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(04/25/13 12:37am)
In its final tune-up before NESCAC Championships, the men’s golf team travelled to Williams last weekend, April 20 and 21, to compete in the Williams Spring Challenge at Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass. The team came away in fourth place, posting a total combined score of 649 strokes. Host Williams won the tournament by carding 633 strokes, followed by Hamilton (645) and Trinity (647).
Rob Donahoe ’14 led the way for the Panthers, shooting 78 on Saturday, followed by an 83 on Sunday. He finished eighth overall in the tournament. Following Donahoe was Eric Laorr ’15, who struggled with a first-day finish of 88. Laorr then chopped off 10 strokes on Sunday to finish with 166. William Prince ’13 also improved on the second day, ending up with a score of 168. Andrew Emerson ’13 (167), Max Alley ’14 (168) and Chris Atwood ’14 (169) rounded out the Panthers line-up.
The weather conditions and course layout both made play difficult and led to high scores throughout the field.
“Everyone was playing the same course so there is no excuse for our poor performance relative to the other NESCAC schools taking part,” said Prince.
The men will seek to defend their NESCAC title next weekend at Trinity, where they will compete against Williams, Hamilton and Trinity for the conference championship. The team returns all five golfers from last year’s top five. It will also attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division III Championship, which the Panthers did last season before missing the cut after the national tournament’s second round.
“We have a lot of work to do this week in preparation for NESCACs,” said Prince. “We are definitely going in with a bit of a chip on our shoulder after getting beat by our primary NESCAC rivals the last two weekends.”
The Middlebury women’s golf team placed third at the Jack Leaman Invitational this Saturday, April 20. Amherst hosted the tournament at the Hickory Ridge Country Club in Massachusetts.
Ithaca claimed victory shooting a two-day combined score of 642, followed by the Panther’s adversary Williams at 644. The Panthers rounded out the podium with a 656.
Jordan Glatt ’15 led the Panthers for the second weekend in a row tying for seventh overall after two consistent days. Glatt shot 80 and 81 for a combined 161. First-year Monica Chow ’16 tied for 10th, shooting 164 after taking six strokes off Saturday’s round. Caroline Kenter ’14 and Michelle Peng ’15 also shot six strokes fewer on Sunday for a combined 166 to tie for 16th. Captain Keely Levins ’13 tied for 16th with Kenter and Peng as well.
Overall, each golfer made improvements on Sunday, helping to position the team in third. The team was also very consistent as a group, with its final scores separated by only five strokes.
“We know that we can score low, but it is all about timing,” said Peng. “We struggle to put together four good scores at the same time. The first day we put ourselves into a hole that was really hard to come back from. So even though we won the Sunday, we couldn’t make up for Saturday’s performance.”
The Panther’s will try one last time this season to best Williams at the Williams Invitational this coming weekend, April 27 and 28.
“Although no one had a light’s out round, we all did our part and we were able to win the day,” said Peng. “It validated us as a team and gives us fuel for Williams next weekend."
CHRISTINE SCHOZER COVERS THE WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM AND KEVIN YOCHIM COVERS THE MEN'S TEAM
(04/17/13 11:29pm)
The women’s golf team returned to action for the first time this spring in this past weekend’s Vassar Invitational at the Dutchess Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14. The Panther women finished in second place behind their conference foe, Williams, posting a team score of 644 strokes to the Ephs’ 637.
The tournament, hosted at the par-72, 5,805-yard golf course in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., featured picturesque weather all weekend, with slight wind on Sunday.
As a group, Middlebury played consistently over the two days of the tournament, shooting identical rounds of 322 strokes over the two days for a combined score of 644.
Jordan Glatt ’15 led the Panther women after shooting an impressive 75 on Sunday, finishing with a scored of 156 strokes to place second in the field. Equally notable, Michele Peng ’15 finished tied for third with rounds of 77 and 80 strokes for a combined two score of 157. Monica Chow ’16, Keely Levins ’13, and Caroline Kenter ’14 placed 12th, 17th and 24th, respectively.
Kenter posted one of the more notable performances on the weekend, seeing an eight shot improvement between Saturday and Sunday.
“I had a rough first day, but the team held it together really well, “ explained Kenter. “Michelle played well on Saturday, and Jordan was almost lights-out on Sunday.”
The Panther women are looking forward to next weekend at the Jack Leaman Invitational at Mount Holyoke, April 20 and 21.
“Overall, we are really optimistic about next weekend,” said Kenter. “We beat Amherst this weekend and we are going for Williams next weekend.”
(10/10/12 11:29pm)
This weekend the Middlebury women’s golf team placed fourth in the pouring rain and wind at the Williams Invitational, their final tournament of the fall. Weather conditions have not been easy on the Panthers.
“Saturday’s conditions were really challenging. There was a lot of wind and a down-pour that left us soaking wet for the majority of the round,” said Caroline Kenter ’14. “Getting on the green in regulation was tough.”
Williams won at home, dominating the field by 19 strokes. The Ephs completed the two rounds with 641 strokes, followed by Ithaca College (660) and SUNY Cortland (666). Middlebury rounded out the top four with 669 strokes.
