Skidmore College - 2015 Liberty League Men's Golf Champions
Skidmore captures 2015 Liberty League Men's Golf Championship
2015 Liberty League Championship Results
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Skidmore College sophomore Mitchell Campbell shot a second-round 72 to lead the Skidmore College men's golf team to the 2015 Liberty League Championship on Sunday at the par-72 Locust Hill Country Club.
The Thoroughbreds earned the Liberty League's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship after overcoming a two-stroke deficit heading into Sunday's round. It marked the eighth Liberty League and 17th overall UCAA/Liberty League title for the Thoroughbreds who will be playing in the program's 28th NCAA tournament.
Skidmore finished with a 36-hole team total of 616. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute finished second with a 621 total. The Engineers shot a 310 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into Sunday's round. Rochester (626) and NYU (661) finished third and fourth respectively.
Skidmore shot a 304 on Sunday with four golfers shooting rounds in the 70's. In addition to Campbell's even-par round, sophomore Mackenzie Nelson carded a 75, senior Zach Grossman shot a 78 and sophomore Teddy Badenhausen shot a 79. Campbell, who opened the tournament with an 84 on Saturday, improved 12 strokes on Sunday.
The top 10 golfers plus ties earned All-Liberty League honors at the championship. The other story of the day on Sunday was the play of St. Lawrence senior Jack Whelan who fired an eight-under 64 to finish seven-under for the championship. Whelan (137) earned medalist honors by finishing an impressive 12 strokes ahead of runner-up Tyler Cline of Clarkson. Cline was shot a one-over 73 on Sunday to finish at five-over (149) for the tournament.
In addition to Whelan and Cline, the All-Liberty League first team included Nelson (152) of Skidmore, Michael Souliotis (152) of RPI, and Dominick Schumacher (153) of Rochester.
The All-Liberty League second team featured four players tied at 156 - Campbell of Skidmore, Luis Arteaga and G.W. VanderZwaag of Rochester and Paul Park of NYU. Three players who tied at 157 also earned second-team honors - Brandon Mader and Aaron Schauger of RPI and Grossman of Skidmore.