Completed Event: Men's Golf at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate on October 27, 2025 , , 5th of 11
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at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate
5th of 11
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Photo by: Erik Dresser
GCU concludes Day 1 of Duck Invitational
3/23/2026 8:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
Lopes' Lauritzen ranks in top 30 at 4 over par in Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. – Grand Canyon began the first of two tournaments over a six-day span Monday, completing 36 holes of The Duck Invitational at Eugene Country Club in Oregon.
GCU is in 13th place at 29 over par and trails 10th-place UTEP by six. No. 9 Illinois leads the field at 1 under, the only team to shoot under par on the tournament's first day.
Sophomore Nixon Lauritzen leads the way for the Lopes at 4 over par, good for 29th place. Lauritzen shot a 1-under 70 in his first round, which included five birdies and three in a row on holes 5-7.
GCU freshman Daniel Nilsson is three shots back of Lauritzen at 7 over in 44th place. Nilsson had four birdies in his second round, including three on the back nine over a five-hole stretch.
Lopes sophomore Måns Boje and junior teammate Gavin O'Neill are tied for 67th at 10 over, while sophomore Matthew Diehl is 83rd at 15 over.
Third- and final-round action begins Tuesday morning. GCU then heads to Stanford, California, and partakes Thursday through Saturday through the Goodwin at Stanford Golf Course.
GCU is in 13th place at 29 over par and trails 10th-place UTEP by six. No. 9 Illinois leads the field at 1 under, the only team to shoot under par on the tournament's first day.
Sophomore Nixon Lauritzen leads the way for the Lopes at 4 over par, good for 29th place. Lauritzen shot a 1-under 70 in his first round, which included five birdies and three in a row on holes 5-7.
GCU freshman Daniel Nilsson is three shots back of Lauritzen at 7 over in 44th place. Nilsson had four birdies in his second round, including three on the back nine over a five-hole stretch.
Lopes sophomore Måns Boje and junior teammate Gavin O'Neill are tied for 67th at 10 over, while sophomore Matthew Diehl is 83rd at 15 over.
Third- and final-round action begins Tuesday morning. GCU then heads to Stanford, California, and partakes Thursday through Saturday through the Goodwin at Stanford Golf Course.
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