MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Paced by a quartet of one-over par rounds on Tuesday, the Nova Southeastern men's golf team earned a runner-up finish at The Battle at the Shores, hosted by Barry. The collective four-over par effort during the final round propelled the Sharks to a 54-hole total of (+7) 859, giving the nation's 12^th-ranked team a positive outlook entering next week's Sunshine State Conference Championship.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: 2^nd of 16 Teams
Tournament Champion: Barry
Location: Normandy Shores Golf Club | Miami Beach, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/6,733
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Sharks distanced themselves from the rest of the pack on Tuesday, yet were unable to catch eventual tournament champion Barry, who wrapped up play with a 54-hole score of (-7) 845.
• A dozen strokes behind NSU, Lynn claimed third while Tampa (+21) and Eastern Florida State (+22) rounded out the Top-5 of the leaderboard.
• Emanuel Olofsson shrugged off a double-bogey on No. 1 to cap his final round at (+1) 72. The Swede led the Sharks throughout the tournament, finishing in a tie for fourth at even-par overall.
• Mike Hay birdied three of his final seven holes of Tuesday's round to earn himself a share of seventh on the leaderboard at two-over par for the week.
• Matching 72s in the final round, along with matching 54-hole scores of (+4) 217 moved both Jonny Cachon and Javier Calles into ties for 13^th.
• Freshman Josep Serra finished just outside the Top-20, in a tie for 21^st at six-over for the tournament.
• Competing as an individual, Joseba Torres (+10) concluded play tied for 42^nd.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• All five players in the NSU lineup recorded a birdie on the Par-5 18^th Tuesday.
• Cachon led the entire field in Par-5 scoring average (4.11).
• Hay and Torres tied for a tournament-best with 42 combined pars.
• Olofsson was one of four players this week to tally a tournament-high 12 birdies.
• Olofsson's Par-4 scoring average of 4.00 ranked tied for second among all players.
• The final round conditions proved to be the toughest of the week with a scoring average of 76.06.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• The top-ranked player in the nation in Barry's A.J. Ewart earned individual medalist honors, finishing at five-under par.

UP NEXT:
NSU will turn its attention to the SSC Championship, set to get underway this Sunday at the Grasslands Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, Fla. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_MGolf.