Men's Golf | 10/9/2023 3:09:38 PM
Two-time defending champion St. John Fisher University holds a 24-stroke lead after the first two rounds of the 2023-24 Empire 8 Men’s Golf Championship, held at Cazenovia Country Club in Cazenovia, NY on Sunday, Oct. 8 and Monday Oct. 9.
The Cardinals have a team score of 615 strokes to lead second place SUNY Oswego (639), while Utica University is third overall with a team score of 646 strokes. St. John Fisher junior
Bryce Barber, the 2021-22 E8 Champion,
holds the individual lead after the first 36 holes, with a 10-over-par score of 152 strokes. He shot a four-over-par 75 in the opening round Sunday and six-over-par 77 in the second round Monday. Barber holds a two-stroke lead over fellow St. John Fisher teammates
Luke Buckley and
Benjamin Fox. St. John Fisher's
Joseph DePasquale shot the lowest round on Monday, a 75 (four-over-par).
Jacob Banks of Oswego and
Adam Woodmansee of Utica both fired a 76 in Monday.
The 2023-24 league champion is determined from results of the Fall Championship, followed up by the 36-hole Spring Championship, which will take place on April 13-14, 2024 at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA. The 2023-24 Empire 8 Champion receives an automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship, set for May 14-17 at
Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, NV.
2023-24 Empire 8 Fall Championship Team Scores
St. John Fisher University – 615 (309-306)
SUNY Oswego – 639 (324-315)
Utica University – 646 (327-319)
Nazareth University – 648 (322-326)
Russell Sage College – 657 (323-334)
Elmira College – 666 (330-336)
Keuka College – 691 (341-350)
2023-24 Empire 8 Fall Championship Individual Leaders
Bryce Barber, St. John Fisher – 152 (+10) – 75-77
Luke Buckley, St. John Fisher – 154 (+12) – 77-77
Benjamin Fox, St. John Fisher – 154 (+12) – 77-77
Neil Roman, Utica – 156 (+14) – 79-77
Jacob Banks, SUNY Oswego – 158 (+16) – 82-76
Austin Carpenter, Russell Sage – 158 (+16) – 77-81
Lincoln Crosby, Nazareth – 158 (+16) – 81-77
Edward Shanahan, Oswego State – 158 (+16) – 80-78
Adam Woodmansee, Utica – 158 (+16) – 82-76
RJ Juodaitis, St. John Fisher – 159 (+17) – 80-79
Joseph DePasquale, St. John Fisher – 159 (+17) – 84-75
Thomas McIntosh – Nazareth – 159 (+17) – 80-79
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