Jim Levins was tied for fifth among 205 golfers after day one.
MEN’S GOLF FINISHES 18TH AT NCAA’S
May 16, 2011
The Panther men’s golf team shaved five strokes off its day one score to shoot a 299 on day two of the 2011 NCAA Championship at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C. Middlebury finished the event in 18th place with a 603, with the top 15 teams continuing through the final two rounds.
After opening with a two-under-par 70 on Tuesday, senior Jim Levins (Rutland, Vt.) came in with a 76 on day two, to finish with a 146. He finished the day with a birdie and five bogeys.
Senior Brian Cady (Rye, N.Y.) knocked two strokes off his score to shoot a 75, ending with a 152 overall. He was +5 on holes 7-10, but came on strong to birdie 11, 12 and 13.
Sophomore Andrew Emerson (Pelham, N.Y.) also shot a 75 on day two, finishing up with a 154. Sophomore William Prince (New Canaan, Conn.) took nine strokes off his day one score, firing a 73 to finish with a 155 overall. He shot a blistering 34 on the front nine with a birdie on the back. First-year player Max Alley (Albany, N.Y.) came in with a 76 on day two, giving him a two-round total of 154 with three birdies today.
On day one, Levins led Middlebury with a two-under-par 70, good for a fifth place tie among 205 golfers. The senior used two birdies on the front and two on the back to bolster his score.
Cady also gathered four birdies, but a pair of double-bogeys left him with a 77 on day one. Alley got off to a rough start with six bogeys on the front nine, but battled back on the final nine to finish with a 78. Emerson shot a 38 on the front nine, but was +8 on holes 12-16 to finish with a 79. Prince rounded out the Middlebury team, finishing with an 82.
• end of season
