Bustos Ties Lynn Men’s Golf 18-Hole Record at Copperhead Championship
Innisbrook, Fla. – Lynn University’s top-ranked men’s golf team overcame a tough opening round to jump nine positions and end the day tied for fifth at the Copperhead Championship. Carlos Bustos spearheaded the Fighting Knights second round comeback by tying the 18-hole program record with a 63.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Standing: T-5th out of 17 teams
Location: Innisbrook Resort – Copperhead Course | Innisbrook, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/7,209
History at Event: Third consecutive appearance (T-6th in 2018)
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lynn started the day with a team total of 298 only to improve by 19 shots for a five-under par 279. The team’s 577 over 36-holes is 10 shots back of the leader Barry (567). Columbus State and Lincoln Memorial (569) are tied for second with host West Florida (570) fourth. Lynn is tied with Georgia Southwestern.
- Bustos shot a non-descript 77 before going off for his 63 in the second round. The Chilean senior had a clean scorecard with 12 pars, six birdies and one eagle to finish eight-under. He is tied for sixth, three back of Barry’s Tyler Bakich for the lead.
- Toto Gana is second on the squad with rounds of 73-72 for a 145 total. He heads into the final day tied for 25th.
- Giovanni Manzoni and Jorge Villar are each tied for 39th with 36-hole scores of 147 while Justin Wynen posted a 148.
BEYOND THE SCORECARD:
- Bustos’ total ties Mateo Gomez at the Saint Leo Invitational in 2015. Gomez, though, played on a par 72 course and was nine-under par while Bustos was only eight-under.
- Bustos is also second to Gomez in 54-hole total. Gomez shot a 201 at the Saint Leo Invite while Bustos posted a 202 at the FAU Spring Championship in 2018.
- Lynn is fourth in the field for total pars with 117.
- Bustos was one of only two golfers to sink an eagle putt on the day.
NEXT HOLE:
Lynn closes out play at the Copperhead Championship with an 8:30 am shotgun start. Fans can keep up with live scoring at LynnFightingKnights.com.
