Williamstown, MA – The Williams Men's golf team sits in second place after day one of the Berkshire Invitational hosted by the Ephs at Waubeeka Golf Links.
Eph first-year
Jack Estrella posted a stellar round of 2-under par 69 to lead the way for the Ephs. Estrella had it going all day long, rolling in six birdies over the course of his round. His 2-under par round puts him in second place in the individual standings for the tournament.
Fellow first-year
Hunter Justice came in next for the Ephs with a score of 1-over par 72. Justice was steady all thorughout his round, making two birdies and three bogeys on the day.
Senior
Ben Sapovits and sophomore
Owen Nielsen rounded out the scoring for the Ephs with scores of 4-over par 75, and 5-over par 76, respectively. Sapovits was four over par through his first seven holes but quickly made up two shots with birdies on 8 and 9. After another difficult stretch, he finished with two birdies in the last four holes to bring his score back down to 4-over. Nielsen was four over par on the front nine but steadied the ship on the back, shooting 1-over par on the side to finish at 5-over.
Eph head coach
Josh Hillman commented on the showing from the Ephs: "I'm proud of how we fought back today. Nobody got off to a great start but we hung in through the middle and end portions of the round to post some good numbers. We had a lot of birdies today which is really encouraging, we just need to do a better job limiting mistakes and make some more pars. Our first-years keep getting better and better as they get more events under their belts which is great to see. We're looking forward to making an effort to move up the leader board tomorrow and hopefully get a win."
The Ephs are back in action tomorrow at 11am for round two of the Berkshire Invitational at Waubeeka Golf Links.
