callejo Ropero (68-70-67--205) -8
T6. Matthew Doyle (70-68-68--206) -7
T19. Bronson Myers (73-68-69--210) -3
T19. Jack Wieler (71-72-67--210) -3
T24. Jennings Glenn (74-69-68--211) -2
T30. Landon Durham (69-71-73--213) E
T64. Pedro Rabadan (74-76-71--221) +8
T70. Timmy Gannon (76-75-71--222) +9
T86. Oliver Rotermund (82-72-74--228) +15