CICERO, N.Y. — The Keuka College Men's Golf team finished seventh in an eight-team field at the Empire 8 Fall Championship, played Sunday and Monday at Lakeshore Yacht & Country Club.
The Wolves shot a 356 (+68) in Sunday's first round and a 349 (+61) in Monday's second round for a 36-hole total of 705 (+129). Nazareth won the team title, followed by SUNY Oswego, Russell Sage, Utica, St. John Fisher and SUNY Canton, with SUNY Poly eighth.
Empire 8 Fall Championship – Par 72
Lead Wolf: First-year
Jace Paylor led the Green and Gold, tying for 36th in the 48-golfer field with a 36-hole score of 85-86--171 (+27).
Rest of the Pack: t39.
Quinn Hansen – 93-83--176, +32
t39.
Cayden Troup – 89-87--176, +32
42.
Caleb Strade – 89-96--185, +41
44.
Evan Gasparro – 97-93--190, +46
48.
Jackson Barr – 130-93--223, +79
KC Notes:
- Cayden Troup set a new 36-hole personal best, shooting 89-87--176 (+32), two strokes better than his previous best of 178 (+34).
- Quinn Hansen rebounded from a first-round 93 with an 83 (+11) on Monday, a 10-stroke improvement and the Wolves' low round of the tournament.
- Keuka improved by seven strokes from the first round (356) to the second (349).
- This was the seventh time Keuka has competed in the Empire 8 Fall Championship. The Wolves' best team finish at the event is 4th, set in 2006 with a 36-hole score of 674 (+106), and the top individual finish is 5th by Josh Robinson that year, who shot 153 (+11).
- The Wolves' best round at Lakeshore Yacht & Country Club is Cayden Troup's 82, shot Sept. 7, and their best two-round score there is Jace Paylor's 168, shot Sept. 6-7.
Up Next for Keuka College: The Men's Golf team has wrapped up its fall schedule and will return to action in the spring.
