The women’s golf team defeated Columbia in a dual match while the men’s team placed ninth in the Princeton Invitational over the weekend.
The women took a three-shot victory, winning 323-326 in an added one-round dual match against Columbia this weekend. Sophomore Wonji Choi led the Tigers during this match with a final shot score of 78.
The match took place at Columbia’s Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y. on Saturday. It was added to the schedule to give the Tigers another round of competition in preparation for the Ivy League Championship, which takes place April 23–25. In last year’s Ivy championship, Princeton finished third, just ahead of fourth-place Columbia.
Choi’s score of 78 was one shot ahead of freshman Olivia Garard’s 79, three shots ahead of freshman Anna Jang’s 81 and seven shots ahead of senior Michelle Grilli’s 85. These top four players contributed scores to the win.
“It wasn’t our best performance, but we beat Columbia,” Choi said. “It was a fun dual match, especially since we’re playing on the same course this weekend for their invitational tournament as a defending champion. We are all looking forward to this weekend and working really hard.”
The team will return to Spook Rock this weekend for its final tournament before the Ivy championship.
The men’s golf team hosted its annual Princeton Invitational at the Springdale Golf Club this weekend, finishing ninth in a field of 15 schools. Freshman Bernie D’Amato was the top Tiger with a 7-over score, resulting in a tie for 14th place overall.
The other three Princeton scorers included junior Eric Salazar finishing with a 9-over to tie for 19th place, sophomore Patrick Wasserman finishing at 14-over to tie for 44th place and senior Jake Skinner finishing at 16-over for a 53rd-place tie.
“We didn’t play to our ability this weekend,” Salazar said. “It seemed like whenever we got some momentum, we could never keep it going. That being said, though, we’re excited about the next two weeks.”
The team will head to the Caves Valley Golf Club next weekend for its final tournament before competing in the Ivy championship.
Last weekend’s tournament was important in readying the Tigers for these final two matches.
“We all learned a lot about our games,” Salazar said. “I know if we don’t put too much pressure on ourselves and accept what the course gives us, we will have two successful weeks leading up to the NCAA regional tournament.”
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