Williamstown, MA – On a day when the
skies were clear, the wind was calm, and the air was warm, the
Williams men’s golf team captured the 2009 Williams
Invitational in style, taking the title by ten strokes over the
nearest competitors.
Jack Killea ’11 came out of the gate firing with a
scintillating 6 under par 29 on the front side that included two
eagles, matched with a 38 on the back-side to shoot a 67, the
second lowest score of the tournament. His 137 total (70-67) was
enough to place second individually, only behind Jeff Santora of
Salem State who shot two impressive rounds of 69 and 66 for a 135
total.
Jack found much support from his compatriots, as Jake Wagner
’11 bounced back from a 75 on Saturday for a very solid 68.
Chris Valle ’12 followed suit with a 73 of his own, giving
him a 143 total (70-73), his strongest showing as an Eph so far.
Both Jake and Chris finished tied for sixth individually. First
Year Wyatt Sparks held his own in the fifth spot his first
tournament in the Williams purple and gold with a 147 total
(73-74). He shot a solid 74 today, that included a hole out for
eagle on the par 4 10th.
Opening tournament stalwart, Bob Camp '11 was steady with rounds
of 75-75 for a 150 total, but he admittedly made a couple of mental
mistakes that cost him several strokes.
The Williams “B” team also finished very strong today,
coming in fifth place and proving that the Williams Men’s
Golf team is one of the deepest in the NESCAC. First Year Jack
Ervasti followed up his 70 with a 76 today for an impressive T-11th
place finish with a 146 total. First Year Ryan Brand also had a
strong showing, shooting a 72 today for a 152 total. Veterans Siwol
Chang ’12 and Drew Murray ’11 both had solid showings
with 153 (77-76) and 152 (73-79) totals, respectively. Mario
Mastromarino was steady all weekend with two rounds of 78 for a 156
total.
Coach Pohle seemed elated and encouraged with the performance of
his team after today’s final round. “I am extremely
pleased with the efforts of all of our players over the two
days,” he said. “We are arriving as the team that I
thought we would be at Williams this season. Our veteran players
are stepping up their games and the first year players are making
great contributions very early in the season. This can only make us
a better team down the road, given how close they are with each
other on and off the golf course.”
“We had discussed earlier in the season how important it was
for us to engage in positive reinforcement of each other,
especially on the golf course, and it was neat to see the players
gathering around the last couple of holes to cheer on the finishing
players,” added Coach Pohle.
2009 Williams Invitational All-Tournament
Team:
Jeff Santora (Salem St.) -- 135
Jack Killea (Williams) -- 137
Fernando Pineres (Babson) -- 138
Peter Taylor (Wesleyan) -- 142
Joe Young (Babson) -- 142
With the win, the Williams men’s golf team hopes to carry some momentum into next weekend’s Duke Nelson Invitational at Middlebury, and eventually in the NESCAC Championship that will be held in Williamstown in two weeks.
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| Williams A & B
Teams Standing (l. to r.): Ryan Brand '13, Drew Murray '11, Jack Killea '11, Jake Wagner '11, Bob Camp '11, Chris Valle '12, Wyatt Sparks '13, and Siwol Chang '12 Kneeling: Coach Rick Pohle, Mario Mastromarino '12, Alex Xu '13, Hrishi Srinageshi '13, and Jack Ervasti '13 |
