Buchanan gets share of individual title, leads Southern Cal to team crown in Western Intercollegiate

 

   It almost had the feel of the old Pac-12 Championship with Southern California edging California by a shot for the team title.

   In reality, it was the 79^th Western Intercollegiate, presented by Titleist, a tournament with a pretty rich tradition of its own. 

   In this case it was the final tuneup for conference championships, the Trojans headed for the Big Ten Championship, which will be played, in a nod to the conference’s new West Wing, at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore., and the Cal Bears headed for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, which will be played at the Shark’s Tooth Golf Club in Panama City, Fla.

   Much like the old Pac-12 Championship, the format was six-count-five as opposed to the usual five-score-four, giving coaches one last chance to figure who will be the five players who will tee it up in the conference championships.

   And the Western Intercollegiate is certainly played on a quality golf course in Pasatiempo Golf Course, the Alister MacKenzie gem in Santa Cruz, Calif. Yes, that would be the same Alister MacKenzie you might have heard mentioned as the brains behind the Augusta National Golf Club layout you’ve become so familiar with from watching The Masters over the years.

   The presence of The Golf Channel’s cameras added to the Western Intercollegiate’s big-tournament field.

   Getting the first collegiate victory from Jack Buchanan, a sophomore from South Africa who shared medalist honors with Stanford’s Dean Greyserman, a senior from Boca Raton, Fla., Southern Cal closed with a 3-over-par 353 over the 6,511-yard, par-70 Pasatiempo layout in Wednesday’s final round to hold off its old Pac-12 rival with a 13-under 1,037 total.

   The Trojans won the tournament in Tuesday’s second round when, fueled by a scintillating 8-under 72 by Buchanan, they put together a sizzling 16-under 334. Southern Cal had matched par in the opening round with a 350.

   It was the fourth tournament win of the season for Southern Cal, which moved up four spots in the Scoreboard, powered by clipped rankings, from No. 30 to No. 26 in the aftermath of its Western Intercollegiate victory.

   It was the second straight tourney title for the Trojans, who were coming off a victory in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic at the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Ariz.

   Buchanan led the way as he opened with a 3-under 67 before surging in front with his breathtaking 62 that included two eagles and six birdies. He closed with a 1-over 71 to earn his share of medalist honors with a 10-under 200 total.

   Southern Cal got two more top-10 finishes at Pasatiempo as Jaden Dumdumaya, a sophomore from Benicia, Calif., finished alone in sixth place with a 6-under 204 total and Nicolas Dominguez, a junior from Mexico, landed among a foursome tied for 10^th place at 4-under 206.

   Dumdumaya added a sparkling 5-under 65 in Tuesday’s second round to his opening-round 67 before closing with a 2-over 72. Dominguez contributed a sizzling 6-under 64 in the final round as Southern Cal was trying to hold off Cal. He had opened with a 3-over 73 before adding a 1-under 69 in Tuesday’s second round.

   California was right with Southern Cal the whole way as the Bears actually grabbed the lead with their opening round of 7-under 343, but fell four shots behind the Trojans, despite adding a solid 5-under 345 in Tuesday’s second round going into the final round.

   California matched par in the final round with a 350 to come up just a shot behind Southern Cal with a 12-under 1,038 total. Not sure where the Bears were in the rankings before the Western Intercollegiate, but they were at No. 50 following their solid runnerup finish.

   The Bears were led by the pair of Zeqin Zhou, a sophomore from China and No. 96 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), and Charlie Bundy, a redshirt junior from Bethesda, Md., both of whom joined Southern Cal’s Dominguez in the quartet tied for 10^th place at 4-under.

   After opening with a 2-over 72, Zhou recorded a sparkling 5-under 65 in Tuesday’s second round before closing with a solid 69. Bundy signed for back-to-back 3-under 68s in the first two rounds before matching par in the final round with a 70.

   After earning a spot in the match-play bracket in its debut in the ACC Championship at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. last spring, California survived the weather-challenged Reno Regional last spring with a fifth-place finish that earned it a trip to the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

   UNLV, a Mountain West representative, and Brigham Young, out of the Big 12, shared third place, each ending up four shots behind California with an 8-under 1,042 total.

   The Rebels opened with a 6-under 344 and added a 2-over 352 in Tuesday’s second round before closing with a 4-under 346. UNLV’s strong showing at Pasatiempo enabled it to move up from No. 50 to No. 42 in the Scoreboard rankings.

