GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Elon University men's golf team closed out its fall season on Monday by earning a runner-up finish at the Bryan National Collegiate. UNCG hosted the tournament at the par-72, 7,255-yard Bryan Park Champions Course.
Garrett Risner led the Phoenix individuals finishing tied for fourth. With two rounds under par the junior finished with a 54-hole total of 210 (-6).
Jack Wieler also finished in the top-10 on the leaderboard.
Elon carded its best score of the tournament with 283 in the final round. The Phoenix finished with a three-round score of 860 (-4).
"Overall a solid fall. We had three runner-up finishes and a win which is good. Obviously, we'd like to win every week but our goal is to put ourselves into position and we're doing that," said head coach
Don Hill. "Coach Hastings and I will get together and do our breakdowns both for the team and individuals, so our guys have a good plan heading into the offseason. "
HIGHLIGHTS
- Garrett Risner posted a final round 68 to tie for fourth place, his third top-5 finish this season. The junior was 2-under par through his first nine holes in the final round before carding two more birdies and no bogeys on the back nine. He led Elon for the tournament in par-3 scoring average (2.92), birdies (16) and tied for a team-best in par-5 scoring (4.58).
- Freshman Jack Wieler birdied two of his last four holes to finish in a tie for ninth place. Wieler shot two back-to-back rounds of 71 following his opening round 74 to post an even-par 54-hole total of 216. He was the only Elon player to record an eagle in this tournament.
- Bronson Myers tied for 18th place at 219 (+3). Myers bounced back from a pair of over-par rounds on Sunday with a 1-under par 71 in the final round moving him up 15 spots on the leaderboard. The redshirt junior carded four birdies in his final round, including three of his final nine.
- A career-low round of 66 in the second round helped Juan Callejo Ropero finish tied for 18th. The junior recorded eight birdies in his second round followed by three in his final round to post a 54-hole total of 219 (+3). He tied for the lead on the team in par-5 scoring (4.58) and was second on the team in birdies (15).
- As an individual, Landon Durham finished tied for 26th with a five-over par 221. He carded a team-high 37 pars and tied for a team-high par-4 scoring average (4.00).
- Jennings Glenn posted rounds of 75, 71 and 79 to tie for 43rd place. The sophomore carded three birdies and nine pars in his final round. He was second on the team in pars with 35.
- Matthew Doyle shot his lowest round of the tournament in the final round with a 73, including three birdies to tie for 54th place in the individual standings with a 54-hole total of 228 (+12).
- As an individual, Timmy Gannon carded three birdies and seven pars to post a 79 in the final round. He finished tied for 78th place with a 54-hole total of 238 (+22).
- The Phoenix ranked second in the field in par-3 scoring (3.17), par-4 scoring (4.13) and birdies (57).
2023 Bryan National Collegiate
Oct. 29-30 | Greensboro, N.C.
Team Standings
1. UNCG (279-281-267--827) -37
2. Elon (293-284-283--860) -4
3. William & Mary (297-288-288--873) +9
4. South Dakota (293-292-292--877) +13
5. High Point (297-289-295--881) +17
6. Tennessee Tech (297-286-299--882) +18
7. Queens (291-306-291--888) +24
8. George Mason (299-294-297--890) +26
T9. Delaware (298-301-295--894) +30
T9. Marshall (296-297-301--894) +30
9. Winthrop (303-291-305--899) +35
12. Ohio (312-301-312--925) +61
13. North Carolina A&T (320-311-311--942) +78
Individual Standings
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