Men's Golf | September 10, 2022

KENSINGTON, Conn. - Freshman Kevin Lydon made a collegiate debut that he will never forget on Saturday, setting a new school record for low round, a new course record at Shuttle Meadow Country Club, and leading the La Salle men's golf team to a new team scoring record on the opening day of the Ryan T. Lee Memorial.

Lydon, a Doylestown, Pa. native, recorded a 10-under par 61 which included 11 birdies, breaking the previous school record of PJ Acierno who shot 65 at the Rutgers Invitational in 2015. The Explorers fired a seven-under par 277, which broke the prior school record of 281 (Elon, 2018) by four strokes, and stand in a tie for second place heading into the final round on Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Lydon came out on fire in his first collegiate appearance, birdieing his first three holes and making the turn at five-under par 32.
• After a bogey on the 12th, Lydon carded a par on the 13th before finishing with a birdie frenzy.
• The freshman birdied each of his final five holes to finish atop the individual leaderboard.
• Another freshman, Anthony Garcia, also had an impressive showing in his La Salle opener, shooting even-par 71.
• Sophomore Matthew Lafond carded a one-over 72, freshman Armond Loscalzo stands at 73, and senior Karsen Rush rounded out the La Salle contingent at 74.
• Sacred Heart shot 11-under 273 and stands in the team lead, while Lydon leads Marcus Lim of SHU by three shots.

UP NEXT:

• The Ryan T. Lee Memorial concludes on Sunday, Sept. 11, with 18 holes.