Saratoga Springs, NY – Tyler Yacawych fired back-to-back 72s on Saturday as the Clarkson University Golf team played two full rounds of 18 holes to open up the Skidmore Invitational at the par-72, 7145-yard Saratoga Spa State Park Golf Course.
Through 36 holes, the Golden Knights sit in seventh place with a score of 596, trailing Amherst (578), Trinity (582), Williams (586), NYU (588), Skidmore (588), and Bowdoin (591) but ahead of Bates (602), Middlebury (604), Rensselaer ‘A’ (604), Springfield (606), Salem State (607), Western New England (614), Wesleyan (622), Rensselaer ‘B’ (643), and Roger Williams (644). The tournament will conclude on Sunday with its final 18 holes.
Yacawych was solid throughout Saturday’s two rounds, ending the day with a score of 144 over 36 holes thanks to his consecutive rounds even-par 72. In the first round, he posted five birdies in clumps, going back-to-back on the second and third holes, and then getting three in a stretch of four on number-12, 14, and 15. In his second round of the day, he eagled the third hole and also picked up birdies on number-9 and number-14. That was good enough to put him in a tie for ninth in the field of 99 golfers.
Luke Weisiger shot 148 for his two rounds, scoring 75 and then 73. His 75 saw him with a single birdie as he had numerous pars, but his second round had four birdies, including three in a row on the front nine (number-2, 3, 4) and then one on number-12. That put him in a tie for 24th in the field.
One stroke behind Weisiger was classmate Eric Spoth, who shot 149 thanks to a 76 and then a 73. Spoth posted birdies on number-3 and number-15 in his first round and then picked up four in the second round of the day, repeating his birdie on number-3 and adding birds on 6, 12, and 17. Through two rounds, Spoth is tied for 29th.
Sophomore Brian Secor ended his day in a tie for 61st in the field with a 77 in his opening round and a 78 in his second trip around the course. Secor had birdies on number-3 and number-12 in his first round and repeated with a bird on number-3 in his second while also going one-under on number-18.
Ryan Makowski had both of his scores dropped from the team tally, shooting 78 for the first round and then 80 in round two for a total of 158 to put him in a tie for 73rd. Makowski had 12 pars in his first tour of the course and then had three birdies in round two, going one-under on numbers-3, 6, and 12.
Playing as an individual, senior Aaron Walsh shot 84 in each of his rounds for a total of 168, putting him in a tie for 92nd. He had a bird on number-14 in the first round and then had 10 pars in round two.