Middlebury, VT – The Williams College Men's golf team finished tied for tenth place over the weekend at the Duke Nelson Invitational, hosted by Middlebury College at the Ralph Mhyre Golf Course. On day one the Ephs were 24 over par as a team and today they improved coming in 18 over par.
Low man of the weekend for the Ephs was sophomore
Alex Moller, following up his impressive round yesterday with a 3-over par 74 today. Moller was consistent all weekend long, hitting fairways and greens en route to his successful weekend. First-year
Jack Estrella also finished up his round today at 3-over par 74. Estrella bounced back after a hard first day at the Ralph to put up a good number in round two of his first collegiate event.
Senior captain
Phillip Clifton and sophomore
Owen Nielsen both finished their rounds today at 6-over par 77. The Ephs shot a team total of 42-over par on the weekend, 17 shots behind the number one spot held by Hamilton College.
Ephs head coach
Josh Hillman spoke on his team's first outing of the season: "I thought we fought really hard to stay in it all weekend. The Ralph is a tough course and for the two first years who have never seen it, it's even more of a challenge. I'm proud of the effort everyone showed this weekend and we're looking forward to being at home next weekend."
Senior captain
Phillip Clifton also commented on the team's first event: "Both first years contributed a lot and we showed great fight on a tough course. There is definitely a lot to build on going into our home event next weekend."
The Ephs host the Williams Fall Invitational at Taconic Golf Club next weekend.
