UNCG goes wire-to-wire to win Dorado Beach Classic
2/25/2025 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Dorado Beach Collegiate, TPC Dorado Beach
UNCG won the team title by eight shots and Jeff Nelson of Winthrop won the individual title by two shots
The UNCG men's golf team finished 29-under to win the 2025 Dorado Beach Collegiate at TPC Dorado Beach in Dorado, Puerto Rico, by eight shots.
The winning squad carded rounds of 273-279-283 to secure the wire-to-wire win.
According to UNCG athletics, this win marks the team's third first-place finish this season. UNCG also finished first at the Bryan National Collegiate and the Elon Invitational.
Southern Miss finished in solo second place at 21-under, and Illinois State finished in solo third place at 20-under. UConn finished in solo fourth place at 14-under, and Loyola (Md) and Wofford finished T5 at 13-under to round out the top five.
In the individual competition, Jeff Nelson of Winthrop finished 11-under to win by two shots. He carded rounds of 65-71-69 to secure the wire-to-wire win, the same as UNCG in the team competition.
He recorded three top-15 finishes in 2024.
Ryan Dupuy of Southern Miss and Alex Heard of UConn finished T2 at 9-under, two shots back of Nelson.
Colin Dutton of UNCG, Jack Marcotte of UNCG, Vaclav Tichy of James Madison, and Matthew Javier of Southern Miss all finished T4 at 8-under to round out the top five. 14 golfers finished within six shots of Nelson.
Results: Dorado Beach Collegiate
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commerce City, CO | 600 | 65-71-69=205 | |
| 2 | Boca Raton, FL | 400 | 67-71-69=207 | |
| 2 | Baton Rouge, LA | 400 | 69-69-69=207 | |
| 4 | Foxfire Village, NC | 300 | 73-68-67=208 | |
| 4 | , Canada | 300 | 71-68-69=208 |
About the Dorado Beach Collegiate
54-hole men's college tournament hosted by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.
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