LEWISBURG, PA – Ron Robinson went wire-to-wire to win the Bucknell Invitational, shooting five-under par across three rounds and tying the program's single-round record, firing an opening six-under par 64. Monmouth's Men's Golf team also set a school record, shooting 276 in the opening round, four-under par as a group, to best the school mark by four shots en route to finishing one shot out of second place in the 15-team tournament, eventually placing fourth.
 
Robinson posted an outstanding weekend en route to victory, beginning with his school-record tying 64 on Sunday, shooting 32 on each side with seven birdies. He followed that with a 33 on the front to begin Round Two after an eagle on the ninth, and shot even-par 70 on the round. In the final 18 holes, Robinson was one-over after nine and held a one-shot lead headed to the 18^th, which he birdied to secure the victory. Robinson went wire-to-wire, leading after every round.
 
Erik Stevens shot one-under in Sunday's round with three birdies, and followed that with a two-over 72 on Monday and a 73 Tuesday to finish tied for 17^th in the tournament. Brendan Smith posted his best round in the final round with a two-under par 68 that included five birdies after posting a 71 in MU's record-breaking Sunday round to finish T23. Competing in just his second collegiate tournament, Colin McCullagh's best round came Monday with a 71, carding eight birdies on the weekend to finish in the top half of the field. Matt McCormick was a key contributor to Sunday's record round, shooting 72 with four birdies before finishing T39 in the tournament.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"This I believe was our best tournament, and I am thrilled with the way the team is playing.
Their attitude and concentration in practice and competition has been excellent, and they 
are beginning to believe in themselves and in one another. Everyone made a significant contribution and of course Ron played great. He is a great putter, and this win was inevitable." – Head Coach Bill Britton
 
-Robinson's win is the first tournament win for a Hawk since Erik Stevens won the Rolling Green Intercollegiate last spring.
-The win is the first individual victory of Robinson's career.
-Robinson's opening round 64 is the best in school history, tying Anthony Campanile's 64 at the 2005 ECAC Championships.
-Monmouth set a program record with an opening round four-under par 276 as a team, four shots better than the previous record.
-Monmouth finished fourth as a team, one shot shy of tying Bucknell and Youngstown State for second place. Army West Point was eight shots ahead of the Hawks in winning the tournament.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts a tournament this weekend, with the two-round Hawk Invitational set for this Saturday and Sunday at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood, NJ.