Men's Golf

ON THIS DATE - Saint Joseph’s Wins Husson Invitational

Posted: Sep 28, 2020

On September 27th, 2015 the Saint Joseph's College golf team notched a one-stroke victory - 600-601 - over rival Husson University in the Husson University Invitational at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course.

Saint Joseph's maintained a one-stroke lead after posting a 299 card on Saturday and a 301 score on Sunday to edge the host-Eagles in the annual event.

Freshman Cam Letourneau (Hebron, Maine) led the Monks with a 147 (74-73) card and finished in a tie for fifth individually. First-year Adam Hachey (Winthrop, Maine) placed ninth with a 149 (75-74) while junior Michael Caron (Gorham, Maine) and freshman Adam Batchelder (Portland, Maine/Cheverus) tied for 10th with 152 cards (74-78 & 76-76, respectively). Senior Ryan Berard (Millville, Mass.) checked in with a 158 (78-80) card, good for 21st overall.

For the Monks, the tourney victory was the team's third-consecutive triumph and fourth of the 2015 campaign overall.

Husson's Greg Martin claimed medalist honors for the third time in four years after shooting a 139 (67-72) while Brad Rutkin of Bates College was the runner-up with a 141 (70-71).

University of New England (615, 307-308) and Southern Maine (615, 308-307) finished in a tie for third, Bowdoin College was fifth (625, 307-318), Castleton State placed sixth (628, 309-319) and Bates College finished seventh (630, 314-316). Maine Maritime (634, 315-319), Maine-Farmington (665, 336-329), Colby College (692, 344-348), Maine Presque-Isle (692, 354-338) and Thomas College (702, 354-348) also competed in the 2015 Husson Invitational.

Prior to 2015, Saint Joseph's had never won the Husson Invitational, a tournament in which the Monks had participated in 12 of the last 15 seasons. The team's previous top finish in the event was a runner-up effort in 1999.

The Eagles entered the 2015 invite having won the program's hosted event for six-consecutive years with 12 wins in the previous 15 years overall.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.