   UNLV was led by Mason Snyder, a junior home boy from Las Vegas, Nev. who rounded out the foursome tied for 10^th place with a 4-under total. After opening with a 2-under 68, Snyder registered back-to-back 1-under 69s in the final two rounds.

   The Rebels advanced to the NCAA Championship at La Costa last spring by finishing in third place as a six seed in the Urbana Regional.

   It was the final tuneup for UNLV before the Mountain West Championship, which tees off May 3 at the Omni Tucson National Resort in Tucson, Ariz.

   The Cougars were solid throughout the tournament, as they carded back-to-back 2-under 348s in the first two rounds before closing with a 3-under 346.

   Leading the way for BYU was Kehei Akina, a freshman from Alpine, Utah who finished alone in fifth place in the individual standings with a 7-under 203 total. Akina sandwiched a 1-under 69 in Tuesday’s second round with a pair of 3-under 67s.

   No one handled the adverse conditions of the Reno Regional last spring better than BYU did as the Cougars claimed the team title as a six seed and advanced to the NCAA Championship at La Costa.

   BYU made the 54-hole team cut at La Costa and played right to the final day of stroke-play qualifying, but was unable to land a spot in the match-play bracket.

   It was the final tuneup for BYU before the Big 12 Championship, which tees off April 27 at the challenging Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan.

   Stanford, behind Greyserman, the individual co-medalist, and a former Pac-12 rival, Arizona, finished in a tie for fifth place, each ending up with a 6-under 1,044 total.

The Cardinal, coming off a victory in its home tournament, The Godwin at the Stanford Golf Course, opened with a 4-under 346 and struggled in Tuesday’s second round with a 10-over 360 before closing with a sparkling 12-under 338.

   Stanford, one of California’s ACC rivals, maintained its No. 18 spot in the Scoreboard rankings with its performance at Pasatiempo.

   Greyserman matched Buchanan’s 8-under 62 in Tuesday’s second round with a fairly spectacular 62 of his own in the final round that included an eagle and seven birdies as he caught Bucanan for a share of medalist honors at 10-under.

   Greyserman had opened with a 4-under 66 before adding a 2-over 72 in Tuesday’s second round.

   It capped a pretty good week for Team Greyserman.

   Dean Greyserman’s older brother Max, a PGA Tour regular, teed it up in The Masters the previous Thursday and Friday. He failed to make the cut, but getting to Augusta National is a feat in itself.

   Dean Greyserman’s younger brother Reed, a sophomore at Princeton, was a runaway winner of the individual title in the Princeton Invitational, which wrapped up Sunday at Springdale Golf Club, the Tigers’ home course.

   While the two younger Greyserman siblings list Florida as their home, they all grew up in Short Hills, N.J. with Max, who played his college golf at Duke, playing his scholastic golf at the Peddie School.

   With younger brother Reed on the bag, Dean Greyserman captured the title in the Metropolitan Amateur Championship last summer at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y. So yeah, still a Jersey guy at heart.

   Jay Leng, a sophomore from San Diego, Calif., joined Dean Greyserman among the top-seven finishers for Stanford as Leng landed in a trio tied for seventh place at 5-under that included host San Jose State’s Ivan Barahona, a senior from Van Nuys, Calif., and Chattanooga’s Evan Rogers, a freshman from Duluth, Ga.

   After opening with a 2-over 72, Leng posted a 3-under 67 in Tuesday’s second round before contributing a 66 to the Cardinal’s strong finishing kick.

   It was a disappointing spring a year ago for Stanford as the Cardinal failed to advance to the NCAA Championship at La Costa as a seven seed in the Amherst Regional.

   The Wildcats, one of BYU’s Big 12 rivals, opened with a 3-under 347 and added a 1-over 351 in Tuesday’s second round before closing with a 4-under 346. Arizona moved up a couple of spots in the Scoreboard rankings from No. 22 to No. 20 following the Western Intercollegiate.

   Arizona was led by Taishi Mato, a sophomore from Japan and No. 42 in the WAGR, as he finished a shot behind the co-medalists Buchanan and Greyserman in a tie for third place with San Diego State’s Harry Takis, a sophomore from Australia and No. 37 in the WAGR, each ending up with a 9-under 201 total.

   After opening with a sparkling 5-under 65, Moto added a 1-under 69 in Tuesday’s second round before closing with a 3-under 67.

