Men's Golf

Monks Place Fourth at USM Fall Classic

Posted: Oct 04, 2021

GORHAM, Maine – The Saint Joseph's College men's golf team placed fourth with a 630 (311-319) team card in the 36-hole University of Southern Maine Fall Classic, which was held at the Gorham Country Club on Sunday and Monday.

University of Southern Maine topped the five-team field by a wide margin, as all four of the Huskies' scorers shot below 160 en route to notching a 598 (305-293) card. Nichols College placed second (617, 302-315) and University of New England finished third (621, 310-311) while Castleton University rounded out the field with a 670 (333-337) composite score.

USM was led by John Welch, who earned Medalist honors with an even-par 142 (72-70), one stroke ahead of UNE's Thomas Higgins (72-71).

FOR THE MONKS:

Junior Trevor Flanagan (Monmouth, Maine) shot a 153 (70-83)
Junior Sean McDonough (Concord, N.H.) posted a 155 card (77-78)
Senior Jake Laplume (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) notched a 158 (78-80)
Junior Cody Rizzo (West Gardiner, Maine) added a 168 (86-82)
Senior Johnathan Flynn (Holden, Mass.) shot a 169 (90-79)

NEXT!

The Monks will compete in the Blazer Invitational this Saturday and Sunday at the Cold Spring Country Club in Belchertown, Massachusetts.

#GOMONKS

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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.