THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes first
What: McDaniel Spring Invitational in men's golf action
When: Saturday-Sunday, Mar. 29-30
Where: The Bridges Golf Club – Abbottstown, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg posted the low round of the tournament in the second round to overcome a four-shot deficit and win the McDaniel Spring Invitational by nine strokes. The Bullets posted a round of 308 on Saturday before carding a round of 293 on Sunday to finish with a 36-hole total of 601.
THE LEADERS
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Daniel Suter (Gaithersburg, Md./Milton Academy) won his fourth event of the season with matching rounds of 73 on the weekend for a two-over par 146.
FOR THE FOES
• Franklin & Marshall fired the only other sub-300 round on the weekend, carding a round of 296 on Sunday to vault two spots to second place with a two-day total of 610.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Christian Deussing (Doylestown, Pa./Hun School of Princeton [N.J.]) finished second, one stroke behind his teammate. He posted a round of 74 on Saturday before matching Suter with a round of 73 on Sunday.
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Myles Cunningham (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) tied for 10th overall with a score of 152. He fired an even-par 72 on Sunday after an opening-round score of 80.
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Daniel Casanta (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) placed 20th with a score of 156. He registered a round of 81 on Saturday before posting a second-round score of 75.
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Nick Conti (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) was 69th in the field with a total of 167 (85-82).
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Patrick Kilcoyne (Belmont, Mass./Belmont), playing as an individual, capped off a four-under par second round with an eagle on 18 to post a round of 68 and finish fourth overall. Kilcoyne opened his weekend with a score of 81 to finish with a 36-hole total of 149.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Sunday's round of 293 matched Gettysburg lowest round ever as a team at The Bridges.
Patrick Kilcoyne's round of 68 is the best individual round by a Bullet golfer on the course.
• It is the third time Gettysburg has won the McDaniel Spring Invitational, which serves as the backup tournament if the Centennial Conference Championship cannot be played at the end of April.
• It also marks the fourth team tournament title in eight events this season and sixth time the Bullets have finished first or second.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Capital City Classic hosted by Huntingdon at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: Capitol Hill in Alabama on Monday, Apr. 7 and Tuesday, Apr. 8.
