Middlebury Wins NESCAC Golf Championship

Individual Results

BRANDON, Vt. – Middlebury won the 2011 NESCAC Golf Championship on Sunday at the Neshobe Golf Club in Brandon, Vt. The Panthers shaved 10 strokes off their day one total of 302 to finish the two-day conference championship event with a score of 594.

It is the third NESCAC crown in the past five years for Middlebury, which also earns an automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament May 10-13 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, N.C.

Following the Panthers at Neshobe were the 2010 NESCAC Golf Champions, Trinity, as the Bantams came in second with a two-day total of 613. Williams was two strokes back of the Bantams in third (615), while Amherst came in fourth (623).

NESCAC Player of the Year Brian Cady led Middlebury on day two, firing a one-under-par 71 on the par 72 course to finish second overall with a 148. Winning medalist honors was Middlebury's William Prince, who shot an even par 72 on day two, finishing with a 146. Jimmy Levins and Andrew Emerson each finished with a 151 to tie for fourth place and round out Middlebury's scorers. Alex Bermingham of Trinity finished the tourney in third place with a 150, followed by teammate Jack Palley in sixth with a 152.