NEW HAVEN, CT (October 14) – The University of Connecticut men’s golf team
finished second at the MacDonald Cup on Sunday at the Yale University Golf
Course. The Huskies combined to shoot 601 for their best finish in any
tournament this season, only six shots behind winner Johnson & Wales University
of Florida and ahead of the other 14 schools in the field.
UConn was paced in the two-day tournament by seniors Sean Vigue (Lebanon, CT)
and Kevin Coghlan (North Ridge, CA), who both tied for second place with scores
of 146 (+6). Vigue shot a 75 (+5) in the opening round on Saturday but
bounced back to card the best UConn round of the tournament with a 71 (+1) on
Sunday. Coghlan fired a 72 (+2) on Saturday and added a 74 (+4) in the
final round. Johnson & Wales' Diego Besga was the tournament medalist with
a 144.
Senior
Kevin O’Connor (East Lyme, CT) tied for 27th place--his best finish of the
fall--with a score of 155 (+15). Freshmen Mike Murphy (Woburn, MA)
and Daniel Keefe (Cumberland, RI) rounded out UConn's scoring. Murphy
finished tied for 36th with a 156 while Keefe carded a 160 to finish tied for
49th.
The Huskies will next take to the links in Brewster, MA for the NEIGA
Tournament. A season ago at this
tournament, UConn finished third in a 46-team field with a two-round total of
619.
Top 10 Teams
|
Team |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
Finish |
| Johnson & Wales U-FL |
288 |
307 |
595 |
1 |
| Connecticut |
300 |
301 |
601 |
2 |
| Hartford |
304 |
299 |
603 |
T3 |
| Yale |
303 |
300 |
603 |
T3 |
| Binghamton |
302 |
3001 |
603 |
T3 |
| Boston College |
300 |
314 |
614 |
6 |
| Yale 2 |
314 |
305 |
619 |
7 |
| Central Connecticut |
313 |
309 |
622 |
8 |
| Dartmouth |
312 |
311 |
623 |
9 |
| Harvard |
312 |
316 |
628 |
T10 |
| Fordham |
312 |
316 |
628 |
T10 |
Top 5 Individual Scores
|
Player |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
Finish |
| Diego Besga (Johnson & Wales) |
73 |
71 |
144 (+4) |
1 |
| Sean Vigue (Connecticut) |
75 |
71 |
146 (+6) |
T2 |
| Kevin Coghlan (Connecticut) |
72 |
74 |
146 (+6) |
T2 |
| Rob Lenkey (Johnson & Wales) |
68 |
79 |
147 (+7) |
T4 |
| Tim Connors (Boston College |
77 |
70 |
147 (+7) |
T4 |
UConn Scores
|
Player |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total |
Finish |
| Sean Vigue |
75 |
71 |
146 (+6) |
T2 |
| Kevin Coghlan |
72 |
74 |
146 (+6) |
T2 |
| Kevin O'Connor |
78 |
77 |
155 (+15) |
T27 |
| Mike Murphy |
75 |
81 |
156 (+16) |
T36 |
| Daniel Keefe |
81 |
79 |
160 (+20) |
T49 |