Around the Herd: Your Weekly Mammoth Sports Update
In the first installment of “Around the Herd,” the sportswriting staff provides some quick snapshots of all the Amherst sports action you may have missed this past week.
Amherst Golf
Back to the Links: Golf Teams Set to Open Season
While the men’s golf team looks to build upon a fifth-place finish in the NESCAC Championship last year, the women’s team hopes to repeat last season’s NESCAC Championship and trip to the NCAA Championships with a loaded roster of returners.
Women’s Golf Wins NESCAC Championship, Men Fifth
Playing at their home course, the Amherst women’s golf team won their first-ever NESCAC Championship this past weekend. Dominant play over two rounds earned an emphatic 11-shot victory and a trip to the Division III National Championship in Houston, Texas. The men’s team finished fifth of 10.
Stellar Rounds Highlight Golf Teams’ NESCACs Prep
The men’s and women’s golf teams played in two-day tournaments this past weekend. The women hosted the Leaman Invitational, while the Men headed to Williamstown for the Williams Invite. The women finished third of 10 teams, the men finished sixth of nine.
Amherst Golf Competes in Second Round of NESCAC Tournament
Both the Amherst men’s and women’s golf teams competed in the NESCAC #2 event
over the weekend. The women headed to the Ledges Golf Club in South Hadley for
the second round of the cumulative NESCAC tournament on Saturday, May 2, while
the men followed suit the next
Men's and Women's Golf Take on NESCAC Rivals in Weekend of Tournaments
Over the weekend, the Amherst men’s and women’s golf teams both competed in the
NESCAC #1 tournament. On Sunday, April 25, the women’s team also faced rival
Williams at the Taconic Golf Club.
On Saturday, April 24, the women’s team finished third out of five at
Amherst Golf Competes in Tufts and Williams Invitationals
Both the Amherst men’s and women’s golf teams traveled across Massachusetts to
compete in tournaments over the weekend. The men’s team competed in the Tufts
Invitational on April 17, while both teams headed northwest to Williamstown for
the Williams Invitational on April 18.
In the Tufts Invitational,