LESTER, STUMPER LEAD PANTHER GOLFERS IN SEASON OPENER
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
OSSINING, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury golf team opened its fall season Tuesday as head coach Marc Fazio and the Panthers tackled a difficult course at the Hudson Hills Golf Course.
Freshman Matt Lester (Dix Hills, N.Y. ) finished tied for 11th place and fired an 88 to lead the Panthers to a fifth-place team-finish in the Yeshiva University Invitational while Manhattan College won the team title with a score of 314, edging Farleigh Dickinson by 11 strokes to finish at 325.
In addition to Lester's impressive showing, senior Steve Stumper (East Meadow, N.Y. ) placed 17th with a 99, followed by freshman Brian Burris (Tehachapi, CA ) and senior Kurt Evans (Pleasant Valley, N.Y. ), who both tied for 21st place with a 104. Junior Joshua Burgos (New York, N.Y.) rounded out the squad with a 27th place finish and shot a 131.
Sophomore Rob Kehoe (Katonah, N.Y.) of Manhattan College won the individual competition with a 74 while teammate junior Anthony Dinelli (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) finished as the runner-up with a 75.
2009 Invitational Team Scores:
Manhattan College - 314
Farleigh Dickinson - 325
Purchase College - 357
Yeshiva University - 366
Old Westbury - 395
Sage Colleges - 479
2009 Individual Finishes:
1. Rob Kehoe (Manhattan) - 74
2. Anthony Dinelli (Manhattan) - 75
3. Robert Baer (FDU) - 76
3. John Cruz (FDU) - 77
5. Matthew Steinbach (PC) - 79
6. Chris Critelli (Manhattan) - 81
7. Jonathan Wilson (Manhattan) - 84
t7. Nick Lamberti (FDU) - 84
t7. Sam Ulrich (YU) - 84
10. Ben Potter (PC) - 86
11. Matt Lester (OW) - 88
t11. Tim Krull (FDU) - 88
13. Tzvi Simpson (YU) - 89
14. Jonas Borra (PC) - 91
15. Eli Sipzner (YU) - 93
16. Mike McCarthy (Manhattan) - 95
17. Steve Stumper (OW) - 99
18. Ryan Carlson (FDU) - 100
t18. Adam Silverstein (YU) - 100
20. Taylor Gisel (PC) - 101
21. Bryan Burris (OW) - 104
t21. Kurt Evans (OW) - 104
23. Elian Ruhland (Sage) - 111
24. Adam Marmuscak (Sage) - 118
25. Evan Thorpe (Sage) - 121
26. Josh Weaver (Sage) - 129
27. Josh Burgos (OW) - 131
Jason Kirshner (YU) - DNF
Adam Hoyle (PC) - DNF
The Panthers return to action on Friday, September 18th at the St. Joseph's College-L.I. Invitational at the Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram. Please visit www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on men's golf or any of the other Panther athletic teams.