Nova Southeastern University issued the following announcement on Oct. 26.
Javier Calles, Jonny Cachon finish 1-2 on the leaderboard
Javier Calles finished first, Jonny Cachon finished second, as the Nova Southeastern men's golf team overcame a six-stroke deficit with a final round of 9-under 271 to win the Miami Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The Sharks wrapped up play at even-par for the tournament, seven shots better than runner-up Palm Beach Atlantic.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: 1st of 7 Teams
Tournament Champion: Nova Southeastern
Location: Trump National Doral – Red Tiger | Miami, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 70/6,260
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
NSU began the morning six back of Tampa. However, while Tampa fell back into an eventual fourth-place finish, the Sharks flourished on a day in which four of the five players in the lineup posted red numbers.
Calles lit up the front nine with a bogey-free, 4-under 31 before tallying eight pars and a bogey on the back to lock up the individual title at 5-under overall, two strokes ahead of Cachon.
Cachon's round was up-and-down through the opening 12 holes until the senior caught fire with four birdies down the stretch, including two straight on No. 17 and No. 18. Cachon's final-round 67 lifted him into the runner-up spot at 3-under for the tourney.
A steady diet of 15 pars keyed Emanuel Olofsson's round of 1-under 69. At 4-over for the week, the Swede earned a share of 14th.
Mike Hay rose 10 spots on the leaderboard Tuesday thanks to his 2-under effort. Hay's 54-hole total of 5-over landed him in a tie for 17th.
Joseba Torres followed up rounds of 72 and 74 with a 71 over the final 18 holes to wrap up play in a tie for 21st at 7-over.
Competing this week on NSU's B-Team, freshman Josep Serra made his case for a return into the lineup after finishing tied for fourth at even-par. Serra shrugged off his opening-round 75 by responding by with consecutive rounds of 66 and 69.
Jamie Markwick (+8) concluded the tournament in sole possession of 24th, while Tomas Millet (+11) closed in 26th.
George Mills and Daniel Celestino finished 35th and 41st, respectively.
STATS OF THE DAY:
NSU led the field in both Par-3 (3.14) and Par-4 (4.04) scoring average.
The Sharks' combined 177 pars were eight more than any other team.
Cachon crushed the Par-4's with a scoring average of 3.88 on such holes throughout the week.
Serra shot 6-under on the Par-5's during the tourney.
Cachon also topped the field with a combined 14 birdies over the three rounds.
BEYOND THE SCORECARD:
Prior to Tuesday, the Sharks' last team win came at the Miami Intercollegiate back on Oct. 23, 2018.
Tuesday's victory marked the first of Calles' career.
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