March 11, 2019
Men’s Golf
T-5th of 18 teams, SECOND Round
Contact: Chad M. Beattie cbeattie@lynn.edu
Valdosta, Ga. – Lynn University’s second ranked men’s golf team shot seven-under par as a team to jump into the top-five after 36-holes of the Southeastern Collegiate. Both Carlos Bustos and Giovanni Manzoni posted three-under par 69s to lead the Fighting Knights.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Standing: 7th of 18 teams – First Round
Location: Kinderlou Forest GC | Valdosta, Ga..
Par/Yardage: 72/7,365 yards
History at Event: 23rd consecutive year participating (fifth in 2018; three-time runner-up)
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
· Lynn (574) tied for the fourth-lowest round of the tournament with a seven-under par 281 to finish in a two-way tie for fifth along with host Valdosta State. The lowest score of the day went to Nova Southeastern (570), which shot a 14-under 274 to move into a tie for third with Columbus State.
· Top-ranked Barry (566) was 10-under par to take a one-shot lead ahead of West Florida (567).
· Bustos caught fire early in the second round. The sophomore out of Santiago, Chile sank three front nine birdies following a bogey on the second hole. He would go on to sink three more birds before ending the day at three-under and in a tie for 11th individually.
· Manzoni was nearly as impressive, mixing in five birdies with two bogeys for a three-under 69. He is tied for 16th individually.
· Toto Gana is equal with his teammate following a round of two-under 70. A bogey on his fourth hole was his lone mistake as he finished the day clean with three birdies.
· Agustin Errazuriz and Jorge Villar each traded one birdie with two bogeys for scores of 73.
· Playing separate from the team, Felix Kvanrstrom shot a three-over 75.
BEYOND THE SCORECARD:
· Manzoni’s round is a career-best.
· The Fighting Knights 281 is their second-lowest team score of 2018-19.
· Lynn sank a combined 18 birdies a day after knocking down only nine.
· Lynn moved into second in total pars (128), third in par 5 scoring (-7), fourth in par 4 scoring (+7) and sixth in par 3 scoring (+2).
· At four-under par in par 5 scoring, Bustos ranks tied for fifth in the field.
· Only two golfers have more pars than Errazuriz (30).
· Lynn went from not having a single golfer in the top-20 of total birdies to Bustos ranking seventh.
NEXT HOLE:
Lynn goes off at 9:15 am from hole No. 1 in the final round of the Southeastern Collegiate with a pairing with Nova Southeastern and Valdosta State. Fans can keep up with live scoring at LynnFightingKnights.com.
Chad Beattie
Assistant Athletics Director for Communications and Digital Strategy
Lynn University
