Gear, Ball Reside in Top Ten; Men’s Golf Sits in Third After Day One of Citrus Intercollegiate

10/27/2025 7:30:00 PM | By: Kyrin Mayfield

Results
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. - Embry-Riddle Men's Golf had a successful start to the Citrus Intercollegiate on Monday as the Eagles are third on the leaderboard in a talented field featuring four ranked teams and six programs receiving votes. At just four over par (580), Embry-Riddle finds itself ahead of notable opponents such as No. 14 Nova Southeastern (+20), No. 15 Lynn (+13) and No. 21 Rollins (+30).

That's partially thanks to the play of Ryan Gear (-2, T-7th) and Ian Ball (E, T-9th), who both acquired spots inside the top 10.

THE TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Appearance: 3rd
Best Finish: T-9th (2023)
Best Three-Round Score: 880 (2023)

THE COURSE
ChampionsGate Country Club
Par: 72
Yards: 7,076

THE FIELD
Teams: 14

#3 Florida Southern (6)
#14 Nova Southeastern (17)
#15 Lynn (24)
#21 Rollins (13)
RV Flagler (43)
RV Barry (27)
RV Tampa (46)
RV Palm Beach Atlantic (40)
RV Eckerd (47)
RV Embry-Riddle (104)
Ferris State (42)
Montevallo (97)
Trevecca Nazarene (107)
NAIA #1 Keiser (1)

*Rankings based on GCAA Coaches Poll. Clippd Rankings included in parenthesis

Individuals: 75

THE PLAY
Embry-Riddle (290-290=580, +4) | 3rd

The Eagles had the third-best average on par 4s (4.12) and the fourth-best average on par 3s (3.1)
Embry-Riddle was also one under par on the day on par 5s
ERAU's 111 pars ranked fourth among all teams
Additionally, the Eagles recorded the fifth-most birdies (30)

Ryan Gear (69-73=142, -2) | T-7th

Gear was locked in as he was bogey-free after the fourth hole of round one with five birdies
That strong start moved the junior all the way up into a tie for third on the individual leaderboard
He added an additional two birdies to his total in round two
Gear's 2.88 average on par 3s tied for the sixth-best mark among all competitors
His 25 pars led the team and were tied for the eighth-most out of 75 golfers
Gear's 69 in round one was his sixth sub-70 round of his career

Ian Ball (73-71=144, E) | T-9th

Ball found his groove in the opening round as the grad student went 12-straight holes without a bogey
He had his eyes set on the single-round program record as Ball was five under par on his front nine in round two, which included three-straight birdies from his seventh through ninth holes
He finished the round with a season-low 71
Ball performed well on par 4s by posting a 3.95 average, which ranked tied for sixth in the tournament

Edoardo Scialanga (72-77=149, +5) | T-32nd

Scialanga regrouped on the back nine of his first round with four birdies in a five-hole span
He gathered two more birdies in his second round
Scialanga was two under par on par 5s on the day

Rafa Guerrero (76-73=149, +5) | T-32nd

Guerrero ended the day strong with two birdies and three pars to conclude the second round

Aleksandar Abrashev (79-73=152, +8) | T-48th

Abrashev also finished well, notching six-straight pars to end round two

THE LEADERS
Team
No. 3 Florida Southern | -18 (282-276=558)

Individual
No. 68 Colton Swartz (Florida Southern) | -10 (68-66=134)

UP NEXT
Late thunderstorms postponed the conclusion of round two to Tuesday with a couple of groups still needing to complete 1-2 holes. Embry-Riddle managed to finish its second round, so the Eagles only have to play the third round tomorrow, which is scheduled to begin at 8:20 a.m.

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