GUILDERLAND, N.Y. – Led by sophomore Malcolm Oliver (Damariscotta, Maine/Lincoln Academy) and Tommy Ayres (Bolton, Mass./Nashoba Reg. HS), the Bentley University golf team used a strong second day to place fourth in the ten-team Saint Rose Shootout at the Pinehaven Country Club Saturday.

Bentley posted Saturday's second-best team score, a 303, and that helped the Falcons move up one place with a tournament score of 621. Le Moyne College easily claimed the team championship, with a 597, and Dowling College and Franklin Pierce University tied for second, three strokes in front of the Falcons.

Ayres and Oliver tied for tenth place with 36-hole scores of 154. Oliver carded a second-round 74, tying for the day's second-best, and Ayres had a 76, improving on his opening round by two strokes.

Next on the list for Bentley was senior captain Harry Kirkpatrick (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Reg. HS), who tied for 21st with an 83-75-158.

John Clare of Le Moyne earned medalist honors after besting teammate Aidan Fuller on a sudden-death playoff after both finished with a four-over 144.

Bentley will wrap up its fall season with the New Englands Oct. 27-28.

SAINT ROSE SHOOTOUT
at Pinehaven CC, Guilderland, N.Y.
Final

Team Scores:     1. Le  Moyne 297-296-593; 2. Dowling 309-309-618; 2. Franklin Pierce 313-305-618; 4. Bentley 318-303-621; 5. Sage 307-317-624; 6. Saint Rose 331-311-642; 7. Dominican 325-324-649; 8. Saint Anselm 332-329-631; 9. Felician 342-322-664; 10. St. Michael's 331-336-667.

Top Individuals: 1. John Clare, Le Moyne, 76-70-146 (won playoff); 2. Aidan Fuller, Le Moyne, 72-74-146; 3. Zach Sullivan, Sage, 72-75-147; 4. Sam Eno, Le Moyne, 72-76-148; 5. Kurt Brey, Dowling, 76-74-150.

Bentley Scores: t-10. Tommy Ayres, 78-76-154; t-10. Malcolm Oliver, 80-74-154; t-21. Harry Kirkpatrick 83-75-158; t-23. John Perkins, 81-78-159; t-25. Sal Visali, 79-81-160.