Monday, March 30
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Columbia Spring Invitational
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Men’s Golf Ties for Eighth at Columbia Spring Invitational
3/30/2026 9:53:00 PM | Men's Golf
Keyes earns career-best finish
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. — Sophomore Ryan Keyes posted a pair of 5-over-par 75s to earn a tie for 15th in the Columbia Spring Invitational. The single-day, 36-hole tournament was held on Monday at Rolling Green Golf Club.
Keyes's 15th-place finish is the best of his collegiate career. He carded three birdies, six bogeys and one double in his first round, followed by two birdies, three bogeys and two doubles in his second round. Keyes tied with six others on the leaderboard at 10-over-par 150. There were 70 players in the field.
The Lions also got a top-25 finish from first year Neil Kulkarni. The rookie from Ashburn, Virginia, combined for four birdies and did not make worse than bogey on any hole all day. The top 25 is the fifth of Kulkarni's season and his second straight.
Columbia finished in a three-way tie for eighth at 49 over par. After an opening team round of 32 over, the Lions came together for a second-round 17-over 297. George Rubelsky posted Columbia's best round of the day of 3-over 73. Kulkarni shot a 74, while Keyes and Darren Pang posted 75s.
The Lions compete again in two weeks, April 11-12, in the Princeton Invitational at Springfield Golf Club in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Keyes's 15th-place finish is the best of his collegiate career. He carded three birdies, six bogeys and one double in his first round, followed by two birdies, three bogeys and two doubles in his second round. Keyes tied with six others on the leaderboard at 10-over-par 150. There were 70 players in the field.
The Lions also got a top-25 finish from first year Neil Kulkarni. The rookie from Ashburn, Virginia, combined for four birdies and did not make worse than bogey on any hole all day. The top 25 is the fifth of Kulkarni's season and his second straight.
Columbia finished in a three-way tie for eighth at 49 over par. After an opening team round of 32 over, the Lions came together for a second-round 17-over 297. George Rubelsky posted Columbia's best round of the day of 3-over 73. Kulkarni shot a 74, while Keyes and Darren Pang posted 75s.
The Lions compete again in two weeks, April 11-12, in the Princeton Invitational at Springfield Golf Club in Princeton, New Jersey.
FOLLOW THE LIONS:
For the latest on Columbia men's golf, follow @CULionsMGolf on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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