On Sunday the Panther women turned the course of the weekend around, posting 25 fewer strokes than Saturday’s scores.
Kenter was a major contributor, improving her personal score by 12 shots.
“I think we were all pretty happy with the improvement we saw from Saturday to Sunday,” said Kenter. “I still can’t believe the 12-stroke difference between my two days.”
Captain Keely Levins ’13 led the Panthers for the fifth straight tournament, finishing in fifth place with 161 strokes. Kenter and Monica Chow ’16, who both saw large improvements on Sunday, tied for 17th with 171 strokes. Jordan Glatt ’15 placed 23rd (172) followed by Michelle Peng ’15 in 27th (174).
“Our team had a fall season that we’re all proud of,” said Levins. “Each member of the team had rounds that stand out for her individually, and we had a few days where we were able to post impressive team scores.”
Levins and the rest of the women’s golf team concluded their fall season positively, and now look ahead to their spring season when they hope to compete for an NCAA Championship.
“Though we have a lot to be excited about, we know where work needs to be done,” said Levins. “We struggled to put two good days of team scores together, and at times that landed us with results we know we are better than. We are a talented and competitive team, and we look forward to the opportunity to prove that we are more than capable of putting two good days of team scores together.”
Levins will clip into her skis as captain of the Middlebury women’s nordic ski team this winter.
(10/03/12 8:56pm)
Battling through the elements, the women’s golf team finished second at the Middlebury Invitational this weekend, while the men placed fourth at the NESCAC Qualifier hosted by Amherst, sending the men for the NESCAC Championships in the spring. The men and women had some impressive results, led by William Prince ’13, who tied for second overall in the men’s tournament, and Keely Levins ’13, who finished in third on her home course.
On the men’s side at Amerhest’s Hickory Ridge Golf Club, Trinity College stole the show with a 15-stroke win (592) followed by Williams (607), Hamilton (611) and Middlebury (613). This result gives Trinity the right to host the NESCAC Championship in the spring.
On Sunday, the Panthers bested their first day total of 314 strokes by improving 15 strokes for a score 299. The Panthers have improved on their first day totals during the second day at each tournament so far this season.
“The conditions were very wet, particularly on the first day,” said Prince. “The greens were tough to get the hang of because there was a ton of moisture in them. I think this threw a lot of our guys off on the first day.”
Given the challenging weather, Prince led the team with 148 strokes followed by Chris Atwood ’14 (154), Rob Donahoe ’14 (157) and Eric Laorr ’14 (158). Andrew Emerson ’13 also made his first appearance since recovering from an ACL injury, shooting 160.
For Prince, this weekend was a big step up.
“I definitely took a lot away from those first couple of tournaments and turned them into learning experiences,” said Prince. “That being said things came together well for me this weekend. There was great competition out there and I really enjoy competing and going all out in these big tournaments.”
He was also optimistic concerning the team and the upcoming spring championships.
“I think the team will learn from this tournament,” remarked Prince. “We’ve got a lot of talent, so if we can consistently improve from now until the spring championship, we’ll play to our abilities and have a great shot of winning.”
At the Ralph Myhre Golf Course, the women competed in the Middlebury Invitational, which also doubles as the NESCAC Tournament. The Panthers continued to perform strong in second place behind Williams. Williams took the win with a total stroke score of 651, 12 strokes ahead of the Panthers’ 663, followed by Vassar College in third with 693. These results demonstrate the ongoing dominance of Williams and Middlebury in NESCAC women’s golf.
Senior captain Keely Levins ’13 topped the Panthers in third place overall with a pair of 79s for a total of 158 strokes. Head Coach Bill Mandigo spoke about his captain’s impressive season.
“[Levins] has done an outstanding job as captain and has been playing great golf,” said Mandigo. “She has played seven rounds this fall, and been under 80 in six of them … a tremendous accomplishment.”
Close behind were Jordan Glatt ’15 in seventh place (164), Michelle Peng ’15 in eighth (167), and Caroline Kenter ’14 in 12th (173). Monica Chow ’16 finished tied for 13th, scoring a 175.
“In the past few years our Middlebury tournament has had tough conditions and this weekend was no different,” said Peng. “It rained on and off both days and the course setup was difficult. No doubt the conditions affected the whole field and resulted in high scores across the board. We were all drenched and it was difficult to even hold onto the club.”
Peng improved her score by seven strokes on day two, shooting 88 on Saturday and 81 on Sunday.
“The one part of our game our team is working on is consistency,” commented Peng. “This fall, we’ve struggled to put together two good days of play and subsequently haven’t been able to perform as well as we want to. Next weekend at Williams our goal is to play well both days and hopefully come out with a win against our biggest competitors at their home course. The only way to do that is for all of us to play our best and be consistent.”
The men compete in Manhattanville on Oct. 13 and 14, while the women compete at Williams this weekend to round off both of their fall seasons.
