From NYU Athletics
The New York University men's golf team is sitting in a tie for
second place out of 11 teams after the first round of play at the
NYU/Manhattanville Fall Invitationa, which was heldl on Saturday,
October 11, at the Forest Hill Field Club in Bloomfield, NJ.
NYU shot 305 as a team and is tied with Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute for second, just four shots back of first-place Skidmore
College (301).
Paul Park was the lowest scorer on the day for
the Violets, as the reigning Liberty League Performer of the Week
shot a one-over 72. He trails Zack Grossman of Skidmore (69) by
three strokes.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Kevin Chien and Matthew Gjonaj were the second-lowest scorers for NYU
in round one. Both players are tied for seventh after shooting
77's.
- Daniel Lynch (79) is tied for 19th
and Hartej
Gill (80) is tied for
24th.
- The NYU B-squad (332) is in
eighth place after round one. Christopher Nolte (81) led the way and is tied for
26th. Charles Van
Cook(82, tied for
33rd), Julius
Oppenheimer (83, tied
for 37th), Bryce
Holmes (86, tied for
43rd), and Dan
Valente (93, 54th)
also competed for the B-squad.
- Elliot Arazi competed as an
individual, shooting an 86 and is tied for 43rd.