Results
BERLIN, Md. – Junior
Melvin Morales carded four birdies over the course of the tournament and finished in a tie for 30
th place to highlight the Saint Peter's University men's golf team's first team performance in nearly 18 months after the Peacocks wrapped up the Battle at Rum Pointe on Sunday at Rum Pointe Golf Course in Maryland.
Saint Peter's placed 10
th as a team in the tournament, which represented their first competition of the spring slate and first since the fall of 2019.
The Particulars
Team Finish: 10
th/11
Top Finisher:
Melvin Morales (77-76—153 (+9) – T-30
th)
Location: Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links | Berlin, Md.
Course Info: Par 72 | 7,001 Yards
Leaderboard Roundup
- Morales was the lone Peacock to register single-digit to-par totals over both rounds, as he improved his Day 1 score by a stroke after closing his ledger four-over on Sunday.
- Morales started the tournament with a birdie and had two in his first six holes of the weekend before settling for a five-over on Saturday. He then closed things out on a high note on Sunday, carding two birdies over his final nine holes to finish nine-over and in a tie for 30th.
- Freshman Adam Varela made a strong Peacock debut by improving his second-day total by six strokes. He posted a pair of birdies over the course of the tournament and finished five-over on Sunday to post a 16-over 160 for the tournament, placing just inside the top-50 of the individual leader board.
- Senior Jeffrey Peters (19-over 163) and redshirt sophomore Caleb Rossi (20-over 164) were neck-and-neck and finished with a stroke of each other. Peters bounced back on Sunday with a six-over 78 highlighted by a birdie on the 13th hole, while Rossi also improved his score by two strokes on Sunday and also had a pair of birdies on Saturday. Each placed in the top-60 of the leader board.
- Redshirt sophomore Jimmy Apostolico rounded out the Peacock contingent with a 24-over 168 on the tournament, besting his score by four strokes on Sunday.
Up Next
- Saint Peter's returns to the course next Saturday when it travels to Pennsylvania for the Columbia Spring Invitational on April 3.
