MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Skidmore College golf team is tied for ninth out of 20 teams following the first of two rounds at the Duke Nelson Invitational at Middlebury.

• Skidmore is tied with Farmingdale State following an opening-round team score of 307. The Thoroughbreds are just four shots out of third-place Trinity.
• Babson (296) leads Amherst by one shot on the team leaderboard.
• Sophomore Patrick McLaughlin is tied for 16^th after shooting a 4-over 75. He had three birdies, including a two on the par-3 14^th.
• Rudraksha Banerjee shot a 76 with birdies on No. 10, his first hole, and No. 5. He is tied for 21^st.
• Jaden Cheng and Johnny Hwang shot matching 78s in a tie for 46^th.
• Babson's Jack Berry (68) leads the player leaderboard by two.

 
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The tournament concludes on Sunday at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.