McDaniel finishes 11th at Mid-Atlantic Regional Invitational
HERSHEY, Pa. – Paul Kovalcheck (Fairless Hills, Pa./Truman) shot a two-round total of 153 to finish in a three-way tie for 10 th place and lead McDaniel to an 11 th-place finish at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Invitational in men’s golf action on Sunday and Monday at Hershey Country Club. The Green Terror combined to post a round of 315 in the first round on Sunday on the par-73 East Course before battling rough course conditions on the par-71, 7,061-yard West Course to card a 329 on Monday and finish with a combined 644.
St. John Fisher won the team title with a two-day total of 607, following its round of 302 on Sunday with a 305 on Monday. Wesley (608), Allegheny (613), Washington & Jefferson (613) and Carnegie Mellon (631) rounded out the top five. The Cardinals’ Scott Harris, Jr. won the individual crown with a one-over par 145, posting a 73 on Sunday and 72 on Monday.
Kovalcheck shot even-par 73 on Sunday before carding an 80 on Monday to lead McDaniel.
Gerry Butler (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) finished in a tie for 30th place overall, carding a 160. The only other Green Terror player to shot a round in the 70s, Butler shot a first-round 76 before posting an 84 in round two.
Matthew Dennis (Bay Shore, N.Y./Islip) carded matching rounds of 82 to finish 44th overall with a score of 164.
Zach LaVoie (Princeton, N.J./Pinedale) and Steve Meier (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School) rounded out the McDaniel golfers with two-day scores of 167 and 168, respectively. Both shot rounds of 84 on Sunday while LaVoie bettered Meier by a stoke on Monday, posting an 83.
McDaniel returns to action at the Susquehanna Invitational on Apr. 17.
Team Scores: 1. St. John Fisher 607 (302-305), 2. Wesley 608 (298-310), 3T. Allegheny 613 (306-307), 3T. Washington & Jefferson 613 (307-306), 5. Carnegie Mellon 631 (313-318), 6. Franklin & Marshall 632 (310-322), 7. Susquehanna 633 (311-322), 8. York (Pa.) 639 (314-325), 9. Rochester 642 (314-328), 10. Gettysburg 643 (320-323), 11. McDaniel 644 (315-329), 12. St. Vincent 648 (314-334), 13. Muhlenberg 650 (320-330), 14. Hobart 674 (332-342), 15. SUNY Oswego 688 (338-350).
McDaniel Results: 10T. Paul Kovalcheck 153 (73-80), 30T. Gerry Butler 160 (76-84), 44T. Matthew Dennis 164 (82-82), 54T. Zach LaVoie 167 (84-83), 59T. Steve Meier 168 (84-84).
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