A storied yet challenging course this weekend meant unusually high rounds and a disappointing finish for the Georgetown golfers at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
The Hoya men compiled a 42-over par 610, finishing in a tie for sixth place at the Big Five Classic among 15 teams competing. Cornell won the tournament by shooting a 27-over.
Junior Garrett Logan led the Hoyas in the first round on Saturday, firing a four-over 75 that secured him 15th place in the individual standings after the first 18 holes, eight strokes back from individual leader John Zur of Seton Hall. Georgetown junior Patrick Sherry, came in one stoke behind his teammate at five-over 76 in his first event of the fall season. The Hoyas’ combined team score of 22-over 306 left them 14 strokes behind first round-leader Seton Hall at 8-over.
On day two, sophomore Trevor Matese came on strong, leading the Hoya men with a three-over 74. Matese’s combined individual score of 13-over 155 left him in 36th place overall for the tournament. Sherry ended with the team’s best individual scorecard after shooting his second 76 of the tournament, giving him a two-round score of 10-over 152 for 20th place overall, 10 strokes back behind the tournament’s individual winner, J.J. Amoruso of George Mason University.
“We had good play from [Sherry],” Georgetown Head Coach Tom Hunter said. “He gave us two solid rounds this weekend, and we were really pleased with his performance. He’s been working through some swing changes, and it all came to a good point for him this week.”
Junior Tim Hager finished one stroke behind his teammate Matese at 11-over 153 and in a tie for 23rd place. Logan ended the tournament with an individual score of 12-over 154 and a 30th-place finish after firing a second round score of eight-over 79. Sophomore Vincenzo Salina struggled in the second round, scraping together a 12-over par score of 83, leaving him with a two-round score of 18-over 160 and a 56th place finish.
Georgetown’s combined team score of 304 on day two pushed the team up one place in the standings, leaving them in a tie for sixth place with George Washington University.
Hunter said that the team lacked consistency over the weekend.
“I’d like to say I’m happy with our finish, but we can do better,” he said. “We had a few scores that we weren’t happy with and that caused us to have a higher score than we had anticipated. For all intents and purposes, we played spotty golf.”
Still, the Hoyas plan to use their sixth-place finish as momentum going into their final event of the fall season, the Georgetown Intercollegiate tournament, which is played at the team’s home course.
“Then we’ll regroup over the cold weather months and get ready for the spring season,” Hunter said.
The Georgetown Intercollegiate tournament will be played next onday and Tuesday at the Member’s Course at Four Streams in Virginia.
