Middlebury won its third NESCAC Men’s Golf Championship as the Panthers topped Trinity via tie-breaker to capture the ’09 crown. The Panthers last won the title in ’06, also earning NESCAC Championship honors in ’99. With the title, Middlebury will make its second trip to the NCAA Tournament coming up in May. The Championship event took place at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course on the campus of Middlebury College.
Trailing by seven strokes and in fourth place after day one, Middlebury came back strong on the second day of competition, firing a team total of 300 to finish with a two-day total of 613. Trinity, who trailed tournament leader Williams by two strokes after day one, shot a 305 to also finish with a 613. The championship tie-breaker goes to the team’s fifth player on that day, as Middlebury’s Ben Kunofsky shot an 80 to edge an 82 shot by Josh Grossman of Trinity. Hamilton finished three strokes back with a 616, while Williams struggled on day two with a 325, finishing in fourth place with a 631.
Leading the Panthers on day two was Brian Cady, who pared the course with a 71 to lead all players on day two (149 overall). Jimmy Levins came in with a 73 for a two-day total of 150, followed by Kyle Perez and Michael McCormick, who each shot 78’s on the second day of competition. Perez ended the tournament with a 160, while McCormick shot a 162. Kunofsky, who led the team with a 76 on day one, shot an 80 on the second day for an overall score of 156.
Reid Longley of Trinity captured medalist honors, with a 73 and 74 for a two-day total of 147. Cady finished second overall (149), followed by Levins (150), Alec MacColl of Trinity (152) and L.J. Scurfield (Hamilton (152).
NESCAC Conference Championship
Dates: 04/25-04/26, 2009 - Round: 2
FINAL RESULTS -Par-Yardage: 71-6315
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
** 1 Middlebury College 313 300 613
2 Trinity College (CT) 308 305 613
3 Hamilton College 308 308 616
4 Williams College 306 325 631
** Playoff Winner
Fin. Top 20 Players School Scores
1 Reid Longley Trinity CT 73 74 147
2 Brian Cady Middlebury 78 71 149
3 Jim Levins Middlebury 77 73 150
4 Alec MacColl Trinity CT 77 75 152
L.J. Scurfield Hamilton 73 79 152
6 Brad Roche Hamilton 77 77 154
7 Matt Felser Williams 76 79 155
8 Jay Driscoll Trinity CT 80 76 156
Ben Kunofsky Middlebury 76 80 156
10 Kevin Osborne Hamilton 81 77 158
Jack Killea Williams 73 85 158
12 Alex Bermingham Trinity CT 80 80 160
Kyle Perez Middlebury 82 78 160
Tyler Zara Williams 81 79 160
Josh Grossman Trinity CT 78 82 160
Scott Blosser Hamilton 77 83 160
17 Jacob Wagner Williams 79 82 161
18 Michael McCormick Middlebury 84 78 162
19 Robert Camp Williams 78 85 163
20 Jeff Corbett Hamilton 89 75 164