UConn, Nelson Finish Second At Bash At The Beach

Monday, March 13

Myrtle Beach, S.C.

University of Connecticut

BASH AT THE BEACH

3/14/2023 7:58:00 PM | Men's Golf

UConn Athletic Communications / March 14, 2023

BASH AT THE BEACH RESULTS

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Led by Top 10 finishes by grad student Jared Nelson and junior Jimmy Paradise, the UConn men's golf team captured second-place at the Bash at the Beach tournament, which finished Tuesday at The Surf, Golf and Beach Club at Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The runner-up spot is UConn's highest finish of the season in a stroke-play event. The Huskies did win the BIG EAST Match Play event on Feb. 8. At Bash at the Beach, UConn shot an aggregate 3-under 279-288-282=849, second only to Oral Roberts' 9-under 843 in the large 18-team field.

Nelson (Rutland, Vt.), UConn's leading scorer, fired a 7-under, 68-71-67=206, finishing just one stroke behind individual champion Caden Weber of Utah Valley in the 108-player field. It is the fourth time this season that Nelson has finished in the top two and the tourney upped his total of par-or-better rounds to 15 this season and his 51 in his career. It marks his 17^th career Top 10 finish.

Paradise (Tampa, Fla.), had his best finish of the season with a 4-under, 69-71-69=209, to end in a tie for sixth place. It is Paradise's first Top 10 finish of the season and the third of his career. The three rounds of par-or-better hiked his career total to 22.

Also aiding the UConn cause was sophomore Trevor Lopez (Winchester, Mass.), who tied for 25^th with a 3-over, 70-74-72=216, junior Tommy Dallahan (Simsbury, Conn.), who tied for 31^st place with a 5-over, 72-72-74=218, and sophomore Eric Boulger tied for 63^rd place with a 12-over, 73-76-76=225.

Playing as individuals were UConn freshman Colin Spencer (Mashpee, Mass.), who shot 72-72-79=225, freshman Connor Goode (Glastonbury, Conn.) who shot 76-74-80=230, and sophomore Vikram Konanki (Newton, Mass.), who shot 78-77-80=235.

UConn's season continues on March 27-29, when the Huskies will compete in the Golfweek/Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate at the True Blue Golf Club at Pawley's Island, S.C.