BREWSTER, Mass. – Saint Joseph's College opened the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championship on Saturday at The Captains Golf Course, with the Monks' top team shooting a 344 (+56) to sit 18th after the first round.
Saint Joseph's B team posted a 340 (+52) and stands 17th in the 20-team field. The tournament is being contested on the par-72, 6,604-yard Port Course.
THE FIELD:
Roger Williams leads the team standings with a 297 (+9), followed by Salem State at 301 (+13) and Wentworth at 306 (+18). Roger Williams' Reid Ohanesian holds the individual lead after posting the field's only under-par round, a 71 (-1).
FOR THE MONKS:
Junior Kyle Bowlan (Pelham, N.H.) highlighted the afternoon with a hole-in-one on the 173-yard third hole. Bowlan led the Monks' top team with an 82 (+10), placing him in a tie for 51st.
For Bowlan, the hole-in-one is the second of his collegiate career as the junior aced the fifth hole at the Purpoodock Country Club last fall. The hole-in-one is believed to be the third in team history, with Trevor Flanagan '23 recording the first at the 2022 USM Fall Classic at Riverside Golf Course.
Junior AJ Davis (Turner, Maine) followed with an 83 (+11) and is tied for 59th, while Noah Tibbetts (Brewer, Maine) carded an 86 (+14) to tie for 82nd. Noah Schaeffer (Gray, Maine) posted a 93 (+21) and Alex Watts (Saco, Maine) finished with a 95 (+23).
Sophomore Finn Manning (Carver, Mass.) recorded the lowest round among all SJC golfers, shooting a 79 (+7) for the B team to tie for 32nd. Manning played the back nine in just one over par, posting eight pars and a bogey.
SJC – TOP TEAM:
- Junior Kyle Bowlan (Pelham, N.H.) - T51, 82 (+10)
- Junior AJ Davis (Turner, Maine) - T59, 83 (+11)
- Senior Noah Tibbetts (Brewer, Maine) - T82, 86 (+14)
- Junior Noah Schaeffer (Gray, Maine) - 103rd, 93 (+21)
- Junior Alex Watts (Saco, Maine) - 105th, 95 (+23)
SJC – B TEAM:
- Sophomore Finn Manning (Carver, Mass.) - T32, 79 (+7)
- Freshman Harrison Barmak (Belmont, Mass.) - T78, 85 (+13)
- Freshman Logan Caron (Presque Isle, Maine) - T82, 86 (+14)
- Freshman Beck Edgerly (Saco, Maine) - T92, 90 (+18)
- Freshman Tyler Medeiros (West Greenwich, R.I.) - T99, 92 (+20)
SJC – INDIVIDUAL:
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's concludes the NEIGA Championship with the second round on Sunday.
