Golf Finishes Fifth at Regional Invitational

Apr. 7 – (HERSHEY, Pa.) – At the final day of the Mid-Atlantic Regional the Carnegie Mellon University men’s golf team turned in a two-day team score of 631 (313-318) to place fifth. The two day 15-team event was held at the par-73, Hershey Country Club.

St. John Fisher fired a team-score of 302 and 305 in the two day event to take home first place with a 607 followed by Wesley carding a 608. Washington & Jefferson and Allegheny finished the Regional Invitational in a third place tie with a two day total of 613.

The Tartans individually were led by junior Alex Timmons (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls), as he placed tied for thirteenth place carding a 161 (73-81). Carnegie Mellon had two golfers, junior Joshua Chen (Woodridge, Conn./Amity) and sophomore Chris Lee (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward), shoot a two day total of 159 tying for twenty-fifth. Chen improved five strokes during his second round shooting a team best 77 on Monday, as Chen fired the second lowest round for the team on Monday, as he carded a 78.

Senior Howard Smith (Las Vegas, Nev./The Meadows School) and sophomore Brett Cannaday (Elyria, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy) complete the Tartans scoring with a 163 (80-82) and 166 (79-87), respectively.

Final Standings:
1. St. John Fisher 302-305-607
2. Wesley 298-310-608
3. Allegheny 306-307-613
Washington & Jefferson 307-306-613
5. Carnegie Mellon 313-318-631
6. Franklin & Marshall 310-322-632
7. Susquehanna 311-322-633
8. York (PA) 314-325-639
9. Rochester 314-328-642
10. Gettysburg 320-323-643
11. McDaniel 315-329-644
12. St. Vincent 314-334-648
13. Muhlenberg 320-330-650
14. Hobart 332-342-674
15. SUNY-Oswego 338-350-688