Broncs Finish 16 of 19 in Golf Invitational

The Rider University golf team competed at the 11th annual Lafayette Invitational April 7-8 at the Northampton Country Club.

Rider placed 16th out of 19 teams after a 329 on Monday.  The Broncs shot an opening round of 314 at the par 72, 6,393-yard course and finished with a two-day total of 643.

For Rider, senior Evan McGrain (West Windsor/W. Windsor-Plainsboro South) finished tied for 43rd after a round of 85 on Monday for a total of 158.  McGrain entered play in third place after an opening round of 73 on Sunday.

Also for the Broncs, sophomore Cole Clark (Califon/Voorhees) tied for 50th after rounds of 78-81 (159), senior Beau Guarino (Burlington) scored 161 (81-80) and tied for 61st, junior James Buttermark (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) tied for 82nd (82-64) with a total of 166 and sophomore Luke Liddell (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) finished with 167 after rounds of 83 and 84 to tie for 86th place.

In the team competition, Lehigh finished first with a score of 597, followed by Drexel (604), Iona (605), Central Connecticut (607) with Army and Hofstra tying for fifth place (610).

Rider competes at the Princeton Invitational April 13-14.

—Rider University