Columbia Men Go Back-to-Back in Golf
NORTHFIELD, N.J. — The Columbia
men's golf team won its second straight consecutive Ivy title,
coming from behind to edge Penn by a single stroke. Dartmouth
freshman Peter Williamson won the
individual title in thrilling fashion, beating
Princeton's Eric Salazar in a three-hole
playoff.
Columbia, who entered the final round in third-place three strokes
back of the lead, shot a final round 284 to come from behind and
take the title. The Lions shot rounds of 291, 283 and 284 on the
par-70 layout at Atlantic City Country Club.
Clark Granum was Columbia's top finisher, as
he tied for fifth-place, shooting one-over par for the
tournament. Brendan
Doyle and Austin
Quinten also finished top-ten for the
Lions.
Dartmouth's Peter Williamson became the first Big Green golfer to
win the individual title since Bryan Kim in 1995, as the freshman
carded a third round 73 to finish one-under par (69-69-73 —
211) for the tournament. In a battle of underclassmen, Williamson
narrowly beat out Princeton sophomore Eric
Salazar in a thrilling three-hole playoff.
For a complete statistical summary of this weekend's action,
click here.