Story Links BURLINGTON, NC – Elon University Men’s Golf won its home tournament with a 31 under par 821 and Pedro Rabadan tied for first place after the finals of the sixth annual Phoenix Invitational on Tuesday, October 12 at the Alamance Country Club. “I’m more than proud of this team,” said head coach Don Hill. “You have worked extremely hard in preparation over the past few weeks and it has paid off a lot.” Elon’s A-Team scored a one-over par 285 on Tuesday and won their home tournament by nine strokes with an 821 (-31st). ). Appalachian State finished 22 under par with an 830, securing second place, while Longwood and Radford finished third with 9 under 843. Elon’s B-Team then finished fifth with a 54-hole total of 847 (-5). “After our slow start this morning, today’s lap was about maintaining the lead we built yesterday,” Hill continued. “Every player from 1-12 contributed to our success today and it was worth taking the trophy home with us.” HIGHLIGHTS After rounds of 65 and 66 on Monday, Rabadan pocketed a one-over-72 to complete the invitational. The Madrid-born Spaniard made 13 putts for par with birdies on par-5 holes 6 and 17. The win marks his first career title, first career top 5 finish and lowest 54-hole total as Phoenix. “I’m happy for Pedro. I would have loved to have won for him, but we can live with being a co-champion.” Next up for the A-Team were Garrett Risner and William Frodigh who finished seventh with 206 (-7). . Risner fired a three-under 68 on the final round after counting six birdies, while Frodigh shot a straight 71 for his final 18 holes. Juan Callejo Ropero contributed a two-over 74 and finished 22nd, fourth with an eight-under 205 on 212 (-1). The junior from Columbia, SC, made four birdies that day, including three on the second nine . Max Ferrari scored a two-over-73 to finish 15th with a 210 (-3) and Timmy Gannon finished 42nd with a three-over-216. The newcomer from Charlotte, NC, screwed the second par 4 hole and the par -5 17th with 11 pars for a final round of 75. The B-Team was rounded off by Cristian Del Vecchio, who scored 218 (+5 ) in the 47th individual competition, Josef Dransfeld took 59th place with a 223 (+10) and Dawson Daniels took 71st place with a 227 (+14) NC State’s Wolfpack Intercollegiate on the Lonnie Poole Golf Course. 2021 Phoenix Invitational 11.-12. October | Burlington, NC team classification 1st Elon (272-264-285-821) -31 2nd Appalachian State (278-275-277-830) -22 T3. Langholz (289-276-278–843) -9 T3. Radford (281-280-282-843) -9 5. Elon B (280-279-288-847) -5 6. Temple (287-278-284-849) -3 7. Gardner-Webb ( 285-283-283-851) -1 8. Ohio (283-282-292-857) +5 9. George Mason (286-284-288-858) +6 10. George Washington (282-288 – 293-863) +11 11. North Carolina A&T (297-289-292-878) +26 12. Presbyterians (300-299-298-897) +45 13. La Salle (303-302-300 – 905) +53 Elon individuals T1. Pedro Rabadan (65-66-72-203) -10 T4. Bronson Myers (69-67-69-205) -8 T7. Garrett Risner (69-69-68-206) -7 T7. William Frodigh (67-68-71-206) -7 T15. Max Ferrari (70-67-73-210) -3 T22. Juan Callejo Ropero (76-62-74–212) -1 D27. Matthew Doyle (71-68-74–213) E T42. Timmy Gannon (68-73-75–216) +3 T47. Cristian Del Vecchio (73-74-71–218) +5 T57. Graham Hutchinson (74-72-76–222) +9 T59. Josef Dransfeld (74-78-71–223) +10 71.Dawson Daniels (77-75-75–227) +14 – ELON –
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