DAVIE, Fla. – Embry-Riddle men's golf returned to play on Monday with the first and second rounds of the Shark Invitational, hosted by Nova Southeastern.

The Eagles closed out the opening day in Davie, Fla. with a team score of 580 (+12) to land at 13th on the team leaderboard at the Grande Oaks Golf Club. Ryan Gear led the way with rounds of 73 (+2) and 68 (-3) to finish T-20th individually with a two-round total of 141 (-1).

THE TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Appearance: 10th
Best Finish: 1st (2024)
Best Three-Round Score: 837 (2024)

THE COURSE
Grande Oaks Golf Club
Par: 71
Yards: 6,750

THE FIELD
Teams: 15
Individuals: 84

• #4 Florida Southern (4)
• #12 Nova Southeastern (15)
• #15 Saint Leo (19)
• #20 Barry (16)
• #22 Rollins (23)
• RV Flagler (27)
• RV Lynn (28)
• Eastern Florida State
• Eckerd (44)
• Embry-Riddle
• Mississippi College
• Palm Beach Atlantic (37)
• Tampa (50)
• Valdosta State
• Wilmington

*Rankings based on GCAA Coaches Poll. Clippd Rankings included in parenthesis 
THE PLAY
Embry-Riddle (288-292 = 580, +12) | 13th

• Tied seventh for total pars with a combined 111 between the two rounds.

Ryan Gear – (73-68=141, -1) | T-20th

• Gear posted an opening round 73 and bounced back with strong performance in round two.
• He was flawless on holes 10-18 in round two, carding five birdies in the process.
• Tied fourth individually with 10 total birdies.
• Gear's 68 ties the season-low round for the team.

Ian Ball – (69-76=145, +3) | T-43rd

• Fired off a near-perfect opening round with four birdies and two bogeys.
• Shot a two-under 33 on holes 10-18.
• Recorded 13 pars and a birdie for a second round 76.

Edoardo Scialanga – (72-74=146, +4) | T-48th

• Opened with a one-over 72 with a pair of birdies.
• Played the first six holes of the day even-par and closed round one playing his last seven holes two under par.
• Tied for fourth individually with 27 total pars.

Jacob Salazar – (74-74=148, +6) | T-62nd

• Carded back-to-back 74s and posted six birdies for the day.
• Was even-par through 13 holes in the second round.

Rafa Guerrero – (80-79=159, +17) | 84th

• Had one lone birdie on the second-to-last hole of round one.
• Gathered 21 pars between both rounds.

THE LEADERS
Team
#12 Nova Southeastern (273-266=539, -29) | 1st

Individual
Colton Swartz – Florida Southern (66-67=133, -9) | T-1st
Rodrigo Huerta – Nova Southeastern (67-66=133, -9) | T-1st
 
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle tees-off at 8:30 a.m. ET for round three on Tuesday to close out the tournament in Davie, Fla.