GCU trio goes under par during final round

Thursday, February 20

Lihue, Hawaii

Grand Canyon

John A. Burns Intercollegiate

2/22/2020 4:14:00 PM | Men's Golf

Lopes move up on final day in Hawaii

By: Mark Oshidari

Results

LIHUE, Hawaii ‑ The Grand Canyon men's golf team finished on a strong note, moving up to 14th-place on the final day of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate.

The Lopes shot 6 under par as a team on the final day to finish in a tie with Santa Clara and ahead of a few higher ranked programs in the 20-team field.

Seniors Jake Chanen and Michael Salazar, along with sophomore Matthew Braley each fired under par rounds on the final day. Salazar finished with a 69, followed by Chanen and Braley with 70s.

For the tournament, Salazar led the Lopes, finishing in 27th-place with an even-par total of 216. Braley finished in a tie for 47th-place with a 220 total.

Other GCU scores included senior Trevor Lampson (221), Chanen (225) and junior Reece Nilsen (229). Senior T.J. Nolan played as an individual and finished with a 219.

No. 10 Texas A&M won the tournament over No. 40 New Mexico and No. 15 BYU.

GCU is back in action on March 13-14 when it hosts the GCU Invitational.

Day 2 recap

GCU shot a second-round score of 299 (11 over par) for a two-round total of 597. The Lopes will begin Saturday's final round in a tie for 18th place at Wailua Golf Club.

Lopes seniors Lampson and Nolan were in a tie for 52nd place with a 148 total that is followed by Braley (150), Nilsen (153) and Chanen (155).

No. 10 Texas A&M leads the tournament's loaded field with No. 15 BYU in second and No. 40 New Mexico in third.

Day 1 recap

The Lopes finished the day with a score of 298 (10 over par) to tie for 13th place in the 21-team field that includes seven top-50 teams. GCU was ranked 15th among the tournament's teams.

Lampson and Salazar led the way for the Lopes with 1-over-par rounds of 73. Other GCU scores included Braley and Chanen each at 76 and Nilsen with a 77.

Playing as an individual, Nolan fired a 75.