The Middlebury golf teams opened their seasons in strong fashion, with the men’s team placing fifth out of 15 teams and the women’s team finishing third out of nine teams at the St. Lawrence Invitational. Men’s captain Jim Levins ’11 demonstrated his leadership by pacing the team with a two-day cumulative score of 148, with Flora Weeks ’12 doing the same for the women’s team, shooting 155. Levins and Weeks finished fifth and third overall in their respective men’s and women’s divisions of the tournament.
The most impressive part of Levins’ performance was his second-day 73, one over par for the course and tied for the third-best single day score of any player in the tournament.
“Jimmy lived up to his captainship,” said Michael Graham ’12, who went on to praise the impressive accomplishments of two new additions to the team. Behind Levins, Rob Donahoe ’14, William Prince ’13 and Max Alley ’14 followed clustered close together with scores of 153, 155 and 156, respectively. Donahoe and Alley scored exceptionally well given their youth and provide the Panthers with plenty of promise for the future. These young talents are supported by Levins and Brian Cady ’11, who rounded out the team with a 162. Middlebury finished with an overall score of 611 and Waterloo won the event with a 591, so the men will look to shave off a few strokes for the upcoming Duke Nelson Tournament.
On the women’s team, Jessica Bluestein ’11 finished behind Weeks with a 161, good for a seventh-place tie overall. Keely Levins ’12 and Caroline Kenter ’14 shot 166 and 176, respectively, to give the Panthers a score of 658. St. Lawrence dominated on their home course with a 633, but the Panthers finished within striking distance of second-place New York University and hope to build upon this success heading into next week.
Golf teams place well at St. Lawrence tournament
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