BREWSTER - Teams from 35 colleges and universities across New England and New York gathered at The Captains Course in Brewster on Sunday for the 78th Annual New England Intercollegiate Golf Championship.
Due to the impending threat of Hurricane Sandy, the Championship was shortened from 36 holes to an 18-hole event. The Jumbo golf team tied for 24th with their 339 total.
One hundred and seventy-one golfers from Divisions I, II, and III competed. There was no overall champion declared as teams played on two different courses (Port and Starboard), so champions were crowned in each
Sophomore John Wawer (Litchfield, CT) led Tufts with a seven-over par 79 to tie for 26th individually. Freshman Nick Dorian (Greenwich, CT) and Jay Wong (Darien, CT) carded 85's to score for the Jumbos as well.
The Jumbos tied with Wentworth and Southern Maine for 24th place at 339 strokes.
Division I Bryant University shot a 316 to defeat Providence College by one stroke. Holy Cross' Peter Cahill parred the first playoff hole to defeat Bryant's Kyle Buschmann. Both players shot a four-over 76 on the Port Course.
Division II crowned co-champions as UMass Lowell and St. Anselm tied for a tournament-low 311. A three-way playoff for DII medalist saw UMass Lowell's Harry Hulme defeat teammate Sylvain Debiais and Franklin Pierce's Stewart Wise on the second playoff hole. All three tied for low score of the day (three-over 75 on the Port Course).
UMass Dartmouth took home the Division III crown with a total of 312 to edge Husson University by one stroke. UMass just missed out on the medalist trophy as Nichols College's Kevin Wheeler parred the first playoff hole to defeat George Gilmore.
