St. Bonaventure Claims 2007 ECAC Division I Men's Golf Title

Charlestown, RI - St. Bonaventure began the day 10 strokes off the lead, but in the end won the 2007 ECAC Men's Division I Golf Championship at Shelter Harbor Golf Club.  St. Bonaventure followed up its Round 1 score of 293 with a 303, for a total of 596 (+28).  Sacred Heart University posted the second-best total of the day (297) to finished in second place at 598.  First round leader Binghamton University was 34 strokes higher in Round 2 than it was in the opening round, taking third place with a total of 600.

Co-hosts the University of Rhode Island and the University of Connecticut took fourth and fifth, respectively, with scores of 601 and 606.

Sean Curtin of Iona University fired two rounds of 72 to earn the low medalist honors.  His 36-hole total of 144 (+2) was good enough for a one-stroke victory over Matt McClure of Central Connecticut State University.  Five golfers tied for third place individually with scores of 146, including Round 1 co-leaders Patrick Donovan of Binghamton and Nathan Peck of St. Bonaventure, who both struggled to shoot 78s in Round 2.

For complete team and individual results, click here.

Below: Round 1 co-leader Nathan Peck of St. Bonaventure (left), Sacred Heart's Matt Belizze (center), and Binghamton's Zack Vinal (right).