The men’s and women’s golf teams competed in the Ivy League Championships this weekend, with the women finishing fourth and the men coming in seventh at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J.
On the upper course, the women took fourth behind Penn, Yale and Harvard. The Quakers finished at 65-over-par for the weekend, while the Tigers shot 113-over, 19 strokes better than fifth-place Brown. Freshman Anna Jang won second-team All-Ivy honors with a 24-over-par finish, good for ninth place in the tournament. Senior Michelle Grilli finished 13th at 29-over-par in her final tournament for the Tigers, while sophomore Wonji Choi tied for 15th at 30-over-par and junior Kate Scarpetta came in 19th at 33-over-par.
On the lower course, the men’s team came in seventh at 81-over-par, beating out only Brown. Columbia finished first, shooting 50-over-par on the weekend. Freshman Bernie D’Amato, who tied for fourth at seven-over, was named to the first-team All-Ivy squad. Junior Eric Salazar was the next finisher for the Tigers, coming in 20th place at 20-over. Sophomore Patrick Wasserman finished at 23-over, good enough for 23rd place. Sophomore Chase Lovett-Woodsum came in 33rd at 31-over, and senior Jake Skinner finished 38th at 48-over.
Both sides will lose the contributions of their seniors next year. Grilli has consistently been one of the women’s top competitors, and the men will lose four golfers: Juan Pablo Candela, Tom Klingman, Gregory Stamas and Skinner.