   Arizona will join BYU for the Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes later this month. 

   Like Stanford, Arizona was unable to advance to the NCAA Championship at La Costa last spring as a six seed in the Amherst Regional.

   Backing up Buchanan, Dumdumaya and Dominguez for Southern California was Luke Stock, a redshirt senior from England who finished among the group tied for 30^th place with a 1-over 211 total.

   Stock matched par in Tuesday’s second round with a 70 after opening with a 1-under 69 before closing with a 2-over 72.

   Raghav Gulati, a freshman from India, finished in the group tied for 73^rd place at 223 for Southern Cal as he added a 3-over 73 in Tuesday’s second round to his opening-round 74 before closing with a 76.

   Rounding out the Southern Cal lineup was Antonio Safa, a senior from Mexico who finished among the trio tied for 83^rd place with a 226 total. Safa bounced back in a big way from an opening-round 84 with a 2-under 68 in Tuesday’s second round before closing with a 74.

   It was a disappointing spring for Southern Cal a year ago as well as the Trojans failed to advance to the NCAA Championship at La Costa as a nine seed in the Tallahassee Regional.

   San Diego State’s Takis added a 4-under 66 in Tuesday’s second round to his opening-round 67 before closing with a 68 to get a share of third place in the individual standings with Arizona’s Moto with a 9-under 201 total.

   Takis led the way for the Aztecs, the reigning four-time Mountain West Conference champions, as they finished in 12^th place in the team standings with a 23-over 1,073 total. San Diego State fell from No. 35 to No. 37 in the Scoreboard rankings in the aftermath of the Western Intercollegiate.

   Host San Jose State’s Barahona closed with a sparkling 5-under 65 to get his share of seventh place with Stanford’s Leng and Chattanooga’s Rogers at 5-under. Barahona had opened with a 1-under 69 before adding a 1-over 71 in Tuesday’s second round.

   Barahona led the Spartans, another Mountain West entry, to an 11^th-place finish in the team standings with a 22-over 1,072 total. San Jose State is No. 86^th in the latest Scoreboard rankings.

   Chattanooga’s Rogers opened with a sparkling 5-under 65 and struggled a little in Tuesday’s second round with a 3-over 73 before closing with a 67 to get his share of seventh place at 5-under.

   Rogers led the Moccasins, a Southern Conference representative, to a seventh-place finish in the team standings with a 2-over 1,052 total. Chattanooga returned from its California sojourn at No. 67 in the Scoreboard rankings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holes-in-one by Riley, Ma propel Harvard to team title in Princeton Invitational

 

   Harvard captured the team title in the Princeton Invitational, which wrapped up Sunday at Springdale Golf Club in Princeton, N.J., by six shots over Georgetown and had a pair of holes-in-one over the weekend.

   You’d have to say it was a pair of aces that had a lot to do with the outcome.

   The first hole-in-one came from Morgan Riley, a freshman from Raleigh, N.C. whose tee shot at the 126-yard, par-3 13^th hole found the bottom of the cup in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round and led to a 4-under-par 67 for Riley that matched the low round of the tournament over the 6,444-yard, par-71 Springdale layout.

   Riley’s sparkling second round also helped the Crimson gain a share of the team lead with Georgetown and Harvard’s Ivy League rival and tournament host Princeton going into Sunday’s final round.

   The second hole-in-one was authored by William Ma, a sophomore from San Diego, Calif. whose tee shot at Springdale’s 193-yard, par-3 fifth hole in Sunday’s final round ended up in the hole.

   The ace helped Ma close with a 2-under 69 and finish in a tie for second place in the individual standings at even-par 213.

   It was a windy weekend at Springdale, the wind blowing in from the north-northwest during Saturday’s double round and then switching to the south-southeast for Sunday’s final round. But it was balmy compared to some previous Princeton Invitationals with temperatures in the 60s.

   Harvard opened with a 3-over 287 and added a 1-over 285 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round, getting a boost from Riley’s heroics.

   With Ma playing the ace card in Sunday’s final round, the Crimson closed with a sparkling 7-under 277, easily the low team round of the tournament, to finish with a 3-under 849 total.

   Ma had opened with a 2-over 73 and matched par in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round with a 71 before his closing 69 left him in a tie for second place with Columbia’s Neil Kulkarni, a freshman from Ashburn, Va., each ending up at even-par 213.

