The Middlebury men's golf team heads to East Haddam, Connecticut for the three-day NESCAC Championship. The 54-hole event begins on Friday at the Fox Hopyard Golf Club.
ABOUT MIDDLEBURY
- The navy and white seek their 11th league championship. Their total is second behind Williams, who has won 13 titles.
- Middlebury's most recent tournament victory came in 2023.
- Last season, the Panthers finished fifth with a three-day total of 922 (302-304-316)
- This is the second year of the championship's 54-hole format.
- The squad has tallied 11 individual medalist honors, with the last coming in 2023.
PANTHERS TO WATCH
- Pacing the Panther contingent in each of the three spring invites has been Charlie Schulman. The senior shot a career-low 68 over the final 18 holes at the Bantam/Hartford Invitational to secure a share of sixth. He also enjoyed a top-20 finish (80-72-152) at last weekend's University of Rochester Fred Kravetz Invitational.
- In his first campaign, Evan Fulgieri has bolstered the lineup throughout the spring. His best performance came at the Dr. Tim Brown Invitational, shooting a career and team-best 71 in the final round to earn a share of 26th alongside Schulman.
- Julian Galindo Macias returned to the squad after being abroad in the fall. Over three events, the junior has logged a pair of top-30 finishes, including a 36-hole score of 147 (73-74) in the squad's initial invite of the calendar year in Connecticut.
- Another player who has seen action is Nathan Keshen. The second-year competitor shot a career-low 75 during the opening round in Rochester and carded a 153 to grab a share of 22nd.
- Jake Forrest closes out the Panther contingent, having teed off in two invites during the spring campaign.
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
- The Ephs lead the NESCAC with 13 league crowns and search for their first since the 2017 campaign.
- Seven institutions have won conference championships.
- Trailing by five shots entering the final 18 holes, Amherst rallied to grab its ninth conference crown with a three-day total of 896 in 2025. It was also the Mammoths' first NESCAC championship since 1997.
- Paari Kaviyarasu looks to defend his medalist honor after posting five birdies in the final round to shoot a four-over 227 for the Mammoths a season ago. Kaviyarasu aims to be the first repeat medalist since Jack Meehan of Tufts won the 2021 and 2022 editions.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Middlebury is in the initial wave of competitors on Friday, as groupings tee off every 10 minutes. The initial golfers hit the course at 11:00 a.m.
