Men's Golf | September 28, 2019

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The La Salle men's golf team completed day one of The 44^th MacDonald Cup on Saturday. The Explorers are tired for 10^th out of 12 after shooting a 306 and 297 in rounds one and two, respectively.

ABOUT THE MacDONALD CUP:

• This is the 44^th running of The MacDonald Cup, hosted by Yale.
• The Course at Yale is a par 70, 6,810-yard course in New Haven, Conn.
• Twelve teams are competing with a total of 76 golfers.
• Six players per team compete with the top four scores counting.

LA SALLE SCORECARD:

• Junior David Kim is leading the Explorers and is tied for 27^th overall. Kim shot a 71 and 75 for a two-round total of 146 (+6).
• Junior Ron Fischang carded a 152 (+12) after a 76 in each of the first two rounds.
• Sophomores Parker Wine, Matt Werner, and freshman Karsen Rush are all tied at 155 (+15). Wine and Werner shot an 82 and 73, while Rush hit a 79 and 76.
• Rookie Nikita Romanov rounded out the La Salle card with an 80 and 77 for a day-one score of 157 (+17).

THE FIELD:

• Minnesota leads the 12-team tournament with a 549 through the first two rounds.
• The Gophers' Evan Long and Angus Flanagan sit atop the player leaderboard after carding a 136 (-4).

UP NEXT:
La Salle concludes The MacDonald Cup tomorrow for the final round. The Explorers tee off at 9 a.m. in a shotgun format.