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Men's Golf Finishes Play At The Johnnie-O

March 10, 2026 | Men's Golf

Results

Princeton finished tied for 11th out of 15 teams at The Johnnie-O hosted by Rutgers at St. Simons in Sea Island, Ga., posting an overall team score of 854 (-10). Florida Gulf Coast and Georgia Southern tied as team champions, finishing at 822 (-42) as a squad.

The Tigers, who were ranked No. 86 in the country entering the tournament, finished tied with UNC-Greensboro and ahead of Penn State, No. 44 West Virginia and No. 97 Kennesaw State

Princeton was -13 as a group over the first two rounds, shooting -6 in the First Round and following with a -7 in the Second Round. Tuesday's Final Round saw the Tigers post a +3 collectively to slot into the T11 finish.

Riccardo Fantinelliwas low finisher for the Tigers, equaling his career best -10 with a three-round score of 206 to finish T10.

Fantinelli opened with a 67 (-5) on the strength of five birdies and an eagle which included a run of four birdies and an eagle over an eight-hole stretch to get to -6 at one point. In the Second Round, he followed with a 71 (-1) that featured another four birdies.

On Tuesday, Fantinelli was bogey-free until the last en route to a 68 (-4) to climb six spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 10th place. Overall, he finished with 14 birdies which was T16th-most among the 84 players competing.

Princeton's Results At The Johnnie-OT10.

Riccardo Fantinelli-- 67-71-68; 206 (-10)

T41.

Eric Yun-- 71-70-72; 213 (-3)

T58.

Tommy Frist-- 70-70-77; 217 (+1)

T66.

Eric Zhao-- 74-72-74; 220 (+4)

T79.

Luke Brandler-- 76-70-79; 225 (+9)

T79. Charlier Palmer -- 79-73-73; 225 (+9)*

** Competed as an individual*

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