WESTFIELD – Babson College freshman Martin Jensen shot a 1-over par 72 to win the individual title, and led the Beavers to the team title at the Westfield State University Invitational men’s golf tournament at Tekoa Country Club on Tuesday.
Mike Sarkus hits his drive on the 8th hole at Tekoa Country Club at the 2016 Westfield State Invitational Golf Tournament on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Westfield State University Sports)
Jensen carded four birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey in the winning round on the 6,315-yard Donald Ross/Geoffrey Cornish layout. He doubled his first hole of the day, then went around the next 17 holes in 1-under par, finishing with a par to secure the win. He finished a stroke ahead of three players who finished with 73, including his teammates Pranav Mohan and Luc Linmayr, and Steven Ferraro of Worcester State.
Westfield State junior Mike Sarkis (East Longmeadow, Mass.) was tied for fifth with a three-over 74, making three birdies and six bogeys.
Nick Eliopoulos hits his second shot on the 10th hole. (Photo courtesy of Westfield State University Sports)
Babson dominated the team scoring, finishing 14 shots ahead of second-place Rhode Island College (306) and 17 in front of the host Owls, who turned in a strong performance with a team score of 309 in the 14-team tournament.
The Owls had four players shoot scores in the 70s, as Kris Houda (Lynnfield, Mass.) (77), Nick Eliopoulos (Lynnfield, Mass.) (79) and Matt Ferrelli (Milford, Mass.) (79) joined Sarkis in that decile.
The Owls’ Ryan Koczela (Bridgewater, Mass.) finished with an 82, while Ryan Boermeester’s (Billerica, Mass.) 84 led Westfield State’s second entry into the tournament. – Courtesy of Westfield State University Sports
