FINAL RESULTS
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Army West Point shot a tournament-best team score of 10-under par 278 in the third round, finishing 1-over par 865, to capture the 2019 Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship when play concluded at Colgate University’s Seven Oaks Golf Club on Sunday. The Black Knights won their 12th League title and earned the Patriot League’s automatic bid to the NCAA DI Regionals.
2019 Patriot League Coach of the Year Chad Bagley and the Black Knights sat in sixth place when play was suspended on Saturday, but climbed the leaderboard with a second-round score of 3-under par 285 on Sunday morning. Army surged past Bucknell for the lead in round three and created separation with the best team round of the tournament at the par-72, 6,384-yard course.
Lafayette earned runner-up honors by carding a 9-over par 873 while host Colgate finished third at 10-over par 874. Bucknell finished fourth at 15-over 879 with Loyola Maryland (+21, 885), Navy (+22, 886), Holy Cross (+30, 894) and Lehigh (+39, 903) rounding out the team scores.
2019 Patriot League Player of the Year Lafayette junior Will Halamandaris outlasted Colgate junior Ryan Skae for the individual medal after shooting par in a sudden-victory playoff that lasted five holes. Halamandaris, Skae and Army West Point senior Nick Turner tied at the end of 54 holes at 2-under par 214. Turner was eliminated after shooting a bogey on the par-4 first hole, with Halamandaris and Skae competed shot-for-shot between the first and 12th holes at Seven Oaks. On the fifth extra hole Halamandaris sank a short par putt, while Skae bogeyed the hole.
Colgate freshman Dean Naime earned 2019 Patriot League Rookie of the Year honors after finishing tied for fourth with Loyola Maryland sophomore Evan Brown at even par 216. Naime carded a 5-under par 67 in the third round.
Army West Point will now await the NCAA DI Men’s Golf Championship Selection Show to learn their postseason destination. The selection show will be televised live on the Golf Channel on Wednesday, May 1 at 9 p.m. ET. A live stream of the selection show will also be available by
CLICKING HERE. The six regional sites include Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Wash., hosted by Washington State University; Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., hosted by Stanford University; TPC Myrtle Beach in Murrells Inlet, S.C., hosted by Coastal Carolina University and Myrtle Beach Regional Sports Alliance; University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Ky., hosted by the University of Louisville; University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga., hosted by the University of Georgia; and University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas, hosted by the University of Texas.
2019 Patriot League Men’s Golf Championship
Golfer of the Year: Will Halamandaris, Lafayette, Jr.
Rookie of the Year: Dean Naime, Colgate, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Chad Bagley, Army West Point
First-Team All-Patriot League: T1. Will Halamandaris, Lafayette (Jr.); T1. Ryan Skae, Colgate (Jr.); T1. Nick Turner, Army West Point (Sr.); T4. Dean Naime, Colgate (Fr.); T4. Evan Brown, Loyola Maryland (So.)
Second-Team All-Patriot League: 6. Cole Berger, Lafayette (So.); T7. Justin Williamson, Army West Point (Jr.); T7. Chris Tanabe, Bucknell (So.); T9. Joe Egan, Holy Cross (Sr.); T9. Sam McGee, Army West Point (So.); T9. Matt Plunkett, Army West Point (Sr.); T9. Chad Deegan (Fr.).
Final Team Standings
| Place |
Team |
Total |
To Par |
| 1. |
Army West Point |
302-285-278=865 |
+1 |
| 2. |
Lafayette |
300-289-284=873 |
+9 |
| 3. |
Colgate |
300-292-282=874 |
+10 |
| 4. |
Bucknell |
300-286-293=879 |
+15 |
| 5. |
Loyola Maryland |
305-292-288=885 |
+21 |
| 6. |
Navy |
301-293-292=886 |
+22 |
| 7. |
Holy Cross |
311-294-289=894 |
+30 |
| 8. |
Lehigh |
299-311-293=903 |
+39 |
Individual Top 10
| Place |
Individual, School, Class |
Total |
To Par |
| T1. |
Will Halamandaris, Lafayette, Jr. |
70-71-73=214 |
-2 |
| T1. |
Ryan Skae, Colgate, Jr. |
72-72-70=214 |
-2 |
| T1. |
Nick Turner, Army West Point, Sr. |
73-69-72=214 |
-2 |
| T4. |
Dean Naime, Colgate, Fr. |
74-75-67=216 |
E |
| T4. |
Evan Brown, Loyola Maryland, So. |
74-72-70=216 |
E |
| 6. |
Cole Berger, Lafayette, So. |
73-74-71=218 |
+2 |
| T7. |
Justin Williamson, Army West Point, Jr. |
78-75-66=219 |
+3 |
| T7. |
Chris Tanabe, Bucknell, So. |
74-72-73=219 |
+3 |
| T9. |
Joe Egan, Holy Cross, Sr. |
79-71-70=220 |
+4 |
| T9. |
Sam McGee, Army West Point, So. |
75-75-70=220 |
+4 |
| T9. |
Matt Plunkett, Army West Point, Sr. |
76-71-73=220 |
+4 |
| T9. |
Chad Deegan, Navy, Fr. |
71-75-74=220 |
+4 |
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