   Nobody was going to catch Princeton’s Reed Greyserman, a sophomore from Boca Raton, Fla., for the individual title as he claimed the crown on his home course for the second straight spring with a 7-under 206 total.

   Riley had opened with a 79, but, boosted by his hole-in-one at the fifth hole, he bounced back with a 67 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 3-under 68 that left him in a group of six players tied for fourth place at 1-over 214.

   Georgetown, a Big East representative, finished six shots behind Harvard in second place with a 3-over 855 total.

   The Hoyas, coming off a runnerup finish to host Villanova in the Wildcat Fazio Invitational at Galloway National Golf Club at the Jersey Shore, opened with a solid 4-under 280 and added an 8-over 292 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 1-under 283.

   Georgetown was led by Barnes Blake, a junior from Westfield, N.J., and Carson Erick, a freshman from Hingham, Mass, both of whom landed in the bulky group of six players tied for fourth place a 1-over 214.

   After opening with a 1-under 70, Blake added a 2-over 73 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before matching par in the final round with a 71.

   Erick, who had been the medalist in the Wildcat Fazio Invitational at the tough Galloway National layout, closed with a solid 3-under 68 to join the group at 1-over. Erick had opened with a 1-over 72 and added a 3-over 74 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round.

   Host Princeton, behind a stellar performance from Greyserman, finished two shots behind Georgetown in third place with a 5-over 857 total.

   The reigning Ivy League champion Tigers, at No. 92 the highest-ranked team in the Scoreboard, powered by clippd, rankings in the field, opened with a 5-over 289 and had a share of the team lead after adding a 1-under 283 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round. Princeton closed with a 1-over 285.

   A year ago, Greyserman was keeping half-an-eye on big brother Max, a Peddie School product, as he made the cut and played the weekend while teeing it up in The Masters for the first time in his PGA Tour career.

   Perhaps inspired by his big brother, Reed Greyserman captured the individual title in a Princeton Invitational shortened to 36 holes by rainy weather.

   Max Greyserman, a collegiate standout at Duke, was back at Augusta National this year, but didn’t make the cut this time, so Reed could give the Princeton Invitational his undivided attention.

   After matching the low round of the tournament with an opening round of 4-under 67, Reed Greyserman added a 2-under 69 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 70 to run away with the individual title by a whopping seven shots with his 7-under total.

   In addition to his two wins in the Princeton Invitational, Reed Greyserman claimed medalist honors when the Tigers ventured across the pond for the St. Andrews Links Collegiate at the Old Course in Scotland and then led Princeton to the team title in the final against California.

   It’s always good to win, but a victory at the Home of Golf is just a little extra special.

   Princeton had two other top-10 finishers in its home tournament as Charlie Palmer, a junior from Paradise Valley, Ariz., finished in that large group tied for fourth place at 1-over and Eric Yun, a sophomore from Menlo Park, Calif., ended up in a foursome tied for 10^th at 2-over 215.

   Palmer closed with a solid 3-under 68 after opening with a 4-over 75 and matching par with a 71 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round. After opening with a 3-over 74, Yun added a 1-under 70 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before matching par in the final round with a 71.

   It was 16 shots back to Seton Hall, one of Georgetown’s Big East rivals, in fourth place with a 21-over 873 total.

   The Pirates bounced back from an opening-round 304 by matching par in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round with a 284 before closing with a solid 1-over 285.

   Seton Hall was led by David Lally, a senior from Ireland who landed among the quartet tied for 10^th place at 2-over. Lally bounced back from an opening round of 5-over 76 with a 1-under 70 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round and finished up with a 2-under 69.

   Penn, a third Ivy League entry, finished a shot behind Seton Hall in fifth place with a 22-over 874 total as the Quakers opened with a 7-over 291 and added a 299 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before matching par in the final round with a 284.

   Saint Joseph’s, an Atlantic 10 representative, finished a shot behind Penn in sixth place with a 23-over 875 total as the Hawks bounced back from an opening-round 300 with a 7-over 291 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before, like Penn, matching par in the final round with a 284.

   St. Joe’s got a really nice showing from junior Noah Moelter, who was part of the group of six players tied for fourth place at 1-over.

   Moelter, who capped his scholastic career at Central Bucks South by finishing in a tie for sixth place in the PIAA Class AAA Championship as a senior in 2022, closed with a 2-under 69 to climb up the leaderboard. Moelter had opened with a 3-over 74 before matching par with a 71 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round.

