Men's Golf Wins Doc Gimmler

Saturday, September 11

Farmingdale, N.Y./Bethpage Red Course

TBA

Columbia

Doc Gimmler Fall Intercollegiate

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics

9/12/2021 6:38:00 PM | Men's Golf

Golfstat Results Team Leaderboard Individual Leaderboard Team/Individual Leaderboard Final Results (PDF)

Lions win by one stroke, hold off competition for the team title; Pat Healy leads Lions on Sunday; Nathan Han finishes in eighth place; Columbia claims third team title in its last four invitationals.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y.—After holding a three-stroke lead following Saturday's first two rounds, the Columbia Men's Golf team fended off all competitors to claim The Doc Gimmler team championship Sunday at the Bethpage State Park Red Course. Columbia combined for a five-over-par 281-278-286-845, just one stroke ahead of Harvard (+6, 846) and Connecticut (+6, 846) to take win its third team title in its last four invitational competitions. Final results are available on Golfstat at this link.

It was a total team effort as all five Columbia golfers contributed to the victory and three Lions finished among the top-20 competitors. On Sunday, it was Long Island native Pat Healy, playing just a few miles from his hometown in Centerport, N.Y., who led the charge. After finishing the first 36 holes in 44^th place, the team captain fired a Columbia-best and career-low one-under-par 69 with three birdies and 13 pars. Though he placed 31^st in the individual standings with a seven-over-par 74-74-69-217, it was his Sunday performance that keyed, inspired, and vaulted the Lions to the top.

Sophomore Nathan Han was Columbia's top individual finisher as he placed eighth overall at one-under-par 71-68-70-209. Han did his damage in the second round with a career-low 68 where he sank birdies on holes 2, 5, 9, 15, and 16, to move up 13 spots in the individual standings and into a tie for third place. On Sunday, Han finished with four birdies including back-to-back on holes 16 and 17. He tallied 12 birdies on the weekend.

Sophomore DJ Francey and first-year William Sung both finished in 14^th place. Francey, who led the entire field with 13 birdies, finished at three-over-par 71-69-73-213. He moved up 10 spots in the individual standings after firing six birdies in the second round for a career-low 69. Sung, competing in his first collegiate competition, found his stroke in the first round with four birdies and five pars on the back nine. He concluded the weekend at three-over-par 68-71-74-213.

Sophomore Alvin Kwak took 35^th place at eight-over-par 71-70-77-218. Still, his first two rounds were important factors in Columbia's victory.

"Today's result was a culmination of being player-led, which is the most important thing," Columbia Head Coach Rich Mueller said. "Our captains have done an amazing job of getting everyone off on the right foot, including our first-years. We had a great plan in place and it's easy to see why we're going to be competitive all season."

After shooting a combined 278 in the second round, Columbia entered Sunday's final round in first place after finishing Saturday's two rounds at one-under-par 281-278-559. The Lions took a three-stroke lead into the final round. But it was not easy as Harvard and Connecticut mounted comebacks with a successful third round.

The Lions' Saturday performance also had historical significance. The Lions' 278 in the second round ties for the fourth-best round in school history and their 281 in the first round ranks tied for the eighth-best round. Columbia finished with a team-best 43 birdies on the weekend.

Fourteen teams competed in the event including Colgate, Columbia, Connecticut, Harvard, Hofstra, Holy Cross, Iona, Lafayette, Lehigh, Towson, Navy, host St. John's, Villanova, and Yale.

The Bethpage Red Course plays to 7,092 yards with a par of 70. More information on the course is available at this link.