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NCAA Tournament/Kingston Springs Regional
UCONN GOLFERS FINISH NCAA REGIONAL PLAY
5/19/2021 4:27:00 PM | Men's Golf
UConn Athletic Communications / May 19, 2021
NCAA KINGSTON SPRINGS REGIONAL RESULTS
KINGSTON SPRINGS, Tenn. – Led by junior Jared Nelson, the UConn men's golf team shot its best aggregate round of the NCAA Kingston Springs Regional Tuesday as it finished play at The Golf Club of Tennessee.
Nelson (Rutland, Vt.) fired a 2-under 69 on Tuesday, his ninth round of par or better this season, to finish the three-round regional in a tie for 56th place with a 12-over, 79-77-69=225. The round included four birdies.
Freshman Caleb Manuel (Topsham, Me.) was UConn's top overall finisher at the regional, recording a 3-over 74 in Round 3 to complete a solid 2-over, 72-69-74=215, good enough for a tie for 28th place in the 75-player field.
Also shooting their best round of the tourney for UConn on Tuesday were freshman Jimmy Paradise (Tampa, Fla.) with a 1-over 72 and freshman Tommy Dallahan (Simsbury, Conn.) with a 3-over 74.
Paradise finished the tourney with a 14-over, 74-81-72=227, which put him in 62nd place, while Dallahan had a 23-over, 81-81-74=236, for 68th place. Senior Rodrigo Sanchez (Santo Domingo, D.R.) finished in a tie for 69th with a 24-over, 76-78-83=237.
UConn's 5-over, 289 on Tuesday was its best aggregate total of the three-day regional and gave the Huskies a final total of 301-305-289=895, placing the Huskies 12th in the field.
The top five finishing teams in the regional – Vanderbilt, Arkansas, San Diego State, North Carolina State, and Clemson – will move on to the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz.
UConn, which won the BIG EAST Championship last month, was competing in the NCAA regionals for the first time in 22 years.
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