   Temple, an American Athletic Conference entry and the third Big 5 member in the field, finished in 10^th place in the 13-team field with a 52-over 904 total. The Owls added a 14-over 298 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round to their opening-round 300 before closing with a 306.

  Temple got a real nice showing from Mason Tome, a sophomore from West Palm Beach, Fla. who rounded out the group of six players tied for fourth place at 1-over. After opening with a solid 3-under 68, Tome added back-to-back 2-over 73s in the final two rounds for the highest finish for an Owl in the wraparound 2025-2026 season.

   Backing up Ma and Riley for Harvard were Ieuan Jones, a sophomore from Ann Arbor, Mich., and Isaac Ahn, a freshman from Rochester, Minn., as they were among the group tied for 14^th place with a 3-over 216 total.

   Jones opened with a solid 2-under 69 and added a 4-over 75 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 1-over 72. After posting a pair of 3-over 74s in Saturday’s double round, Ahn contributed a solid 3-under 68 to the strong finish by the Crimson.

   Rounding out the Havard lineup was Barry Zhang, a sophomore from Winter Garden, Fla. who finished in a tie for 23^rd place with a 5-over 218 total. After matching par in the opening round with a 71, Zhang added a 2-over 73 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 74.

   Jonathan Hartono, a junior from Indonesia, competed as an individual for Harvard and closed with a 3-under 68 to finish in the group tied for 18^th place with a 4-over 217 total. After opening with a 6-over 77, Hartono added a 1-over 72 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round.

   Rounding out the Havard contingent was Reese Jensen, a freshman from Duxbury, Mass. who was also competing as an individual and finished in a tie for 63^rd place with a 235 total. Jensen bounced back from an opening-round 83 with a 4-over 75 in the afternoon of Saturday afternoon’s second round before finishing up with a 77.

   Columbia’s Kulkarni carded a pair of 1-over 72s in Saturday’s double round before closing with a 2-under 69 to join Harvard’s Ma in the tie for second place in the individual standings with an even-par 213 total.

   Kulkarni led the way for the Lions, another Ivy League entry, as they finished in eighth place in the team standings with a 32-over 884 total.

   Joining Princeton’s Yun and Seton Hall’s Lally in the quartet tied for 10^th place at 2-over were a couple of Yalies in Will Lodge, a senior from Darien, Conn., and Colin Li, a sophomore from San Diego, Calif.

   Lodge added a 2-over 73 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round to his opening-round 72 before closing with a 1-under 70. After recording a pair of 1-over 72s, Li matched par in the final round with a 71.

   Lodge and Li led the way as Yale, a perennial Ivy League power, finished two shots behind Saint Joseph’s in seventh place with a 25-over 877 total.

   Leading the way for Penn were Hayden Adams, a junior from Lexington, Ky., and Kayden Wang, a freshman from San Diego, Calif., both of whom finished in the group tied for 18^th place with a 4-over 217 total.

   Adams, who has had a really nice spring for the Quakers, closed with a solid 3-under 68. He had opened with a 3-over 74 before adding a 75 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round. Wang started strong with a 3-under 68 and added a 2-over 73 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 76.

   Backing up Adams and Wang for Penn was Arjun Caprihan, a freshman from Short Hills, N.J. who ended up in the trio tied for 32^nd place with a 9-over 222 total. After struggling in Saturday’s double round with a 5-over 76 in the morning and a 77 in the afternoon, Caprihan contributed a 2-under 69 to the Quakers’ solid closing round.

   Ryan Chang, a sophomore from Brookline, Mass., finished in a tie for 46^th place for Penn with a 225 total as he opened with a 2-over 73 and added a 74 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 78.

   Rounding out the Penn lineup was Wesley Hu, a sophomore from Suwanee, Ga. who finished in a tie for 60^th place with a 233 total. After opening with a 6-over 77, Hu struggled in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round with an 85 before matching par in the final round with a 71.

   Owen Hayes, a senior from Bedford Hills, N.Y., competed as an individual for Penn and finished in a tie for 63^rd place with a 235 total as he sandwiched an 81 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round with a pair of 6-over 77s.

   Backing up Moelter for Saint Joseph’s was freshman Michael Henry Jr., a scholastic standout at Malvern Prep in the Inter-Ac League, as he finished among the group tied for 18^th place with a 4-over 217 total.

