Men's Golf | 4/14/2024 2:52:00 PM
St. John Fisher University used a balanced scoring attack to win the 2023-24 Empire 8 Men’s Golf Championship, with four of the top five finishers, which concluded at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, PA on April 14. The Cardinals defeated runner-up Oswego State by 66 strokes to win their third straight Empire 8 Championship and 19th in program history.
Scores from the fall portion of the Empire 8 Championship, which was held at Cazenovia Country Club in Cazenovia, NY on Sunday, Oct. 8 and Monday Oct. 9, 2023 were combined with scores from rounds three and four this weekend to determine team and individual awards.
St. John Fisher, the 2023-24 Empire 8 Men's Golf team 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.
The Cardinals recorded a final team score of 1,250 strokes to win by 66 strokes over runner-up SUNY Oswego (1,315). The Cardinals posted a team-best score of 305 (+21) for the final round, 26 strokes ahead of Oswego. Utica finished third overall with a team total of 1,328 strokes.
After windy, blustery cloudy conditions persisted for round three Saturday, sunny, warm conditions prevailed for the final round.
St. John Fisher sophomore
Benjamin Fox shot a four-over-par 75 on Sunday to complete the four-round event with a top score of 309 strokes and earn individual medalist honors. Fox won the individual title by six strikes over teammate Luke Buckley, who had the low round of 74 (+3) on Sunday.
Nazareth University first-year
Lincoln Crosby placed third overall with a four-round score of 319, one of ahead of St. John Fisher's
Joe DePasquale. Fellow St. John Fisher student-athlete
RJ Juodaitis rounded out the top-five with a four-day total of 322.
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.
2023-24 Empire 8 Men's Golf Championship Team Scores
St. John Fisher University – 1,250 (309-306-330-305)
SUNY Oswego – 1,316 (324-315-346-331)
Utica University – 1,328 (327-319-349-333)
Russell Sage College – 1,342 (323-334-345-340)
Nazareth University – 1,356 (322-326-354-354)
Elmira College – 1,392 (330-336-372-354)
Keuka College – 1,466 (341-350-395-380)
2023-24 Empire 8 Men's Golf Championship Individual Leaders
Benjamin Fox, St. John Fisher – 309 (+25) – 77-77-80-75
Luke Buckley, St. John Fisher – 315 (+31) – 77-77-87-74
Lincoln Crosby, Nazareth – 319 (+35) – 81-77-79-82
Joseph DePasquale, St. John Fisher – 320 (+36) – 84-75-85-76
RJ Juodaitis, St. John Fisher – 322 (+38) – 80-79-79-84
Austin Carpenter, Russell Sage – 323 (+39) – 77-81-82-83
Adam Woodmansee, Utica – 327 (+43) – 82-76-88-81
Connor Tierney, SUNY Oswego – 329 (+45) – 82-79-83-85
Nate MacDonald, Utica – 329 (+45) – 82-85-85-77
Tyler Donohue – SUNY Oswego – 330 (+46) – 81-82-85-82
Gavin Neuland – SUNY Oswego – 330 (+46) – 81-83-86-80
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