Golf Places Second at Home Invite

Apr. 10 – (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men’s golf team hosted their Annual Invitational Thursday, April 10 at the Longue Vue Club. The Tartans placed second with a team score of 308, ten strokes behind St. Vincent College who shot a team round of 298 to win the Invitational.

Pacing the Tartans individually was senior Howard Smith (Las Vegas, Nev./The Meadows School) and junior Joshua Chen (Woodridge, Conn./Amity) who both fired a four over par 74. Junior Alex Timmons (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) and sophomore Chris Lee (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward) both shot an 80, as sophomore Brett Cannaday (Elyria, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) rounded out the Tartans scoring with an 86.

There were four individuals that entered the invitational for the Tartans. Senior Denver Faulk (Latrobe, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic) shot an 84, while freshman Brent Driscoll (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) and senior Blake Darby (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) scored an 84 and 86, respectively. Sophomore Nick Burkholder (Erie, Pa./Collegiate Academy) carded a 92.

Final Standings:
1. St. Vincent - 298
2. Carnegie Mellon - 308
3. Davis & Elkins - 309
4. Westminster - 318
5. Waynesburg - 335