{"id":570690,"date":"2026-03-28T20:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570690\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T20:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:54:32","slug":"mens-golf-hosts-columbia-spring-invitational-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/570690\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Golf Hosts Columbia Spring Invitational on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The Columbia Spring Invitational is on tap for the men&#8217;s golf team on Monday. The one-day, 36-hole event will take place at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThis year&#8217;s competition will feature 13 teams and an estimated 70+ individual competitors. Joining the Lions will be Maryland, Lafayette, Le Moyne, Drexel, Siena, Saint Joseph&#8217;s, Fordham, Saint Francis, Manhattan, Bryant, Merrimack and Penn.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nColumbia&#8217;s starting lineup will feature first year <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/alejandro-formosa\/22089\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22089\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Formosa<\/a>, senior <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/george-rubelsky\/22088\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22088\" target=\"_blank\">George Rubelsky<\/a>, first year <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/neil-kulkarni\/22090\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22090\" target=\"_blank\">Neil Kulkarni<\/a>, senior <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/darren-pang\/22086\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22086\" target=\"_blank\">Darren Pang<\/a> and first year <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/sam-johnson\/22091\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22091\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Johnson<\/a>. Sophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ryan-keyes\/22083\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"22083\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Keyes<\/a> will compete as an individual.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nRubelsky leads this year&#8217;s team with a 73.33 stroke average across seven tournaments. He owns five top-25 finishes, three top 10s and a season-best tie for fourth at the Columbia Autumn Invitational. He carded rounds of 66, 72 and 69 for a 6-under-par 207. Pang and Formosa have identical 74.57 stroke averages, followed closely behind by Kulkarni at 74.62.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Columbia Spring Invitational is the third of four events the Lions host this academic year. They hosted the inaugural Metropolis Intercollegiate, Sept. 8-9, at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, New York. They then hosted their annual Autumn Invitational at Lake Placid Club in late September. Columbia will host the single-day Roar-EE Invitational for a fourth straight season on April 18 at Wiltwyck Golf Club in Kingston, New York.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scoreboard.clippd.com\/tournaments\/233069\/scoring\/team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live results<\/a>\u00a0for this weekend will be available on the Scoreboard powered by Clippd.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFOLLOW THE LIONS:<br \/>\nFor the latest on Columbia men&#8217;s golf, follow @CULionsMGolf on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CULionsMGOLF\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/culionsmgolf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/culionsmgolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and on the web at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gocolumbialions.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GoColumbiaLions.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK \u2014 The Columbia Spring Invitational is on tap for the men&#8217;s golf team on Monday. 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