Liberty League Men's Golf Championship
Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26; Shenendoah Golf Course, Turning Stone Resort Casino; Verona, N.Y.
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE:
LIVE RESULTS
 
ABOUT THE SHENENDOAH COURSE:

• Par-72
• Yardage: 6,763
• Designer: Rick Smith
• Year Opened: 2000

 
SKIDMORE LINEUP:

1. Johnny Hwang (So., Falmouth, Maine) – 21 rounds, 77.6 avg. (adj.)
2. Jaden Cheng (Fy., Manhasset, New York) – 21 rounds, 76.1 avg. (adj.)
3. Tate Esler (Jr., Westfield, New Jersey) – 11 rounds, 75.1 avg. (adj.)
4. Patrick McLaughlin (So., Dalton, Massachusetts) – 21 rounds, 74.5 avg. (adj.)
5. Rudraksha Banerjee (So., Kolkata, India) – 21 rounds, 74.8 avg. (adj.)

THE FIELD (natl. rank, regional rank):
Clarkson University (140, 9)
Hobart College (127, 6)
New York University (73, 3)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (135, 8)
University of Rochester (16, 1)
Skidmore College (73, 2)
St. Lawrence University (132, 7)
 
TOURNAMENT HISTORY:
Skidmore Team Championships (10)

• 2016
• 2015
• 2013
• 2012
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2005
• 2003

 
Skidmore Individual Champions (9)

• Kevin McGough - 2022
• Mitchell Campbell – 2017
• John McCarthy – 2012
• Chris DeJohn – 2009
• Peter Anderson – 2009
• Chris DeJohn – 2008
• Matt Canavan – 2007
• Chris DeJohn – 2006
• Stuart Drahota – 2005

 
Number of Championships
Skidmore – 10 (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Rochester – 5 (2006, 2014, 2017, 2024, 2025)
NYU – 3 (2018, 2019, 2022)
RPI – 2 (2021, 2023)
Hamilton – 1 (2004)
 
A PEAK AT THE THOROUGHBREDS:
Skidmore will look to improve upon its fourth-place showing at last year's championship, and the Thoroughbreds are an experienced squad with four of the team's golfers from the 2025 championship back in the lineup. As a team, they are receiving votes in the most recent Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Poll (April 17). As a team, Skidmore posted four top-four finishes this season, including a tie for third at its own Dr. Tim Brown Invitational. Sophomore Johnny Hwang is the Thoroughbreds' top returning golfer from the 2025 conference championship, where he placed ninth with a score of 182 (+2). At Tim Brown, he tied for 12th, compiling a two-day score of 147 (73-74). Sophomore Patrick McLaughlin is another key returner for the Thoroughbreds. He finished 21st at the 2025 championship with a 191 (77-39-75). This season, he was second on the team at Farmingdale State's Spring Invitational, carding a 144 over two rounds to finish 22nd in a field of 96 golfers. He also recorded a top-20 finish at the Port City Classic in Savannah, Georgia (T-19th, 223—77-74-72). Sophomore Rudraksha Banerjee is also back; he paced the team at their last two tournaments with a pair of top-five finishes. At Tim Brown, he tied for second with a two-day score of 142 (71-71), and at Farmingdale State, he tied for third, shooting a two-under 68 in the opening round and a two-over 72 on day two for an even-par 140. Last year, he tied for tenth at the league championship with a three-day score of 183 (71-35-77).
 
SKIDMORE IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP:

• Appearances: 29
• Best Finish: 2^nd (1996)
• Top 10's: 13

 
NEXT: The winner will earn the Liberty League's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship later in May in Florida.