   Henry recorded a pair of 2-over 73s in Saturday’s double round before matching par in the final round with a 71.

   Senior Christian Matt, a two-time PIAA Class AAA qualifier at Wissahickon, finished in a tie for 30^th place for the Hawks at 8-over 221 as bounced back from an opening round of 6-over 77 with a 2-over 73 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before matching par in the final round with a 71.

   George Williamson Jr. of Sykesville, Md. finished in the group tied for 39^th place with a 224 total for St. Joe’s as he added a 4-over 75 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round to his opening-round 76 before closing with his best round of the weekend, a 2-over 73.

   Rounding out the Saint Joseph’s lineup was freshman Sam Feeney, the District One Class AAA champion as a senior at West Chester Rustin in 2023 who finished in a tie for 51^st place with a 227 total. After opening with a 7-over 78, Feeney rebounded with a 3-over 74 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before finishing up with 75.

   Junior Tyler Leyden, who finished in a tie for 10^th place in the PIAA Class AAA Championship as a senior with Catholic League power La Salle in 2022, competed as an individual in the Princeton Invitational and finished in a tie for 68^th place at 238.

   Leyden sandwiched an 84 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round with a pair of 6-over 77s.

   It was the final tuneup for St. Joe’s for the Atlantic 10 Championship, which tees off April 27 at the Evermore Resort in Orlando, Fla.

   Backing up Tome for Temple was Aidan Emmerich, a senior from Swampscott, Mass. who finished among the trio tied for 27^th place with a 7-over 220 total. After opening with a 4-over 75, Emmerich added a solid 3-under 69 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 77.

   Jake Naese, a graduate student from Bradenton, Fla., finished in a tie for 60^th place with a 233 total for the Owls as he carded a pair of 7-over 78s in Saturday’s double round before closing with a 77.

   Nicholas Pilarski, a freshman from Orlando, Fla., registered three straight 8-over 79s to finish in a tie for 66^th place for Temple at 237.

   Rounding out the Temple lineup was William Jun, a sophomore from Jupiter, Fla. who posted 8-over 79s in the first and final rounds and no-carded in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round.

   Temple head coach Brian Quinn brought along senior Darren Nolan, another of the long of scholastic standouts at La Salle, to compete as an individual and Nolan finished in a tie for 46^th place with a 225 total. Nolan bounced back from an opening-round 79 with a solid 1-over 72 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with a 74.

   It was the final tuneup for Temple before it tees it up in the AAC Championship, which tees off April 27 at the Ritz-Carlton Members Club in Sarasota, Fla.

   Junior Eli Shah, a two-time PIAA Class AAA qualifier during an outstanding scholastic career at Penncrest, competed as an individual for Seton Hall and finished among the trio tied for 32^nd place with a 9-over 222 total. After opening with a 7-over 78, Shah posted a pair of solid 1-over 72s in the final two rounds.

   Shah’s old Central League rival, Cornell junior Tyler Debusschere, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier as a senior at Strath Haven in 2022, finished in the group tied for 39^th place with a 224 total. After opening with a 4-over 75, Debusschere matched par in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round with a 71 before closing with a 78.

   Debusschere was joined in the group at 224 by teammate Weston Warden, a senior with the Big Red who was a scholastic standout at Shady Side Academy. Warden added a 2-over 73 in the afternoon of Monday’s double round to his opening-round 75 before closing with a 76.

   Cornell, another Ivy League representative, finished in 12^th place in the team standings in the Princeton Invitational with a 56-over 908 total.

   Debusschere and the rest of the Ivy League players will get a chance to tee it up at Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower Course in Springfield, N.J., site of several major championships over the years, when the Ivy League Championship opens April 24.

   Sophomore Andrew Bilson, who finished in a tie for 10^th place in the PIAA Class AAA Championship in 2023 as a senior at Manheim Township, finished in the group tied for 35^th place for Rider, a Metro Atlantic Athletic Association entry, with a 224 total.

   After opening with a 3-over 74, Bilson added a 76 in the afternoon of Saturday’s double round before closing with his best round of the weekend, a 2-over 73.

   Rider finished in 11^th place in the team standings with a 54-over 906 total.

   It was the final tuneup for the Broncs before they tee it up in the MAAC Championship, which gets under way April 28 at the Walt Disney World Resort’s Magnolia Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.