Day 1Â Results
APALACHIN, N.Y. – Two top-15 performances on the individual front led the Saint Peter's University men's golf team to a fourth-place finish at the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational on Sunday at The Links at Hiawatha Landing. The second round of the tournament was rained out on Monday.
The Basics
Team Finish: 4th/17
Top Finisher: Jeffrey Peters (71/-1 - T-7th)
Location: The Links at Hiawatha Landing | Apalachin, N.Y.
Course Info:Â Par 72 | 7,104 Yards
How It Happened
- Four out of the five Saint Peter's golfers shot scores in the 70s during Sunday's opening round led by junior Jeffrey Peters, who finished one-under 71 while finishing in a tie for seventh place at the end of 18 holes.
- Sophomore Melvin Morales was next on the ledger, two strokes behind Peters' pace at one-over 73; that score was good for a 15th-place tie in the individual leader board.
- Senior captain Stanley Garrant shot a three-over 75 to place just inside the top-30, while redshirt freshman Jimmy Apostolico had the fourth-best score for the SPU contingent, shooting a five-over 77 ranking tied for 45th.
- Senior captain David Powers carded an eight-over 80, as well.
- The Peacocks, as a team, found themselves just strokes back of tournament leader Canisius heading into Monday's final round.Â
Up Next
The Peacocks conclude the fall campaign at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Championship hosted by Wagner College at the Montclair Golf Club Oct. 26-28.
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