DORADO, PUERTO RICO – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team finished in first place in the 16-team field at the Dorado Beach Collegiate on Tuesday in Dorado, Puerto Rico, at TPC Dorado Beach behind a total score of 29-under-par (835).
 
Tuesday's win marks the team's third first-place finish this season. UNCG also finished first at the Bryan National Collegiate on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, and the Elon Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

TEAM

• UNCG carded rounds of 273-279-283 over the three-day tournament for an overall score of 29-under-par (835).
• Southern Mississippi secured the runner-up position at the tournament with a 21-under-par (843).
• The Southern Conference (SoCon) foe Wofford concluded the tournament in a tie for fifth place with Loyola Maryland with a 13-under-par (851).
• The Spartans bested all teams with 63 birdies and a 3.10 par three average.
• UNCG finished in a tie with Loyola Maryland with four team eagles.
• UNCG placed second with a 4.03 par four average and a 4.42 par five average.

INDIVIDUAL

• Colin Dutton and Jack Marcotte finished on top for the Spartans in a tie for fourth place behind an eight-under-par (208).
• Dutton moved up 13 positions from the second round after notching a five-under-par (67) in the third round for his fourth-place finish. Dutton posted a one-over-par (73) and four-under-par (68) in the first and second rounds, respectively.  
• Marcotte posted rounds of 68-67-73 to secure his fourth-place finish. He finished in a four-way tie for second place in the field with 16 birdies.
• Kelvin Hernandez finished in a tie for 11^th place with a six-under-par (210). The sophomore posted a team-best seven-under-par (65) in the first round.
• Jake Lewis concluded the three-day event in a tie for 17^th place with a three-under-par (213). Lewis posted a three-under-par (69) in the opening round before carding back-to-back even pars in the second and third rounds.
• B.J. Boyce concluded the tournament in a tie for 35^th place with an even par (216) with rounds of 71-74-71.
• Liam Percy, Will Guidry, Keenan Royalty and Andrew Graham rounded out the scorecard for the Spartans in individual play.
• Percy, Guidry and Graham all carded their best score of the tournament in the final round with an even par score (72).
• Percy finished in 54^th place with a four-over-par (220).
• Guidry notched a seven-over-par (223) in the three-day tournament to finish tied for 69^th place.
• Royalty posted an eight-over-par (224) to conclude the event tied for 73^rd place.
• Graham followed closely behind to finish in a tie for 76^th place with a nine-over-par (225).

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The Spartans will take a short break before heading to Sea Island, Georgia, to take on the Sea Palms Invitational from March 13-15 at Sea Palms Resort, hosted by Western Carolina.