GOLF: Judges place sixth at ECAC's
by Adam Rosen
Staff writer
Sports | 10/7/08
Posted online at 4:15 AM EST on 10/7/08
/ Last updated at 3:18 AM EST on 10/7/08
After scoring a 319 on the first day of last weekend's Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III New England Championships in Farmington, Conn. and ending the day in 10th place, the men's golf team shot a school-record team low of 298 on the second day, leaping four spots to grab a sixth-place finish out of 17 teams.
"It all came together for this round. We've all been pushing each other, we've all been trying to get each other to play better, so finally everyone shot a good score," Lee Bloom '10 said. "Everyone stepped up."
The record-breaking performance came on the heels of last Wednesday's eighth-place finish at the Elms College Blazer Invitational, where Aaron Cusato '12 tied for second place, posting the best round of his collegiate career.
Prior to Wednesday's tournament, Brandeis had experienced an 11-day layoff, the longest break of the fall schedule.
Yet the layoff did not seem to negatively impact the Judges, who finished last weekend's ECAC tournament with a two-day total of 617.
Trinity College won the tournament with a two-day score of 582.
Coach Bill Shipman was very pleased with the team's performance.
"It shows great progress because five years ago 330 was a good score," he said.
Shipman said the team's familiarity with the course after day one may have played a factor in the team's 21-shot turnaround between Saturday and Sunday.
"The first time you play a course, it's always a little more difficult because you don't know what's in front of you," he said.
Cusato agreed, "We knew what we did wrong the first day, so we had something to correct."
Three Judges posted a score in the 70s on both days of the tournament.
Bloom led the Judges' scoring, shooting an eight-over-par 78 Saturday and a one-over-par 71 Sunday. Cusato tallied a seven-over-par 77 Saturday and a five-over-par 75 Sunday, while Charles Sacks '11 scored an eight-over-par 78 Saturday and a five-over-par 75 Sunday.
"It all came together for this round. We've all been pushing each other, we've all been trying to get each other to play better, so finally everyone shot a good score," Lee Bloom '10 said. "Everyone stepped up."
The record-breaking performance came on the heels of last Wednesday's eighth-place finish at the Elms College Blazer Invitational, where Aaron Cusato '12 tied for second place, posting the best round of his collegiate career.
Prior to Wednesday's tournament, Brandeis had experienced an 11-day layoff, the longest break of the fall schedule.
Yet the layoff did not seem to negatively impact the Judges, who finished last weekend's ECAC tournament with a two-day total of 617.
Trinity College won the tournament with a two-day score of 582.
Coach Bill Shipman was very pleased with the team's performance.
"It shows great progress because five years ago 330 was a good score," he said.
Shipman said the team's familiarity with the course after day one may have played a factor in the team's 21-shot turnaround between Saturday and Sunday.
"The first time you play a course, it's always a little more difficult because you don't know what's in front of you," he said.
Cusato agreed, "We knew what we did wrong the first day, so we had something to correct."
Three Judges posted a score in the 70s on both days of the tournament.
Bloom led the Judges' scoring, shooting an eight-over-par 78 Saturday and a one-over-par 71 Sunday. Cusato tallied a seven-over-par 77 Saturday and a five-over-par 75 Sunday, while Charles Sacks '11 scored an eight-over-par 78 Saturday and a five-over-par 75 Sunday.
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