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Continentals compete at St. Lawrence Golf Invitational

By Mary Lundin ’19

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The Hamilton College men’s golf team began its season on Saturday, Sept. 3 with a two-day invitational on the Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course in Canton, NY. This golf match, hosted by St. Lawrence University, consisted of 12 teams scattered throughout New York State. 

At the end of day one, Hamilton College finished with a score of 310, which tied them for second place with New York University. Hamilton College finished at 22 over par (310), barely trailing Clarkson University with a score of 18 over par (306). 

Hamilton had three individuals in the top 15 at the end of the first day. Bobby Osborn ’20 was tied for first out of 61 golfers with a one-over 73 in his collegiate debut. Osborn was also the team medalist. Scoring closely behind Osborn, Hamilton’s Joe Tigani ’18 tied for ninth place at 153. Tied for 14th, Jeremy Benjamin ’19 finished round one at 78. 

Tied for 29th, Hamilton’s Ben Morgan ’19 finished with a score of ten over par (82). Closely behind Morgan and tied for 34th place, Donald Holley ’20 finished with a score of 11 over par (83) completing his collegiate debut. 

With round one completed and in excellent standing (310), the men’s golf team came back Sunday with an even more impressive performance at St. Lawrence’s par- 72, 6,698-yard course in Canton, NY. They finished second on day two as well to round out their total of 618. Hamilton finished in second place overall, just four strokes behind champion New York University. 

Bobby Osborn ’20 led the Continentals with a 78 in Sunday’s final round producing an impressive two-day total of 151, which placed him in a tie for fifth place. Barely trailing Osborn, Joe Tigani ’18 finished with a second round score of 76 and a two-day total of 153, just two points behind Osborn. 

Two sophomores proved to be instrumental in the team’s success. Benjamin and Morgan were the third and fourth highest scorers for the Continentals. Benjamin finished with a round one score of 78, duplicated his score for round two to wind up with a total of 156, placing him in a tie for 12th place. Morgan finished with a round one score of 82 and came back with an even more impressive score of 76, moving him into a tie for 15th place. 

Donald Holley ’20 finished with a 32-over-par and a two-day total of 176, rounding out the scoring and placing him 50th. 

The Continentals continue their season on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11 with the Utica College Invitational at the Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, New York. 

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