'Lopes Sign Pair from South Mountain

The Grand Canyon University men’s golf team announced the signing of juniors Marcus Synegal and Liam Brace of South Mountain Community College to National Letters of Intent for the 2011-12 season.

Synegal is a business marketing and finance major who has showed tremendous success on the golf course and in the classroom. In 2011 he was named PING All-American and Academic All-American in addition to his all-region team honor. The Cougars were named conference champions, NJCAA DII Region I runner-up, and NJCAA DII National runner-up in 2011. Synegal was a member of the national championship team in 2010. He graduated from San Benito High School in Hollister, Calif. in 2009 where he was named all-league his junior and senior year.

“Marcus will bring a lot of experience having played on a national championship team,” said head coach Paul Purtzer. “He is a hard worker and a steady player.”

Brace is a local transfer from South Mountain but has a come a long way from his hometown of Sudbury, Suffolk, England. He had a solid even par final round at the NJCAA DII National Championship in 2011 to help his team reach a second-place finish. In 2010 he set a course record at the Rochford Golf Club, shooting six-under-par and finished fifth at the Midland Youth Championship. In 2008, he won the Suffolk junior match play tournament and won the Stoke by Nayland Junior Championship.

“Liam is a great student and has had a terrific junior golf record in England. He is a consistent player and will bring a lot of experience to the 2011-12 team.”

Grand Canyon University Athletics

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