Men's Golf | 10/22/2019 4:05:00 PM
SEASIDE, Calif. -- Barry University's top-ranked men's golf team finished strong and secured the victory in the final round of the Otter Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The win makes it three in a row for the Buccaneers. They ended the tournament with a 14-stroke lead on second place, the host Cal State San Marcos. Barry shots rounds of 290, 282, and 293.
Stanislaus State's Brad Sparrer won the individual trophy at -6 but Barry's Felipe Alvarez took home second place after finishing at -3. The Bucs closed out the tournament with three golfers in the top-six.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"The guys performed very well today on a difficult and demanding golf course," said head coach Jimmy Stobs, "The Bayonet is one of the toughest golf courses around and was set up today similar to what a US Open would be. Winning this event was a good way to end the semester. Now we will use the off-season to improve and get better before picking things back up in the spring."
"I walked with Felipe the entire tournament and he was able to capture his best collegiate finish," said assistant coach Ryan Hand, "He also had the lowest round of the tournament. The team has a lot of good things to take from this event and the fact that this is our third win in a row."
SUMMARY:
- AJ Ewart ended his tournament on a high-note with an eagle on the 18th hole to finish the Invitational in 5th place at -1.
- Tyler Bakich finished right behind AJ, holding sixth place at even par.
- Daniel Faccini managed to shave two strokes off his second round score, posting a 74 (+2) in the third round and finishing in a tie for 18th at +6.
- Wonjun Choi came in 55th at +16.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Alvarez dominated the tournament on par-fours, finishing in first on those holes at -6, five strokes clear of second place.
- The native of Bogata, Columbia also recorded the most birdies of the field, tallying 16 over three rounds.
- Bakich led the field in pars, logging 42.
- Barry post the best marks on par-threes and par-fours with scores of +14 and +21, respectively.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will send a group of individuals to the Dave Adamonis Invitational on Monday, Oct. 28.
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