Men’s Golf Falters in the Second Round and Finishes 4th At NESCAC Championship
Matt Felser '09
Middlebury, VT – Atop the leaderboard with a two-stroke
lead after the first round of the NESCAC Championship, the Williams
men’s golf team struggled to close the deal this past Sunday
at the Ralph Myre Golf Club in Middlebury, VT.
Concluding the day with a team total of 325, the Ephs fell to
fourth place after the other three schools fired rounds in the low
300’s. In fourth place after the first round, Middlebury came
out firing, shooting a team total of 300 for a two day total of 613
to come into a tie for first with Trinity, who shot 305 today also
for a 613 total. Hamilton was just three strokes behind after a
solid showing of two consecutive 308’s that put them three
strokes behind at 616. Middlebury took home the title and the
automatic bid to the National Championship after the tie-breaker,
where the Middlebury’s fifth player’s score was
compared to that of Trinity’s fifth player, and Middlebury
came out on top by two strokes.
A disappointed Coach Pohle stated, “We did not have a very
good day by any standards - we played golf today, but I don't think
we competed very well. Perhaps we were a bit too cautious from the
start and never got going. Middlebury on the other hand came out
firing on all cylinders and ended up in a tie with Trinity and was
awarded the title based on the tiebreaker; ironically, the same
scenario happened two years ago when the tournament was played at
Bowdoin, where Middlebury again won the tiebreaker."
With their second day score of 325, Williams finished with a
two-day tournament total of 631 (306-325). Commented Coach Pohle,
“It has been an up and down season for us and it is hard to
figure out why things have unfolded in this manner. We have decent
talent, but I do not think we handle adversity very well on the
course - that is an individual thing and our players have to work
at it."
The Men’s golf team will close out their season vying for
their 12th straight Little Three Championship, which will be held
this Wednesday at Wesleyan. "I am hoping we will use this
disappointment as a catalyst to finishing the season on a bright
note," said Coach Pohle.
Team
Day One Day Two
Total
1. Middlebury *
313
300
613
2.
Trinity
308
305 613
3.
Hamilton
308
308
616
4.
Williams
306
325
631
* - Won Championship via Tie-Breaker
