The Columbia men’s golf team finished in second place after two days of competition at the Cornell Invitational, held in Ithaca, N.Y. last weekend. The tournament took place on the par-72, 6,890-yard Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, featuring 13 other teams.
The Lions went into the final round of play on Sunday leading Binghamton after shooting a two-over par 578 on Saturday.
The Light Blue counted on solid performances from sophomore Andrew Kim and junior Michael Yiu going into the invitational, both of whom finished in the top twenty individuals in the previous tournament. They pulled through, finishing at second and 14th place, respectively, at the end of the second round and tied for fifth overall. Sophomore Jordan Lee and senior Brendan Doyle also turned in noteworthy performances for the team.
Columbia headed into Sunday with promising results, after shooting a tournament-best 29 birdies in the first two rounds of play.
At the end of the tournament, Binghamton had taken over first place, finishing seven-over par with a total score of 871. Columbia concluded the tournament ten strokes over par with a score of 874. Senior Sam Mysock played the tournament as an individual and finished tied for second, and junior Ford Fischer joined his teammates in fifth place.
Next week the Lions are slated to compete in the Macdonald Cup, which will be held in New Haven, Conn. from Oct. 1-2.
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