The golf team this past weekend earned its best finish of the season, scoring an eighth-place finish out of 18 teams at the Williams Invitational.
Playing like he was trying to earn a spot on the Ryder Cup team, freshman Sebastian Vik was remarkable, shooting an even par (71) on Saturday and following that up with a 74 on Sunday. Vik's total of 145 was good for a tie for the second-best overall result out of the 93 golfers competing.
Seniors Cal Shapiro and Dan Moll also contributed to the Jumbos' cause on Saturday, each shooting an 81. Their classmate Lindsay Walker chipped in with an 84.
On Sunday, every member of the team was under 80. In addition to Vik's 74, Walker improved his score by seven strokes to 77, and Shapiro pared his down to 79. Fellow senior Luke Heffernan rounded out the team with a 76.
The Williams squad enjoyed a terrific weekend on its home turf as the hosts prevailed by 20 strokes, with a team total of 591. The Ephs benefited from a pair of under-par rounds on Sunday, as seniors Robert Camp and Jack Killea shot 69 and 70, respectively.
The Jumbos' team total of 623 put them seven strokes behind seventh-place NYU and three strokes ahead of ninth-place Salem State.
Tufts this weekend will head to Hartford, Conn., for the NESCAC qualifiers hosted by Trinity, looking to build on its latest results.
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by Daniel Rathman
