HAMPSTEAD, Md. – The Hood College Blazers finish tied for third in the second edition of the Battle of the Beltway, hosted by Stevenson University at the Oakmont Green Golf Club on Wednesday afternoon.
On the Scorecards
Ayden Jarrell (Florence, S.C./Wilson) led the Blazers with a T-4 finish as he finishes with a personal best 78. His 37 (+1) on the front nine highlight his round with a birdie on the par 5, 530-yard Hole 4.
Cole Beakes (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) finishes two strokes behind at 80 (+8) good enough to tie for sixth place. Beakes stayed consistent with a 40/40 split on the front and back nine.
Aidan Brennan (Warrenton, Va./Fauquier) finishes inside the Top 25, tied for 20
th and a 85 (+13). He walks away with birdies on Hole 5 and 12.
Blake Whitcomb (Jefferson, Md./Brunswick) matches with a finish inside the Top 25, tied for 20
th and a 85 (+13). He boasts a birdie on Hole 10.
Liam Sheridan (Sterling, Va./Dominion) in his first collegiate round and as an independent finishes with an 89 (+17). Sheridan will also notch his first his first collegiate birdie on that same long par 5, 530-yard Hole 4.
Cameron Swan (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) rounds out the Blazers with a 92 (+20), but fit in two birdies on the back nine (Hole 10 and 12) in the middle of crooked numbers.
On the Leaderboard
Catholic finishes in first as a team with a score of 317, eight strokes ahead of second place McDaniel.
Connor Desjardins of Catholic takes the top individual spot in the outing with a score of 75 (+3)
Hood finishes tied for third with a team score of 328, just four strokes behind McDaniel and 11 strokes off the lead.
Up Next
The squad heads to Waynesboro, Pennsylvania to take on the Mason Dixon Invite on Saturday, October 10 and 11 at the Waynesboro Country Club hosted by McDaniel College.
