Amherst Places Second at Little Three Championship

Recap, photo courtesy of Amherst College

AMHERST, Mass. - The Amherst College men's golf team finished second in the annual Little Three Championship against Williams College and Wesleyan University Wednesday afternoon at Hickory Ridge Golf Club in Amherst, Mass.

The 36-hole event features an alternate shot format in the morning, followed by singles match play in the afternoon.

In the alternating shot format, Williams defeated Wesleyan, 4-0, while Amherst also defeated the Cardinals, 4-0. The Ephs added a 3-1 win over the Purple & White.

In singles match play, both Amherst and Williams defeated Wesleyan by a score of 7-1, while the
Purple & White and Ephs split, 4-4.


Williams defeated Wesleyan, 11-1 and Amherst, 7-5, while the Purple & White earned an 11-1 win over the Cardinals. 

ALTERNATING SHOT HIGHLIGHTS

• Amherst defeated Wesleyan, 4-0 as the tandem of Sam Procter '18 and Mateo Wiesner '18; Justin Henricksen '18 and Patrick Arena '16; Dan Langa '18 and Jack Burlison '19; and James Line '16, and Liam Fine '17 each earned a point against the Cardinals.
• Procter and Wiesner also picked up a point against Williams, defeating Mike Stone and Jack Coyne.
  

SINGLES MATCH PLAY HIGHLIGHTS

• In singles action against Wesleyan, Arena, Wiesner, Henriksen, Procter, Line, Burlison, and Fine each picked up a point for Amherst, helping the Purple & White seal an 11-1 victory over the Cardinals. 
• Against Williams, the Ephs claimed the first two points through Moss and Tsay, before Henriksen, Procter, Line and Burlison rattled off four points in a row to even the overall match at 5-5. 
• Williams held on for the narrow victory as Stone and Coyne collected the final two points. 

UP NEXT

• Amherst returns to action Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24 at the Williams Spring Opener.