LEWISBURG, PA. (9/21/09) - The Colgate men’s golf team, which was in ninth place after the first round of play, had the lowest score (295)of all schools in the third round to earn fifth place overall. The three-round tournament took place at the Bucknell Golf Course in Lewisburg, Pa. Sept. 18-19.
Bucknell claimed the top spot in their own tournament finishing with a total of 865 and beating out 10 other schools, including fellow Patriot League opponents Colgate, Lafayette and Lehigh.
Sophomore Ben Jessen (West Simsbury, Conn.) was the top finisher for the Raiders shooting a two-day total of 222 (77-74-71), including the day’s low score of 71, one over par, on Saturday. Freshman Will Delano placed tied for 19th for Colgate shooting a 224 (78-72-74) over the three rounds. Bucknell’s Andrew Cohen finished in first place with a 210 (70-68-72) followed by teammate Ben Mattingly with a 211 (72-68-71).
The Raiders will partake in the Cornell Invitational this weekend Sept. 26-27, held at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca, N.Y.
Rank Team Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Total
1 Bucknell University 291 276 298 865 +25
2 Canisius College 284 292 296 872 +32
3 Robert Morris U-PA 292 285 302 879 +39
4 Lafayette College 299 292 303 894 +54
5 Colgate University 306 295 295 896 +56
6 Fordham University 294 298 305 897 +57
7 Lehigh University 302 293 303 898 +58
8 Messiah College 309 304 299 912 +72
9 Duquesne University 302 303 309 914 +74
10 St. Peter's College 300 305 315 920 +80
11 Hofstra University 342 329 348 1019 +179
Rank Name Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Total
16 Ben Jessen 77 74 71 222
T-19 Will Delano 78 72 74 224
T-22 Josh Spellman 75 73 77 225
T-26 Nick Parry 77 76 73 226
39 David Ake 77 76 78 231