October 5, 2003
HAMILTON, N.Y.The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø golf team tied for fourth out of 14 teams at the ECAC Championships Sunday at Seven Oaks Golf Course. The Raiders finished with a team score of 309.
The tournament was pushed back to Sunday as a result of poor weather conditions on Saturday.
Binghamton won the tournament with a combined score of 298. Hartford came in second with a team score of 307 while Boston College was one shot behind with a score of 308. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Dartmouth and Rider tied for fourth with a score of 309 and the University of Connecticut came in seventh with a 311. Seton Hall was eighth with a 312 while Harvard placed ninth with a 313. Long Island and St. Francis tied for 10th with scores of 315 and Lafayette and Mt. St. Mary’s tied for 12th with 320s. Brown rounded out the field with a score of 325.
Individually, Keith Hendrickson of Binghamton took medalist honors after shooting a round of 70 for two under par. Mike Murphy of UConn was the only other golfer under par as he shot a 71.
Charlie Sahlman led the Raiders with a Top-10 finish as he tied for sixth with a 75. David Held tied for 13th with a round of 76 and Dave Policano tied for 27th with a round of 78. Sean Cusick tied for 39th with a score of 80. Mike Chase rounded out the Raiders with a share of 53rd and a score of 82.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø is next in action on Saturday, Oct. 11 and Sunday, Oct. 12 at Lehigh.