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Denver Earns Season-Best Third Place Finish at Loyola Intercollegiate
2/17/2026 2:56:00 PM | Men's Golf
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The University of Denver men's golf team earned a season-best third-place finish and the lowest 54-hole score under head Coach Gary Bissell at the Loyola Intercollegiate this week at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Arizona.
The 837 54-hole score is the lowest 54-hole score since the Ka'anapali Invitational on Oct. 29-31, 2021 when Denver shot an 831 to finish sixth.
Richmond earned the team title at 34-under, followed by Loyola at 31-under and Denver rounding out the top three at 27-under. Carson Baez (Richmond) finished atop the individual leaderboard at 17-under, Luke Caldwell (UT Martin) finished second at 13-under and Rylan Shim (NC State) finished 12-under.
THE PIONEERS
The Pioneers return to the course on March 8-10 at the Bandon Dunes Championship in Bandon, Oregon.
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The 837 54-hole score is the lowest 54-hole score since the Ka'anapali Invitational on Oct. 29-31, 2021 when Denver shot an 831 to finish sixth.
Richmond earned the team title at 34-under, followed by Loyola at 31-under and Denver rounding out the top three at 27-under. Carson Baez (Richmond) finished atop the individual leaderboard at 17-under, Luke Caldwell (UT Martin) finished second at 13-under and Rylan Shim (NC State) finished 12-under.
THE PIONEERS
| 4 | Jet Hernandez | (-11) | 67 | 68 | 70 | 205 |
| 4 | Jack Dozer | (-11) | 68 | 68 | 69 | 205 |
| 30 | Willis Panzarello | (-2) | 70 | 73 | 71 | 214 |
| 57 | Ryder Odem | (+1) | 77 | 69 | 71 | 217 |
| 57 | Matthew Novak | (+1) | 76 | 72 | 69 | 217 |
| 95 | Zander Grant | (+8) | 72 | 76 | 76 | 224 |
The Pioneers return to the course on March 8-10 at the Bandon Dunes Championship in Bandon, Oregon.
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