MIAMI \u2013 Grand Canyon had a similar experience this tournament to the previous one, starting off slow before rebounding for under-par second and third rounds that placed the Lopes sixth in the 12-team Bryson Invitational at Trump National Doral.<\/p>\n
The Lopes placed just two strokes back of Missouri and three strokes behind Coastal Carolina, as host Charleston won the three 3-day event at 19 under.<\/p>\n
GCU began the tournament with an 11-over first round and was tied for 10th through 18 holes before finding its groove with a 1-under second round and 5-under final round.<\/p>\n
The 1-under second round was fifth best in the field while the 5-under final round was third best, totaling a jump of four spots to sixth over the two rounds.<\/p>\n
Lopes sophomore Daniel Nilsson<\/a> tied for 11th with an even-par card, shooting 3 under Wednesday with four birdies to just one bogey. Nilsson’s 35 pars also tied for third most out of the 63 golfers.<\/p>\n GCU senior Ben Keil<\/a> notched a 3-over total, going 1 under Wednesday with one of the Lopes’ two eagles. Kiel shot 3 under over his final nine holes to end in a 26th-place tie.<\/p>\n Classmate M\u00e5ns Boje was one stroke back for a 28th-place tie at 4 over. Boje had six of his 10 birdies in the final round, shooting 2 under over the final 18 to move up nine spots.<\/p>\n Lopes junior Matthew Diehl<\/a> tied for 33rd at 5 over, followed by sophomore teammate Harry Cox<\/a> in a tie for 41st at 8 over. Cox led the team in birdies with 11, while Diehl had eight birdies over his final two rounds, including a 2-under 70 in Round 2.<\/p>\n