Panthers Land Seventh After Opening Round of NESCAC Championship
The Middlebury men's golf team sits in seventh place after shooting an opening-round score of 315 on Friday at the NESCAC Championship. Tufts leads the way with a 298, while Williams is two strokes back. Trinity and Hamilton share a tie for third at 308.
Jake Forrest was the Panthers second-highest golfer in the opening round.
The Middlebury men's golf team sits in seventh place after shooting an opening-round score of 315 on Friday at the NESCAC Championship. Tufts leads the way with a 298, while Williams is two strokes back. Trinity and Hamilton share a tie for third at 308.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
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Location: Fox Hopyard Golf Club (East Haddam, Conn.)
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Host School: Trinity
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Weather: Sunny, 59
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Par: 71
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Yards: 6,912
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Teams Competing: 10
HIGHLIGHTS
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Sitting in a tie for 10th with three other golfers is Charlie Schulman. The Panther fired a 76 over the first round and had a birdie in two of his final four holes.
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Jake Forrest has a share of 14th, carding a 77 during the opening day.
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The third Middlebury golfer was Evan Fulgieri, who logged an 80 to sit in a four-way tie for 25th.
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Julian Galindo Macias is two strokes back. The Panther recorded an eagle on the par-five 15th for a share of 32nd.
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Rounding out the Panther competitors is Nathan Keshen, who is tied for 35th with an 83.
NOTES
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Keshen and Schulman each sank a team-best three birdies.
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Middlebury seeks its 11th title in the program's history.
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This edition marks the second-straight season that the NESCAC Championship has expanded to a 54-hole event.
The teams return to the course for the second round of the championship on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.