Men's Golf | 4/16/2022 3:23:45 PM
St. John Fisher College used a balanced scoring attack to win the 2021-22 Empire 8 Men’s Golf Championship, which concluded at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA on April 16. The Cardinals outlasted runner-up Oswego State by 26 strokes to win its 17th Empire 8 Championship in program history.
Scores from the fall portion of the Empire 8 Championship, which was held at Timber Banks Golf Club in Baldwinsville, NY on October 2-3 were combined with scores from rounds three and four this weekend to determine team and individual awards.
St. John Fisher, the 2021-22 Empire 8 Men’s Golf Team Champion, earns an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Championship, which will take place May 10-13 at Mission Inn Resort and Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.
St. John Fisher had a team score of 1,262 strokes to defeat runner-up Oswego State, who finished with a team score of 1,288. The Cardinals finished eight strokes ahead of the Lakers on the final day to seal the win. Defending E8 champion Utica University finished third overall.
First-year standout
Bryce Barber of St. John Fisher rallied from four strokes down on the final day to win the individual medalist title by one stroke over Oswego State senior
Ryan Fecco. Barber fired a 76 in the final round to card a 27-over score of 311 over the four-round championship, while Fecco shot a 312 during the championship tournament. Oswego’s
Jake Owens had the lowest score of the final round, a 5-over par 75 to surge into third place overall with a final score of 317. St. John Fisher’s
Matt McGaugh placed fourth overall in E8 Championship play with a four-round score of 319, while Utica’s
Adam Woodmansee rounded out the top five with a final score of 323.
Below are the team scores and top individual scores from the fall championship. The Empire 8 All-Conference selections and individual award winners will be announced by the conference next week. The top five scorers at the end of the tournament will earn first-team all-conference honors with the next five finishers being named to the second team. Finishers 11-15 will earn third team accolades.
2021-22 Empire 8 Championship Team Scores
St. John Fisher College – 1262 (311-317-322-312)
Oswego State – 1288 (320-309-323-320)
Utica University – 1321 (314-331-356-336)
Russell Sage College – 1338 (321-333-351-333)
Elmira College –1421 (340-359-362-360)
Nazareth College – 1448 (359-362-364-363)
Keuka College – 1523 (362-392-390-379)
2021-22 Empire 8 Championship Individual Top Finishers
Bryce Barber, St. John Fisher – 311 (+27) – 76-79-80-76
Ryan Fecco, Oswego State – 312 (+28) – 75-79-77-81
Jake Owens, Oswego State – 317 (+33) – 80-82-80-75
Matt McGaugh, St. John Fisher – 319 (+35) – 85-78-78-78
Adam Woodmansee, Utica – 323 (+39) – 80-76-87-80
Stuart Phair, Russell Sage – 325 (+41) – 79-83-81-82
RJ Juodatis, St. John Fisher – 325 (+41) – 79-79-85-82
Max Mastrogiacomo, Oswego State – 327 (+43) – 77-85-83-82
Blake Pritchard, Russell Sage – 327 (+43) – 83-80-86-78
Luke Buckley, St. John Fisher – 328 (+44) – 76-82-84-86
Joe Miga, Utica – 330 (+46) – 82-79-87-82
Nick Tellone, St. John Fisher – 331 (+47) – 83-81-83-84
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