Williams Leads 22-14 at the Williams/Middlebury Cup Match After First Day
Jack Killea '11
Williamstown, MA – The Eph golfers
completed Day 1 of the Williams/Middlebury Cup Match today at
Taconic Golf Club and currently hold a 22-14 lead heading into the
final round tomorrow.
On a cloudy day with the occasional drizzle of rain, the Ephs
played 8 singles medal play matches and 4 best-ball matches against
Middlebury in this unique format that merges a Ryder Cup style of
play along with the traditional stroke play of tournaments. Points
are awarded based on two 9 hole matches and then the total 18 hole
match for both singles and best-ball.
Jake Wagner ‘11, Siwol Chang ‘12, Tyler Zara
’09, and Galen Jackson ‘09 all swept their matches this
afternoon, logging 3 points each. The best-ball duo of Zara and
Jackson were the only two-man team to sweep their matches for
Williams. Chang and Matt Felser ’09 were able to capture 2
½ of the 3 points after a scintillating eagle by Felser on
the 18th hole to close out the match.
First year Siwol Chang turned in the best score for the Ephs today
with a 77, but was closely followed by Wagner, Felser and Zara who
all posted a 78. "We got steady play from the top of our
order,” said Coach Pohle, “but the depth of our players
in the lower portion really sealed the deal for us today."
Play will conclude tomorrow at Taconic Golf Club, with the first
tee time going off at 12:00 pm. Tomorrow’s format will
consist of 8 singles matches and 4 aggregate matches (which is the
combination of the two-man team scores).
Team Results
Siwol Chang
‘12
77
Matt Felser
‘09
78
Jake Wagner
‘11
78
Tyler Zara
‘09
78
Jack Killea
‘11
79
Bob Camp
‘11
82
Drew Murray
‘11
83
Galen Jackson ‘09
86
Individuals
Chris Valle
‘12
78
Rahul Bahl
‘09
79
Ari Kerstein
‘12
85
David Ramsey
‘09 87
Mario Mastromarino ‘12 90
Chris Chiang
‘09
93
