Williams Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at NESCAC Championship

02:02PM / Monday, April 27, 2009

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Middlebury, VT. – Atop the leader board with a two-stroke lead after the first round of the NESCAC Championship, the Williams men’s golf team struggled to close the deal this past Sunday at the Ralph Myre Golf Club in Middlebury, VT.

Concluding the day with a team total of 325, the Ephs fell to fourth place after the other three schools fired rounds in the low 300’s. In fourth place after the first round, Middlebury came out firing, shooting a team total of 300 for a two day total of 613 to come into a tie for first with Trinity, who shot 305 today also for a 613 total. Hamilton was just three strokes behind after a solid showing of two consecutive 308’s that put them three strokes behind at 616. Middlebury took home the title and the automatic bid to the National Championship after the tie-breaker, where the Middlebury’s fifth player’s score was compared to that of Trinity’s fifth player, and Middlebury came out on top by two strokes.

A disappointed Coach Pohle stated, “We did not have a very good day by any standards - we played golf today, but I don't think we competed very well. Perhaps we were a bit too cautious from the start and never got going. Middlebury on the other hand came out firing on all cylinders and ended up in a tie with Trinity and was awarded the title based on the tiebreaker; ironically, the same scenario happened two years ago when the tournament was played at Bowdoin, where Middlebury again won the tiebreaker."

With their second day score of 325, Williams finished with a two-day tournament total of 631 (306-325). Commented Coach Pohle, “It has been an up and down season for us and it is hard to figure out why things have unfolded in this manner. We have decent talent, but I do not think we handle adversity very well on the course - that is an individual thing and our players have to work at it."

The Men’s golf team will close out their season vying for their 12th straight Little Three Championship, which will be held this Wednesday at Wesleyan. "I am hoping we will use this disappointment as a catalyst to finishing the season on a bright note," said Coach Pohle.

Team	Day One	Day Two	Total
1. Middlebury *	313	300	613
2. Trinity	308	305	613
3. Hamilton	308	308	616
4. Williams	306	325	631

* - Won Championship via Tie-Breaker

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