ORLANDO, Fla. - The Eckerd men's golf team and Josh DiZinno led the field from start to finish at Eagle Creek Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday. The Tritons won the team title, and DiZinno won the individual championship.
Eckerd won by 10 strokes over the College of Saint Anselm. The Tritons fired 298 on Monday and 297 on Tuesday for a 36-round total of 595.
- Josh DiZinno carded 15 pars, 12 birdies, and an eagle.
- He led the field in birdies, besting the field by at least five.
- Van Dusen carded 21 birdies and five pars.
- Darby fired 23 pars and two birdies.
- Darby tied for third in the field in pars.
- Kusserow posted 19 pars and four birdies.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- The Tritons' victory is their first since at least the 2009-10 season. It is Eckerd's best finish since September 26-27, 2011, when the Tritons tied for second at the Jay Jennison Memorial.
- DiZinno won the individual title, becoming the first Triton to win a tournament since Jeff Evanier won the Jay Jennison Memorial on September 27, 2011.
- Eckerd's 298 in the opening round is the second-lowest of the season.
- DiZinno's opening round 67 tied for fourth best in a single round in program history, three off the record. He has carded three rounds in the 60's in his last four rounds.
- Kusserow's opening round 76 is a career-low.
- Van Dusen's and Darby's 74's are one off their season-lows.
- Van Dusen's fifth-place finish is the best of his career.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to action next weekend at the Battle at the Shores in Miami Beach, Florida.
Results
1- ECKERD, 2- Saint Anselm, 3- Franklin Pierce, 4- New Haven
