DUDLEY, Mass. (Sept. 8) – Nichols College senior Jon-Paul Chouinard (Natick, Mass.) fired a one-under 71 to lead the men's golf team to a first place finish in the Bison's first match of the season Wednesday at Dudley Hill Golf Course. Nichols shot a composite 305 to finish ahead of Anna Maria (330) and Mitchell (438) in the “B” match. The Bison continue action this weekend at the Trinity Invitational at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club in Kensington, Conn.
Chouinard finished five strokes ahead of his nearest competitor and after finishing one-under on the front nine, finished out the back at even par. Other top finishers for the Bison included Joey Gallagher (Hopewell Jct., N.Y.) and rookie Brian Sears (North Grafton, Mass.), who finished the day with final scores of 77.
Anna Maria's Christopher Kusz rallied from a tough front nine to place second with a 76 (+4), while Drew Norris was the top finisher for Mitchell with a 78 (+6), also faring better on the back nine.
Nichols senior Dan Cafasso (Prospect, Conn.) opened the season with an 80, and senior Jake Hubley (Auburn, Mass.) rounded out the Bison squad with an 87 in his first match at Nichols.
Nichols 305
Name Out In Total
Jon-Paul Choinard 35 36 71
Joe Gallagher 39 38 77
Dan Cafasso 41 39 80
Jake Hubley 45 42 87
Brian Sears 40 37 77
Anna Maria 330
Name Out In Total
Christopher Kusz 40 36 76
Jeremy Ross 39 42 81
Jeff LaFramboise 46 38 84
Brian Conrad 46 43 89
Jake Kardash 47 42 89
Mitchell 348
Name Out In Total
Drew Norris 40 38 78
Ricky Palaia 49 53 102
Justin Szela 43 43 86
John Pescheta 42 40 82
Dan Varga 59 47 106
