Massimino Leads K-State During Final Round of Maui Jim

Friday, September 21

Scottsdale, Ariz.

Kansas State University

Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Roland Massimino at K-State BIGHORN Invitational

Massimino Leads K-State During Final Round of Maui Jim

Sep 23, 2018 | Men's Golf

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Kansas State senior Roland Massimino turned in a solid third-round score as he carded an even-par 70 on Sunday at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate held at the par-70, 7,081-yard Mirabel Golf Club.

Massimino finished the tournament with a 2-under par 208. The Lumberville, Pennsylvania, native tied for 27^th place in his first tournament of the season.

The Wildcats finished 14^thas a team, shooting a 15-over par 855 over the three days.

"I was really proud of Roland this week," head coach Grant Robbins said. "He missed out on qualifying (for the first tournament) but got an opportunity when Kyle (Vance) got injured, and he made the most of it."

Senior Jeremy Gandon shot an impressive 1-under par 69 during Sunday's final round and moved up three spots to tie for 30^th.  Junior Ben Fernandez shot a 4-over par 214, placing him tied for 53^rd.

Redshirt freshman Brian Choe and true freshman Will Hopkins each carded a 16-over par 226 over the three days to tie for 75^th.

"As a team, we just made way too many big numbers this week," Robbins said. "This is a good team and I know we are better than the results we are getting right now. The mistakes we are making are correctable. We have a long season ahead and all of our goals are still in front of us. We just need to stay positive and keep working to get better everyday."

Georgia Tech won the tournament after coming into Sunday tied for second. The Yellow Jackets shot an impressive 28-under par 812 as a team. Bryson Nimmer of Clemson won the individual title with a 15-under par 195.

K-State returns to action October 12-14 for the Big 12 Match Play Championship in Houston, Texas.

Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Mirabel Golf Club
Scottsdale, Arizona
Par 70 / 7,081 yards

Team Scores: 1. Georgia Tech 265-274-273–812 (-28); 2. Arizona State 265-272-277–814 (-26); 3.LSU 263-274-280–817 (-23); 4. NC State 273-273-273–819 (-21); 5. Auburn 275-272-274–821 (-19); 6. Clemson 282-267-274–823(-17) 7. Oregon 275-277-277–829 (-11); 8. Kent State 280-269-282–831 (-9); T9. Oregon State 277-275-281–833 (-7); T9. Augusta 272-281-280–833 (-7); 11. Houston 278-275-283–836 (-4); 12. Minnesota 273-285-285–843 (+3); 13. Georgia State 275-279-298–852 (+12); 14. Kansas State 277-287-291–855(+15).

Top Individuals: 1. Bryson Nimmer, Clemson 67-63-65 – 195 ( -15); 2. Chun An Yu, Arizona State 65-64-68 –197 (-13); 3. Edwin Yi, Oregon 66-69-65 – 200 (-10).

K-State Individuals: T27. Roland Massimino 65-73-70 – 208 (-2); T30 Jeremy Gandon 70-69-70 – 209 (-1); T53 Ben Fernandez 71-69-74 –  214 (+4); -T75 Will Hopkins 71-77-78 – 226 (+16); T75 Brian Choe 73-76-77 – 226 (+16).