September 18, 2022

The Basics

• The lead: Junior Gus Vickers tied for eighth place for the second straight event to lead the Stevens Institute of Technology golf team Sunday at the George Cangero Invitational, hosted by Farmingdale State College.
• Score: Stevens (299-292=591) - sixth place of 10 teams. The Ducks' 292 on Sunday is tied for the fifth-lowest round in program history. The two-round score of 591 is the fifth-lowest score in program history. The Ducks' seven-stroke improvement was the second-most by any team in the field and one behind Drew, who trimmed eight strokes off its opening-round score.
• Location: Bethpage State Park Red Course - Bethpage, N.Y. (Par 70 - 7,092 yards)
• Short Story: After leading the Ducks in their season-opening event, Vickers shot 3-over 73 in the opening round and then was even on Sunday to finish the tournament +3, tying for eighth place with Farmingdale's Christopher Iguchi. A total of 60 golfers were in the field. Vickers scored three birdies on the opening 18 and then added three more on the final 18, including two of the final three holes. The Naples, Florida native carded a 143 for the event, trimming one stroke off his season-opening score, to post the third-lowest two-round score in program history. Vickers' even-par 70 is tied for the fourth-lowest round in program history.
• The Leaderboard: St. Thomas Aquinas (DII) captured the team title with a team score of 566, finishing five strokes ahead of Franklin & Marshall. The Diplomats were one stroke ahead after the opening round but were six strokes off the pace in the final round. The Diplomats. Franklin & Marshall's Shane Lawler won the individual title with a score of 136. Lawler sat atop the leaderboard after the opening round, firing a 3-under 67 and then carded a 1-under 69 on Sunday to finish 4-under for the tournament. He was one of two golfers to finish under-par and one of four golfers to finish even-par or better.
• Of note: The Invitational honors the late head men's golf coach at Farmingdale State, who guided the Rams to five Skyline Conference Championships in six seasons

The Finishes

• Seniors Miles Philion (148) and Eegan McDermott (149) finished one stroke apart, in tying for 22nd and 24th place, respectively. Philion carded three birdies and par'd the final five holes to finish 1-over on the back nine to wrap up his tournament. McDermott totaled three pars on Sunday and closed out his tournament with a birdie on the par-4 18th hole. 
• Sophomore Eduardo Terlaje finished 5-over for the tournament, finishing with a 76 in the first round and a 75 in the second. His 75 Sunday matched his career-low round.
• First-year Punn Chittaratlert trimmed five strokes off his opening-round score to total 157 in his collegiate debut.

From the Greens (Head Coach Charles Papendick)

• "First, congratulations to Gus on an excellent weekend. Overall, I am pleased with our results this weekend. Our returning players are rounding into form and our newer players are acclimating to our schedule. Bethpage Red is the longest course we will play in either the fall or the spring by a significant margin and it's an absolute testament to our team's resolve to constantly improve."
• "It was a very strong field and we played well, especially considering that four of our players never saw the course before the first round Saturday."
• "We didn't make a lot of putts and that hurts scores, but with a revamped practice regiment over the next few weeks, we hope to make a few more birdies."

Up Next

• Golf returns to the course tomorrow afternoon for the FDU Fall Invitational. The one-day event will be played at the Mendham Golf and Tennis Club in Mendham, New Jersey.

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