St. John Fisher Dominating After Second Round of Empire 8 Golf Championship
September 16, 2007
From Utica College Sports Information Release
CLINTON, NY - The St. John Fisher College golf team posted a school-record 280 on day two and currently leads the Empire 8 Conference Golf Championships hosted by Utica College at The Skenandoa Club in Clinton, NY Sunday. The Cardinals shaved 16 strokes off of Saturday’s score of 296 for a two-day total of 576.
Brandon Christo of Elmira College is the current individual leader after shooting a one-under 71 Saturday and came back with a three-under 69 today for a combined two-day total of 140. He posted a tournament-best 11 birdies to go along with 20 pars. As a team the Soaring Eagles are 60 shots back and in second place overall with a two-day total of 636. After posting a team score of 325 Saturday, they came back with a school-record 311 today.
St. John Fisher’s Scott Harris Jr. and Nick Velasco each shot a two-day total of 143, good for a second place tie in the individual scoring. Harris and Velasco each carded eight birdies. Tom Muto, Jr. (73-72) and Bobby McCartney (73-72) both posted a two-day total of 145 and currently sit in a tie for fourth place. Muto leads the tournament with 26 pars. Fisher took advantage of the short par 5’s, carding eleven under on par 5’s as a team, including four eagles.
Josh Maxwell of Nazareth College is in sixth place after carding a 78 on Saturday coupled with a 75 Sunday for a two-day total of 153. As a team the Golden Flyers are three shots back of Elmira College with a combined 639. Matt Dalton shot a 158 and Andrew Jensen rounded out the top ten scorers with a 78 and an 81 combined for a score of 159.
Stevens Institute of Technology posted a combined 653 and is currently in fourth place in its first-ever Empire 8 Championships. Freshman Abhishek Saksena was the top scorer for the Ducks with a two-day total of 155, good for a seventh place finish.
After posting a 343 Saturday, Utica College came back with a 356 on Sunday for a combined 699 team score. Colin Kingston shot 83 both days for a 14th place finish and a two-day total of 166.
Fisher has won the last four Empire 8 Conference Championships, including five of the last eight. The final two rounds of the tournament are on April 19 and 20, 2008 at Blue Heron Hills Country Club in Macedon, NY.
2007-08 Empire 8 Golf Championship Scoring