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Men's Golf

Lightning Golf Team Takes 2nd Place at GBC Fall Classic

Senior Wes Hood (above) tied for fifth-place overall with teammate Patrick McRae and Wilmington's Paul Tighe.
Results

RISING SUN, Md. – The Goldey-Beacom College golf team took second place with a score of 620 in the seven-team, two-day GBC Fall Classic at Chesapeake Bay Golf Club on Oct. 18-19.

The Lightning shot a 315 in the first round on Mon. afternoon before improving by 10 strokes in round two today and scoring a 305 on the par-71, 6,749-yard course.

Senior Wes Hood and freshman Patrick McRae both shot 152 to earn a three-way tie for fifth-place overall with the reigning Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference rookie of the year, Wilmington University's Paul Tighe.

McRae (78, 74) improved by four strokes in round two and had the lowest scoring round of anybody for GBC. His 74 in round two was also tied for the second lowest round two score for the day.

The lowest round of the day belonged to the individual champion, Daniel Ott of Wilmington University, who shot a 71 in round two to finish the tournament with a 146 (+4).

Wilmington claimed the team championship with a total score of 596 (298, 298). The Wildcats had four golfers in the top five, including Ott, John Perrine (2nd, 146), Nick Mafale (T-3rd, 150) and Tighe.

Bobby Ehrhardt of Wesley College tied Mafale for third overall as he led the Wolverines to a third-place team showing with a total score of 640 (323, 317).

Rounding out the team scores were Nyack (642), Pace (654), Dominican (664) and Felician (665).

Other finishers for GBC were sophomore Michael Coppa, Jr. who improved seven strokes in the second round to finish T-12th with a score of 157 (82, 75). Sophomore Devon Ripley was right behind him with a 159 (80, 79) for a tie for 15th.

Freshman Justin Lesko finished in a four-way tie for 22nd with a 166, and senior Erik Tammsalu was in a four-way tie for 26th with a 167.

Improving five strokes in the second round was freshman Matt Japchen (173) who finished tied for 33rd and senior John Marstellar improved by nine strokes in the second round to tie for 40th with a 181.

This tournament concludes the Fall season for the Lightning golf team. The season will pick up again in the Spring.

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