With 18 holes remaining, senior Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, N.Y. / Niagara Wheatfield) holds the lead for medalist honors at Colorado State's Ram Masters Invitational, which began with 36 holes on Tuesday at Fort Collins CC in Fort Collins, Colo.

How It Happened

• Delisanti owns a four-stroke lead over Colorado State's Jake Rodgers for the top spot in a competitive, 92-player field. He posted a 67 (-3) in Round 1 before following with an eye-popping score of 63 (-7) in Round 2 to finish the day at 130 (-10).
• Delisanti's Round-2 score tied for second in program history for 18-hole score in relation to par and took sole possession of second in program history in 18-hole overall score, behind his record-setting second round of 62 at the 2024 National Golf Intercollegiate.
• Delisanti's first round featured five birdies, before he birdied eight holes against just one bogey in Round 2.
• Senior Sam Booth (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) is second on the team and 47^th overall at 143 (+3) with one round remaining. He golfed even par in Round 1 and followed with a 73 (+3) in Round 2.
• The team's third best score came from freshman Rodrigo Garcia Teruel (Puebla, Mexico / Modern Academy) at 147 (+7; 75-72). He is in 71^st going into the final round.
• Valpo sits in 10^th of 16 on the team leaderboard, ahead of Boise State, Wyoming, Denver, UC Davis, Northern Colorado and UC Santa Barbara. The Beacons finished Day 1 at 567 (+7), shooting a 286 (+6) in Round 1 before improving to 281 (+1) in Round 2.
• Utah Tech leads the tournament at 547, owning a four-stroke edge over Colorado for the top spot.

Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring

"We got off to a slow start to the first round, struggling with the speed on the greens. We had a number of 3-putts to start the round. The green complexes are phenomenal and the greens roll so pure, so we were hitting a number of putts long. We were six over after the first four holes, but the guys stayed patient and got into a better rhythm for the next nine holes. We finished the first round two over for the last five holes, and that gave us some momentum into the second round."

"Our birdie production was better in the second round with the guys making 16 birdies, as opposed to 13 in the first round. We were able to work our way all the way back to even par for the tourney after a good start to the second round. We struggled closing out the second round, giving about nine shots back to par over the last five holes. This was our first 36-hole day of golf in competition this season, and I felt the guys started to get a little tired down the home stretch."

"Anthony played just tremendous for us today. After making five birdies in the first round, he made eight in the second round. His ball-striking was very consistent and he hit a lot of iron shots on par 3s and par 4s within 15 feet for a good portion of his birdies. He played the three par 5s flawlessly with six birdies on those six holes over the two rounds. His green reading and putting speed were excellent in both rounds."

Up Next

Valpo will conclude the Ram Masters Invitational, hosted by Colorado State at Fort Collins CC in Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday. A link to live scoring via Clippd will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.