Bulldogs Tie for Fifth at Caves Valley Spring Intercollegiate
McCarthy Ties for Second
OWINGS MILL, Md. – The Bulldogs hosted their second tournament of the spring, but could not find the same magic in Maryland that led them to victory when they hosted their Spring Opener two weeks ago. Yale struggled all weekend with the tough conditions and, ultimately, finished in a tie for fifth behind Penn, Princeton, Harvard and George Washington. Penn took home the title and looks to be the favorite heading into next weekend's Ivy League Championships.
“The conditions were really tough,” said senior captain Ben Wescoe. “It was very windy and the greens were extremely fast, which led to high scores. We didn't handle the wind very well and really struggled with our ball striking. Once we got onto the greens, we continued to struggle with our putting.”
Everyone seemed to struggle on Saturday. The Bulldogs were actually in second just one shot back of Penn, but the Quakers managed to master the conditions and drop from 312 to 299 on Sunday, while the Bulldogs only went from 313 to 312. Yale (625) ultimately finished 13 shots back of Penn (612).
One Yale golfer did seem to manage to conquer the elements. Junior Thomas McCarthy tied for second place in the tournament with rounds of 75 and 73. He finished just one stroke behind Chance Pipitone of Penn.
“I was able to avoid making a big number,” said McCarthy. “I managed my mistakes well enough to keep a decent round together, and when I needed it most, I was able to come up with a big shot or sink a big putt.”
Freshman Brad Kushner also played well for the Bulldogs finishing just seven strokes back of McCarthy. He shot rounds of 76 and 79. The rest of the Bulldogs were struggled to break 80 for the weekend. Wescoe went 81 and 80; freshman Carson Weinand shot rounds of 82 and 80 and junior Brandon Marick finished at 81 and 84.
“Penn is definitely the team to beat now,” said Wescoe. “The Ivy League Championships are going to be very competitive and any team is capable of getting hot and winning.”
McCarthy echoed Wescoe's sentiments and added that it will come down to who wants it most.
“I'm still confident that if we play well, we have a good shot,” said McCarthy. “There are a lot of good teams and it will come down to who wants it most. Hopefully, we will use this week to fuel us. We just need to focus on our short game and really concentrate on hitting clutch shots to keep rounds from getting out of hand.”
The Ivy League Championships will begin Apr. 23.
Caves Valley Spring Intercollegiate
April 16-18, 2010
1st Penn: 313, 299 = 612
2nd Princeton: 314, 303 = 617
T-3rd Harvard: 317, 305 = 622
GW: 313, 309 = 622
T-5th Yale I: 313, 312 = 625
Cornell: 322, 303 = 625
7th Temple: 318, 319 = 637
8th Brown: 338, 322 = 660
9th Yale II: 337, 327 = 664
UPenn 313, 299 = 612
Chance Pipitone: 74, 73 = 147
Scotty Williams: 78, 70: 148
Colin St. Maxens: 77, 76 = 153
Ross Merrill: 84, 80: 164
Bryant Williams: 85, 81: 166
Princeton 314, 303 = 617
Bernie D'Amato: 79, 74 = 153
Evan Harmeling: 80, 74 = 154
Patrick Wasserman: 77, 78 = 155
Eric Salazar: 78, 80 = 158
Jake Skinner: 81, 77: 158
Harvard 317, 305 = 622
Tony Grillo: 79, 76 = 155
Greg Shuman: 74, 82 = 156
Mark Pollak: 84, 74 = 158
Louis Amira: 83, 76 = 159
Danny Mayer: 81, 79 = 160
George Washington 313, 309 = 622
Martin Liu: 79, 73 = 152
Cole Turner: 82, 75: 157
Max Hamm: 76, 82: 158
Brendan Barrack: 78, 80: 158
Brandon Rukin: 80, 81, 161
Yale I 313, 312 = 625
Tom McCarthy: 75, 73 = 148
Brad Kushner: 76, 79 = 155
Ben Wescoe: 81, 80 = 161
Carson Weinand: 82, 80 = 162
Brandon Marick: 81, 84 = 165
Cornell 322, 303 = 625
Matt Jaye: 75, 74: 149
Dan Bosse: 81, 74: 155
Rob Cronheim: 84, 75: 159
Mark Baity: 83, 80: 162
Alex Lavin: 94, 86: 180
Temple 318, 319 = 637
Devin Bibeau: 79, 76: 155
Andrew Mason: 84, 73: 157
Mark Edmondson: 77, 82: 159
Joe Kim: 78, 88: 166
Eric Plisko: 86, 93: 179
Brown 338, 322 = 660
Mike Amato: 81, 76 = 157
James Ardell: 86, 79 = 165
John Giannuzzi: 86, 80 = 166
Chris Willaims: 85, 87 = 172
Jack Mylott: 87, 92 = 179
Yale II 337, 327: 664
Jeff Hatten: 78, 82: 160
Michael Fader: 86, 83: 169
Zach Plutzik: 88, 81: 169
Russell Holmes: 89, 81: 170
Seve Gonzales: 85, 91: 176
Report filed by Charles Moore '10, Yale Sports Publicity