M. Golf

2/9/2010

Nasalli-Rocca wins GolfWeek Spring Invitational

Bearcats place fourth of 18 teams

Roberto Nasalli-Rocca

ORLANDO, Fla. - Lander's Roberto Nasalli-Rocca shot a final round 4-under-par 68 Tuesday afternoon to take medalist honors at the 18-team GolfWeek Spring Invitational Tournament. Nasalli-Rocca, a junior from Sardinia, Italy, shot a three-day, five-under 71-72-68=211 to lead Lander to a fourth-place finish.

West Florida's Blake Olson (75-70-68) and Lynn University's Steven Brame (67-73-73) tied for second place, two shots behind Nasalli-Rocca at 213.

Lander's Davis Lee finished fourth overall with a one-over-par 71-73-73=217, while Charlie Hoyle tied for 42nd at 230 (75-78-77), Bryan Newton tied for 50th at 231 (74-83-74), and Seb Brown tied for 73rd at 238 (81-80-77).

Nova Southeastern won the three-day tournament with a low team score of 878 and was followed by: 2. West Florida 880, 3. Chico State 886, 4. Lander 886, 5. Lynn 892, 6. Rollins 900, 7. Indianapolis 900, 8. St. Edwards 903, 9. Queens 905, 10. Coker 906, 11. Grand Canyon 910, 12. Barton 911, 13. Clayton State 922, 14. Washburn 931, 15. Carson-Newman 933, 16. Central Oklahoma 934, 17. CSU-Monterey Bay 935, and 18. Dixie State 936.

Other stories about the golf team can be found at golfweek.com.