MALVERN, Pa. – The Skidmore College men's golf team trimmed 10 shots off its team score from round one to two, and then shot the tournament's second-best third round on Monday to finish fifth at the Swarthmore Invitational.

• Skidmore (311-301-291—903) shot a 291 as a team in the third round behind only team champion Dickinson.
• The Thoroughbreds got off to a solid, steady start to the day in the first round. All six of Skidmore's players finished within two shots of each other (74-76).
• Then, in round three, Rudraksha Banerjee was one of nine players to shoot par or better with a 71. He had a team-best five birdies and played the back nine at 1-under par. He was 17^th.
• Tate Esler finished 12^th. Following a 76 in the middle round, he shot a 1-over 72 in round three that featured 13 pars and a pair of birdies.
• Patrick McLaughlin and Johnny Hwang both shot 74s in the final round. McLaughlin placed 24^th, and Hwang was 29^th.
• Derek Thomas took off eight strokes from his opening round for a 75 in round two followed up by a 75 in the final round. He was 47^th.
• Jaden Cheng, Skidmore's individual entry, was 45^th (81-74-79—234).

 
FROM HEAD COACH TOM OPPEDISANO
"I'm proud of this group for staying mentally tough, adjusting, and finding a way to finish strong after a tough first round. We are going in the right direction for sure."
 
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Skidmore will host the Tim Brown Invitational April 11-12 at the Ballston Spa Country Club.