The Middlebury men's golf team posted a 453 (+33) to finish third at the 2026 Ekwanok Sap Bucket Challenge amidst intermittent showers on Tuesday. Trinity secured the team crown with a score of 443 (+23), while Williams finished second at 448 (+28). Hamilton rounded out the competition at 463 (+43).

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

• Location: Ekwanok Country Club (Manchester, Vt.)
• Host: Ekwanok Country Club
• Par: 70
• Yardage: 6,569 yards
• Weather: 55, showers

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jack Mark spearheaded the efforts, tying for third with a three-over 73. The rookie recorded a team-high three birdies on the sixth, 10th and 16th holes and trailed Williams' Nick Smith by one stroke on the final leaderboard.
• Jake Forrest and Julian Galindo Macias each carded a 74 to share fifth place with four other athletes. Forrest totaled 12 pars and birdied the 11th hole, while Galindo Macias pared 12 holes and sank an early shot on the eighth.
• Tying for 11th was Tucker Gongaware, who counteracted a 40 on the front nine with an even 35 on the back half, including a birdie on 17.
• Akash Agarwal split 20th place with a 78 after recording 10 pars, and Lincoln Mackay concluded the scoring group with a 79 to share 23rd place.

NOTES

• Mark's three birdies tied medalist Charlie Mullin from Trinity for the most in the field.
• Logan Wang tallied a 39 across the final nine holes to secure a tie for 29th (85), while Trevor Stachecki finished 32nd at 86 with a birdie on the eighth hole.

 
The Panthers host the one-day Vermont Fall Shootout at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course to wrap up the fall split of its schedule, beginning with a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m.