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at N.I.T.
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tuesday, March 12
Phoenix, Ariz.
Grand Canyon
vs
GCU Invitational
Zorzetto wins GCU Invitational, Lopes place 2nd
3/13/2024 7:17:00β―PM | Men's Golf
Senior tallies 18 birdies, eagle over 3 rounds to win by 6
From start to finish, Grand Canyon senior golfer Tommaso Zorzetto was dialed in at his home course in Phoenix this week.
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Zorzetto entered the third and final round Wednesday with the GCU Invitational outright lead after shooting back-to-back rounds of 65 on Tuesday. Zorzetto kept his distance from the rest of the 93-player field, carding a final-round 68 to shoot 15 under par for the tournament and six strokes ahead of second place.
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The senior from Padova, Italy, was one of three players in the field to shoot three sub-70 rounds in claiming his first collegiate medialist honor.
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GCU took second place out of a field of 16 teams. The Lopes shot 23 under, one stroke back of Cal State Fullerton, which tallied a 13-under final round to take the top spot.Β
GCU placed higher than WAC participantsΒ California Baptist (tied for fourth) and UT Arlington (tied for seventh) and won the head-to-head matchup against No. 51 Washington State, which entered as the highest ranked team among the field.
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Lopes senior Craig Passmore finished tied for 10th in his first start of the season. Passmore had 16 birdies for the tournament and went 70/66/72 throughout the two days. Senior teammate Nicky Kling carded an even scorecard to tie for 26th, along with freshman teammate Antonio Bulgheroni, who competed as an individual.
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Rounding out the starting five were senior Matthew Pennington and freshman Gavin O'Neill, who each shot 2 over to tie for 36th. Also competing as individual entriesΒ were GCU's Warner Beach (2 over), Josh McCabe (4 over), Jake Lawson (7 over) and Joseph Cardon (29 over).
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The Lopes have tallied three consecutive top-three finishes, including two second-place showings in the last three outings. They resume play Monday, March 25, for the two-day Duck Invitational in Eugene, Oregon.
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Zorzetto entered the third and final round Wednesday with the GCU Invitational outright lead after shooting back-to-back rounds of 65 on Tuesday. Zorzetto kept his distance from the rest of the 93-player field, carding a final-round 68 to shoot 15 under par for the tournament and six strokes ahead of second place.
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The senior from Padova, Italy, was one of three players in the field to shoot three sub-70 rounds in claiming his first collegiate medialist honor.
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GCU took second place out of a field of 16 teams. The Lopes shot 23 under, one stroke back of Cal State Fullerton, which tallied a 13-under final round to take the top spot.Β
GCU placed higher than WAC participantsΒ California Baptist (tied for fourth) and UT Arlington (tied for seventh) and won the head-to-head matchup against No. 51 Washington State, which entered as the highest ranked team among the field.
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Lopes senior Craig Passmore finished tied for 10th in his first start of the season. Passmore had 16 birdies for the tournament and went 70/66/72 throughout the two days. Senior teammate Nicky Kling carded an even scorecard to tie for 26th, along with freshman teammate Antonio Bulgheroni, who competed as an individual.
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Rounding out the starting five were senior Matthew Pennington and freshman Gavin O'Neill, who each shot 2 over to tie for 36th. Also competing as individual entriesΒ were GCU's Warner Beach (2 over), Josh McCabe (4 over), Jake Lawson (7 over) and Joseph Cardon (29 over).
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The Lopes have tallied three consecutive top-three finishes, including two second-place showings in the last three outings. They resume play Monday, March 25, for the two-day Duck Invitational in Eugene, Oregon.
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