INNISBROOK, Fla. – Nova Southeastern closed play Tuesday at the Copperhead Championship, taking 14^th in a field that featured 12 programs ranked in the Top-25 of the most recent Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) poll. Freshman Mike Hay and junior Victor Jimenez led the way for the Sharks, each finishing tied for 28th at six-over par for the tournament.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: 14th of 17 teams
Tournament Champion: Barry
Location: Innisbrook Resort – Copperhead Course | Innisbrook, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/7,209
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Barry and Columbus State battled neck and neck for much of the final round until the Buccaneers eventually pulled away for the seven-shot win, posting a 54-hole score of (-2) 850.
• Lincoln Memorial (+11), Georgia Southwestern (+14) and host West Florida (+17) rounded out the Top-5, while Taisuke Ono of Queens (N.C.) ran away with individual medalist honors after lighting up the course with a round of (-8) 63 on Tuesday. Ono (-10) was one of just three players to finish in red numbers for the week, joined by Lincoln Memorial's Dan Bradbury and Barry's Tyler Bakich, who tied for second at one-under par.
• Jimenez played even-par golf on the front nine Tuesday en route to a final round of (+2) 73. The Spaniard was matched stroke for stroke by Hay throughout the tournament, as the two carried the NSU lineup over the past two days.
• Jamie Markwick, one of two freshmen in the lineup this week, concluded play on Tuesday with a 79, good enough to earn a share of 70^th overall.
• Jonny Cachon landed in a tie for 76^th following a final round of (+7) 78, with Benjamin Hjort tying for 81^st.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Jimenez's combined 43 pars tied for the most by any of the field's 90 players this week.
• Jimenez also tied for second in Par-3 scoring average with a mark of 2.93 on such holes.
• Hay's Par-5 scoring average of 4.58 was tied for fourth-best among all players.
• The final round played the toughest of the tournament, with the average score finishing at 74.90, as opposed to 74.04 and 73.85 during Monday's two rounds.

UP NEXT:
NSU will close out the fall portion of its schedule beginning next Monday at the Miami Intercollegiate, hosted at Doral Golf Resort. For coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_MGolf.
 

Sharks Finish Play at the Copperhead Championship in 1⃣4⃣th

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