ORANGE, Calif. – The Chapman University men's golf team opened the 2024-25 season at the CA State Intercollegiate. The Panthers finished eighth as a team with Conner Conley leading the way for Chapman individually.

Conley finished in 16th overall as he ended the three-round tournament six-over par. He finished and ended the tournament with rounds of 73 (+1) and was four-over for the middle round.

Cormac Meldrum made his Chapman debut with the best round of the tournament for the Panthers. He was the only Panther to finish a round under par as he was one under par for the second round. He hit just two bogeys to high light his second round. He finished the tournament eight-over par to finish 23rd overall.

Zach Lipfield took 28th after finishing 10-over and Vinny Fanucchi was 39th and was 16-over for the tournament. Tyler Lao also made his Chapman debut, finishing 24-over.

As a team, the Panthers started strong (as did the rest of the field). Chapman posted an opening day score of seven-over par. However, a 14-over and 18-over in the second and third rounds dropped the Panthers into eighth but just eight strokes out of sixth.

Chapman next hosts a Tri-Match on Sept. 27 at the Costa Mesa Golf and Country Club.