Pearse Lee...finished second on the Scarlet Raptors
Raptors finish eighth at F&M Spring Invitational
LITITZ, Pennsylvania (April 17, 2023) – The Rutgers University-Camden golf team shot a round of 334 to finish eighth here Monday at the F&M Spring Invitational. The event was held at the Par 71, 6,660-yard Bent Creek Country Club.
Host Franklin & Marshall saw its B team win the 13-team invitational, carding a 296, 12 strokes over par, to defeat Dickinson College by four strokes. Franklin & Marshall's A team finished third with a 301. Rutgers-Camden finished ninth with a 334 team score, one stroke behind Thomas Jefferson University.
Jacob Haberstumpf of Movavian College and Jas Fuhrer of Franklin & Marshall both shot a 1-under par 70 in the field of 68 golfers, with Haberstumpf earning medalist honors on matching cards.
The Scarlet Raptors' top golfer, senior
Patrick DeMareo, continued a busy week which saw him tie for ninth place last Tuesday at the two-day Swarthmore DuPont Invitational, then compete in three matches after joining the Rutgers-Camden tennis team, rising from sixth singles in his debut to second singles on Sunday. In Monday's F&M Spring Invitational, DeMareo tied for seventh, shooting a 2-over par 73.
Freshman
Pearse Lee finished second on the Raptors, shooting an 85 to tie for 38th place, while freshman
Reid Walker tied for 44th with a round of 87. Senior
Ryan Lewbart tied for 47th with an 89 and senior
David Gibson carded a round of 92 to finish 54th.
The Scarlet Raptors will play in the United East Championships at the Clinton Country Club in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, on April 29-30.
1. Franklin & Marshall (B), 296, +12; 2. Dickinson College, 300, +16; 3. Franklin & Marshall, 301, +17; 4. Goucher College, 308, +24; 5. Moravian College, 311, +27; 6. Hood College, 317, +33; 7. Thomas Jefferson University, 333, +49;
8. Rutgers-Camden, 334, +50; 9. Neumann University, 344, +60; 10. Lebanon Valley College, 347, +63; 11. Dickinson (B), 351 +67; 12. Ursinus College, 373, +89; 13. Wilson College, 394, +110.
Medalist: Jacob Haberstumpf (Moravian College), 70
Rutgers-Camden Scores: Patrick DeMareo 73,
Pearse Lee 85,
Reid Walker 87,
Ryan Lewbart 89,
David Gibson 92.
