Men's Golf Finishes the Fall Portion of their season with a 9th place finish at Hamilton Invitational
Clinton, NY – The Williams Men’s
Golf team concluded the fall portion of their season today at the
Hamilton Invitational on the Skenandoa Golf Course.
With fierce winds and wet conditions characterizing the day, it
provided a situation that was tough for scoring, with many players
relying on their scrambling skills. Shooting a team score of 325
today, Williams finished with a 647 total this weekend and finished
in a tie for 9th place.
First Year Jack Ervasti completed a solid weekend, shooting a 78
today for a smooth 155 total after a first round 77. Chris Valle
’12 continued to show his consistency this fall, shooting a
78 today after his 79 yesterday for a 157 total. Siwol Chang
’12 rebounded today with an 82 after a tough first day, and
Wyatt Sparks ’13 and Ryan Brand ’13 both had tough days
today for a 171 and 170 total, respectively.
Coach Pohle said, “We struggled a bit over the weekend
dealing with the weather and players that were not familiar with
the two golf courses, but that's not an excuse. We got to try a
number of other players in our line-up for this event and took them
away from their comfortable surroundings of campus, which presents
a different challenge for most players."
Skidmore took home the title with a 308 today and a 608 two-day
total. Hamilton’s Brad Roche won the individual title with a
147 total (74-73) for the weekend.
With the conclusion of this weekend, the Men’s golf team has
completed what Coach Pohle has called a successful fall season.
He went on to say, “We won two tournaments, including the
NESCAC qualifier. We secured the host role for the NESCAC
championship in the spring. We got a number of players into the
line-up to gain varsity experience for the future at tournaments
both home and away. And finally, we established a depth chart for
future considerations on the schedule.”
“I was pleased to see our first year players in action and
how they contributed when needed. We saw a resurgence of a number
of our veteran players, although we'll need to continue this
maturity into the spring season if we are to realize the goals we
want to attain. If I had to pick a MVP for the fall season, I would
have to say that honor goes to sophomore, Chris Valle. He returned
from the summer ready to play and was very consistent in the 4
events that he competed in. All eight rounds he played were in the
70's (2 at home and 6 on the road counting the rounds at Waubeeka
in the NESCAC Qualifier as an away event)."
Looking forward to the spring portion of the season that includes
the important NESCAC Championship, Coach Pohle said, "Perhaps the
thing I am most looking forward to in the spring will be the
opportunity to regain our home course (Taconic GC). We have been
without a complete golf facility for the past 3 seasons (Fall of
2008, Spring of 2009 and Fall of 2009) due to the Course
Restoration Project and the damage that our greens suffered in the
late summer. Our players have been quite patient, but I think it
has effected our ability to practice effectively and tainted the
scoring mentality that is so necessary when playing stroke play
events as we do. I anticipate we'll notice a big improvement next
spring and will have more tools to evaluate our players and their
games"
2009 Hamilton College Men’s Golf Fall
Invitational
Round 1
October 10
Yahnundasis GC
New Hartford, N.Y.
Par: 71; Yardage: 6,985
Round 2
October 11
Skenandoa Club
Clinton, N.Y.
Par: 72; Yardage: 6,765
TEAM SCORES
1
Skidmore
300 308 608
2 Matt Canavan
71 77 148
T8 Brendan Singleton
77 76 153
T8 Peter Anderson 77
76 153
T12 Chris DeJohn
75 81 156
T18 Joseph Flowers
79 79 158
2
Hamilton
307 313 620
1 Brad Roche
74 73 147
7 Scott Blosser
75 77 152
T18 Phil Preiss
75 83 158
T35 Hans Schulte
83 80 163
T64 L.J. Scurfield
86 84 170
3 Salem State
315 315 630
T4 Nicholas
Antonelli
76 75 151
T4 Jeff Santora 74
77 151
T33 James Cimini
81 81 162
T70 Brian Pryor
90 82 172
T74 Luke Paradis
84 89 173
4 NYU
318 316 634
T14 Mike Liebfried 82
75 157
T14 Matt Riccio 81
76 157
T30 David
Su
78 83 161
T35 Ben Kleiner 81
82 163
T35 Scott Dow, Jr. 78
85 163
5 Manhattanville
318 319 637
T12 Michael Cresci 77
79 156
T22 Stephen Arnott 83
76 159
T22 Daniel Skelton 79
80 159
T49 Michael Bowers 80
86 166
T49 Javier Vargas 82
84 166
6 Farmingdale
323 317 640
T18 Matt Livolsi 80
78 158
T22 Jim McLaughlin 77
82 159
T35 Masa Maruyama 86
77 163
T35 Chris Arnold 83
80 163
T46 Andrew
Schwartz
83 82 165
7 SUNY Delhi
330 312 642
3 Thomas Garby 77
73 150
T22 Raymond Smith 83
76 159
T35 Dustin
Walbridge
84 79 163
T64 Zach Maslyn 86
84 170
80 Scott Seiler 91
87 178
8 Middlebury
332 314 646
T22 Andrew Emerson 81
78 159
T30 Jessen Keenan 82
79 161
T35 John Szmyd 86
77 163
T46 William Prince 85
80 165
T64 Ben Kunofsky 84
86 170
T9 Rensselaer
327 320 647
10 Matt Lussier 80
74 154
T35 Brad Pierce 82
81 163
T46 Erik
Fritz
84 81 165
T55 Taylor
Wetherby
81 87 168
T55 Andy
Diefenbach
84 84 168
T9 Williams
322 325 647
11 Jack Ervasti 77
78 155
T14 Chris Valle 79
78 157
T52 Siwol Chang 85
82 167
T64 Ryan Brand 82
88 170
69 Wyatt Sparks 84
87 171
11 St. Lawrence
324 324 648
T4 Ben von Reyn 73
78 151
T18 John Harris 79
79 158
T58 Jeff Duggan 84
85 169
T70 Adrian Bouthot 90
82 172
T74 Ren O’Connor 88
85 173
12 Roberts
Wesleyan
321 331 652
T14 Tim Smith 75
82 157
T27 Steve Fisher 79
81 160
T27 Tyler French 82
78 160
T81 Jake Falci 85
94 179
85 Dan
Fitzsimmons
93 90 183
13 SUNY Potsdam
330 328 658
T30 Benton
Sullivan
80 81 161
T35 Casey McHugh 83
80 163
T52 Chad Shippee 85
82 167
T58 Lee Shippee 83
86 169
T58 Shawn Thomas 84
85 169
14 Clarkson
339 328 667
T33 Brendan
LaFleur
82 80 162
T44 Jon Tedesco 83
81 164
T58 Mike Sundstrom 86
83 169
T70 Matthew Ramsey 88
84 172
T74 Nick Triassi 89
84 173
15 SUNY Oswego
341 337 678
T52 Jeff Boeckl 85
82 167
T55 Patrick
Davidow
87 81 168
T58 Dustin Lallier 83
86 169
78 Nick Sterling 86
88 174
79 Joseph Barron 87
90 177
Individuals
T27 Jared Randall (Ma)
80 80 160
T44 Justin Hearley (D)
85 79 164
T49 Ryan Evans (D)
86 80 166
T58 Joe Millett
(SL)
84 85 169
T64 Will Kresock (H)
87 83 170
T70 Knute Gailor (H)
84 88 172
T74 Gabe Durkin
(NYU)
88 85 173
T81 Riley Jorgensen (H)
90 89 179
T81 Michael Graham (Mi)
92 87 179
84 Dillon Anderson (D)
92 89 181
