Golf Finishes 7th in Conference Match

Golf Finishes 7th in Conference Match

Salem State came from one-stroke back to overtake Husson on the second day of the 2014 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men's Golf Championship to claim the school's first conference title.

Dealing with a 25-mph wind, and cold temperatures at the Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown, Mass, the Vikings, who shot a 306 on the opening day, turned in an impressive final round score of 316 to record a tournament-best 625 and earn the NAC automatic bid to the NCAA Championships this spring. The Eagles, finished just seven strokes behind on day two, finishing with a score of 631, ending their eight-year championship run. Castleton turned in the second best team-score of the day (319) to finish in third with a two-day total of 635.

Maine Maritime (649) finished in fourth place, and was followed by UMaine-Farmington (696), MCLA (735), and Johnson State (842) to complete the field for the NAC Championship.

For complete team results, please click HERE.

Husson's Greg Martin earned medalist honors after turning in a stellar 1-under-par (71) on Day 2 to finish the tournament at 146 (+2). Maine Maritime's Keenan Kalthoff, who topped the leader board on day one finished three strokes back with a 149 (+5). Salem State's Tom MacPherson (153) took third for Salem State. Rounding out the top five was Greg Pike from Husson and Dan Hogan from Castleton, who both shot a 156.

For complete individual results, please click HERE.

For a video recap of Day 1, please click HERE. A video recap of Day 2 will be available Monday, October 20.