Men’s Golf Pulls Away From the Field To Claim 10th NESCAC Championship

4/30/2023 4:30:00 PM

The Middlebury men’s golf team dominated the NESCAC Championships, winning by 15 strokes.

The Middlebury men's golf team had 20 birdies and posted a two-day score of 439 en route to a dominant 15-shot victory in the NESCAC Championship. The Panthers placed three players in the top-10 spots and earned their 10th conference crown and first since 2021. Amherst and Tufts each finished with a score of 454 with Amherst winning the tiebreaker to take second place. The second round was shortened to nine holes due to inclement weather.

TOURNAMENT INFO

Location: Martindale Country Club (Auburn, Maine)
Host: Bates
Course: Martindale CC Blue
Par: 71
Yards: 6,538
Place: 1st/10

HIGHLIGHTS

Colin McCaigue and Hogan Beazley each finished in a tie for first place. Both players closed the championship weekend with a two-day score of 109. McCaigue ended the event with a 73-36, while Beazley fired a 72-37 to claim a share of medalist honors.
Next for Middlebury was Sean McGarrity who fired a two-day score of 111, including an opening round of 72 to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Finishing in a tie for 11th was Anthony King. He closed the championship with a 113 (72-41), highlighted by a one-over-par in the opening round of the event.
Rounding out the scorers, Charlie Schulman had a strong final day of action. The first-year jumped 11 spots to finish just three shots behind King with a two-round score of 116 (78-38).

NOTES

McCaigue's second-round 36 was the second-lowest round of the day.
Benjamin Boyd (Trinity) and Steven Chen (Amherst) also finished tied for first place with scores of 109.
The Panthers have now placed in the top-three spots 19 times in the history of the conference tournament.

Middlebury will await its NCAA Tournament fate when the field is announced later this week.

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