Men's Golf: Jarmas leads Tigers to Ivy League title

Sunday sealed the victory for Princeton, as four of the five players on the team shot or matched their lowest scores on the final day. These players included junior Greg Jarmas, who shot a 70 on the final day of competition to win the individual title, and freshman Quinn Prchal, who shot a 69 on Sunday to tie for fourth on the weekend.

“I’ve been playing really well in practice, so I just went out there and knew what I could expect from myself,” Jarmas said. “I trust the work I put into my game, not just this spring but over the winter and last summer and fall. I hit the ball well, and Coach Green was out there with me for pretty much every shot I hit, which was really nice to have that kind of comfort level with him for the whole tournament.”

With his victory on Sunday, Jarmas became the 13th Ivy individual men’s golf champion for Princeton. He trailed by three shots going into the final round after shooting 71 and 72 on the first two days, respectively, but ended the tournament with two birdies and two bogeys to finish 3-over par.

“It’s a pretty tough course; par’s a pretty good score out there. The greens are really fast, and in general in the Ivy League championship it’s a pretty good score, so I wouldn’t have been surprised if it wasn’t good enough, but I’m not surprised that it won either,” Jarmas said. “It couldn’t feel any better to win the individual championship, but more important is the team title and to be going to regionals.”

Also contributing significantly to this title was Prchal, who was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Prchal is the first Tiger to win this award, which started in 2009.

“Quinn is really, really good,” Jarmas said. “He won Rookie of the Year, but I’d say he’s probably the best player in the Ivy League. He’s just another really solid player that the team can count on pretty much every round.”

Both Jarmas and Prchal were named first-team All-Ivy for their performances this season.

Senior Bernie D’Amato also significantly contributed, finishing 11th individually at +13, and junior Nicholas Ricci finished tied for 21st at 19-over.

The Tigers will compete in NCAA Regionals on May 16-18 after receiving the Ivy League automatic bid as a result of their win this weekend. Although Arizona is Jarmas’ first-choice location for the team’s regional tournament, the team will have to wait until May 6 for the location to be announced.