SOUTH KENT, Conn. – Alex Taylor carded a two-day 149 to lead the Fairfield University men’s golf team at the Hartford Hawks Invitational. Taylor and Kevin Duncan both finished in the top half of the 107-golfer field at Bull’s Bridge Country Club in South Kent.
Taylor paced the Stags on the back of an opening-round 71. He shared the low round for a Fairfield player with Conner Beakey, who fired a 71 today to round out his 153. Duncan added a 150 with two rounds of 75 on the par-72 course. Eric Austin added a 154, and Alex Ferrante turned in a 156.
On the team leaderboard, the Stags slotted 13th out of 19 teams – topping opponents including host Hartford, crosstown rival Sacred Heart and MAAC foe Rider. The Stags were just two strokes behind Bryant and Hofstra in a tie for 11th place and eight shots out of the overall top 10.
Cal Poly won the event, guided by a fifth-place 139 (-5) from Justin De Los Santos. Medalist honors went to Donnie Trosper of UCF, who posted a 134 (-10) to edge Towson’s Dylan Stein by one stroke.
The Stags continue their fall schedule in two weeks to vie for the MacDonald Cup at The Course at Yale. Fairfield is on the links in New Haven on Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2.
