Bentley Opens Spring Season with 6th Place Finish in Bayside Resort Invitational
SELBYVILLE, Ohio – In the opening tournament of the spring season, Bentley University finished in the middle of the pack of the 13-team Bayside Resort Invitational, tying with UMass-Lowell for sixth place. The Falcons opened with a first-day 315 and slipped to a 329 during Sunday's second round for a total of 644.
Freshman Malcolm Oliver (Damariscotta, Maine/Lincoln Academy) was the top golfer for the Falcons, tying for 11th place with a 76-81-157. Next on the score list for Bentley was senior Dan McQueen (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Reg. HS), with 81-80-161, tying for 23rd in a field of 72.
Junior Harry Kirkpatrick (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Reg. HS) and senior Matt Michel (Danvers, Mass./Danvers HS) tied for 27th, with a two-day total of 162.
Andreas Lunding of Wilmington (Del.) earned medalist honors by three strokes over Niklas Koerner of St. Thomas Aquinas, with Lunding finishing at even-par 144.
Wilmington claimed the team title with a 605, seven strokes better than runner-up St. Thomas Aquinas.
Bentley will host the Cape Cod Classic March 30 at the Bay Pointe Club in Onset Beach.
BAYSIDE RESORT INVITATIONAL
At Bayside Resort, Selbyville, Ohio
Team Standings: 1. Wilmington 301-304-605; 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 299-313-612; 3. Concordia, N.Y. 318-312-630; 4. Dowling 308-326-634; 5. Southern New Hampshire 322-321-643; 6. Bentley 315-329-644; 6. UMass-Lowell 314-330-644; 8. American International 326-334-660; 9. Dominican 332-337-669; 10. Chestnut Hill 339-345-684; 11. Holy Family 360-369-729; 12. Felician 365-371-736; 13. St. Rose 391-417-808.
Top Individuals: 1. Andreas Lunding, Wilmington, 70-74-144; 2. Niklas Koerner, St. Thomas Aquinas, 72-75-147; 3. Paul Tighe, Wilmington, 74-76-150; 4. Kai Rastetter, St. Thomas Aquinas, 74-78-152; 4. Keith Prokop, Dominican, 74-78-152
Bentley Scores: t-11. Malcolm Oliver 76-81-157; t-23. Dan McQueen 81-80-161; t-27. Harry Kirkpatrick 78-84-162; t-27. Matt Michel 79-83-162; 34. Sal Visali 82-85-167; t-35. Zach Pollard 79-89-168; 37. Tom Ayres 88-81-169; t-60. Jack Zietoff 89-91-180.