Men's Golf

Monks Place Eighth at NEIGA Championship

Monks Place Eighth at NEIGA Championship
Posted: Oct 18, 2021

BREWSTER, Mass. - Saint Joseph's College capped the two-day New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championship with a 648 (328-320) team score and an eighth place finish at The Captains Course on Monday afternoon. 

Freshman Drew Mathieu (Windham, Maine) led the Monks and tied for 19th individually with a 158 card after shooting a 79 on both days. Junior Trevor Flanagan (Monmouth, Maine) tied for 27th with a 161 (80-81) score, senior Johnathan Flynn (Holden, Mass.) tied for 41st with a 165 (86-79), senior Jake Laplume (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) tied for 41st (165, 84-81), and freshman Cade Buckley (Peabody, Mass.) tied for 67th (176, 85-91). 

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Brewster, Mass -- Teams from 19 colleges and universities across New England gathered at The Captains Course in Brewster, MA, on Sunday and Monday, October 17-18, 2021 for the 86th Annual Men's and 5th Annual Women's New England Intercollegiate Golf Championship.  Ninety-one Division III golfers competed. The NEIGA was pleased to have Cleveland Golf / Srixon return as the 'Presenting Sponsor".

The New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) has been in existence since 1934 and includes member colleges and universities in New England and is considered to be the oldest college golf tournament.

The 9th ranked Babson College Beavers, under the leadership of Head Coach Jeff Page, shot a two-day total of 591 to win the overall championship by 38 strokes over Husson University. Babson had the top 3 finishers in the tournament.

Nicholas Gianelos, the 2019 winner (no tournament in 2020 due to Covid-19), defended his title. His two-day 143 was two strokes better than his win in 2019.

Suffolk University, coached by Jay Parker, defeated Husson University by 10 shots with a two-day total of 777. Isabel Smith, won the Women's individual title by 8 strokes, shooting a women's low 82 in the final round.

Cleveland Golf/Srixon sponsored the long drive and closest to the pin competitions giving new Cleveland wedges to the ladies and men's winners. Winners of the long drive competitions were Jacob Poitras from Worcester State and Ellie Yarborough from Suffolk.  Evan Libby of Nichols College and Isabel Smith were the winners of the closest to the pin competitions. A set of wedges were awarded to the medalists.

 

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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.

 

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