(09/26/12 11:58pm)
Over the weekend, the Middlebury men’s golf team finished second behind Williams at the Williams Invitational, while the women’s golf team finished fourth at the Mt. Holyoke Invitational.
The Panther men put a solid performance together, bettering their last two tournaments. Williams took to their home course commandingly with a pair of 292 combined daily scores, for a 584-stroke weekend total. Middlebury sat comfortably in second with 599 strokes, ahead of Babson (602) and Trinity (603). After day one, the men were tied for fourth place, but a better day Saturday vaulted them onto the podium by the tournament’s end.
Eric Laorr ’15, a consistent performer so far this fall, led the men and finished tied for sixth overall, posting a two-day total of 154.
“I always get geared up for tournaments at Williams,” Laorr said. “I love playing their course and I love the rivalry between our schools.”
Rob Donahoe ’14 and William Prince ’13 , both scoring 157, finished close on Laorr’s heals. Chris Atwood ’14 rounded out the Panther’s top-four scorers with 158 strokes on the weekend.
Laorr navigated the challenging Taconic Golf Club, the Eph’s home course in the Berkshire Mountains.
“An important part of playing consistently is to be fully committed to your game during the round, regardless of whether or not you’ve brought your best golf to the course,” said Laorr. “I think that I have managed to stay focused and committed on the course and that has led to better play this fall. [This weekend] I was pleased with the way I played. I was swinging the club well.”
Some odd bounces and rare lapses marred the scorecards of the top Panther golfers, but Laorr’s bellwether play guided the team to the top.
“I think as a team, we can take our second place finish as a positive,” he added, “but there is room for improvement in terms of playing our own games and working with what we brought that day, good or bad. I hope that our team can go into the NESCAC qualifier at Amherst with momentum and purpose.”
After two impressive weekends, the women finished the Mt. Holyoke Tournament in fourth place in the team rankings. Williams took the top spot with 647 strokes followed by Merrimack College and Wagner College, who tied for second with 651s. Middlebury (654) came in with five strokes less than fifth place Ithaca (659).
All top-four Panther scorers placed in the top-20, paced by Keely Levins ’13, who led the team for the third straight weekend and finished in eighth place with 160 strokes. Michelle Peng ’15, who has started the season off with a number of competitive finishes, tied for ninth with 161 strokes, while Caroline Kenter ’14 and Monica Chow ’16 tied for 19th with scores of 167.
The men’s golf team travels to Amherst for NESCAC Qualifiers, while the women host the Middlebury Invitational this weekend.
(09/19/12 11:36pm)
This women's golf team finished second behind Williams at the New York University invitational this past weekend at the par-72 Pelham Bay Golf Course in Bronx, NY. Following last week's win at the St. Lawrence Invitational held Sept. 8-9, the women completed their second consecutive strong performance in as many weeks.
The tournament at St. Lawrence, in which the women bested second-place Ithaca College by seven strokes, allowed low-scorers Keely Levins '13 (76), Jordan Glatt '15 (77) and Michelle Peng '15 (78) to carry momentum into Pelham Bay this past weekend.
Though Middlebury sat in fourth place after Saturday's rounds were finished, improved scores on Sunday helped solidify the team's second place finish ahead of Amherst and Cortland.
"We never played the two courses we faced this weekend, which was tough," said team captain Levins. "It's never easy to play a course blind. Peng's 36 on the back nine was huge for her. She birdied 12 and 13, [which] was a complete turn around from yesterday."
Levins, one of just two seniors on the team, led the Panthers with a third place finish overall with 154 total strokes. Glatt (160), Peng (161) and Caroline Kenter '14 (165) followed their captain in 10th, 12th and 18th place, respectively. Monica Chow '16 shot a 170 in her Middlebury debut, good for 32nd place – an impressive feat in a field of nearly 70 competitors.
"We know we're all capable of better scores, and hopefully the good moments from this weekend will turn into good collective rounds down the road," Levins said.
The women will have another shot at Williams this weekend at Mt. Holyoke.
Back home at the Ralph Mhyre Golf Course, the Panther men shot their way to a third place finish in the Duke Nelson Tournament, matching their finish in the St. Lawrence Invitational on Sept. 8-9.
Rob Donahoe '14 shot a 73 on Sunday to finish with 152 total strokes and tied for seventh place overall with teammate Chris Atwood '14 as both golfers improved on their ninth-place tie in the St. Lawrence Invitational. Eric Laorr '15 was one shot off their pace, finishing the tournament tied for 12th place with 153 strokes. Captain Billy Prince '13 and Charlie Garcia '15 rounded out the group, meanwhile, with a pair of 163s.
"The course and conditions made for a tough test, but we battled well," said Prince. "Though we all could have shaved a few strokes out there, I don't think our performance is anything to hang our heads at. We will build on this going forward."
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute won the tournament with 607 total strokes, completing a stunning 15-stroke comeback on day two to shoot its way back to the top of the leader board from a sixth place tie on day one. Skidmore followed closely behind with 613 team strokes while Middlebury (618) snuck its way into third, finishing one stroke better than fourth place Williams.
The men's team travels this weekend to Williams.