CRANSTON, R.I. (April 18) – The Nichols College golf team finished eighth out of 19 teams at the Johnson & Wales Spring Wildcat Invitational at the Cranston Country Club Monday. Senior Joshua Paulhus (Natick, Mass.) fired a tournament-low 73 (+2) on the final day of play to finish third on the individual leaderboard.

Paulhus had a tournament-best five birdies on Monday and cut six strokes off his first round score to move from 17th place Saturday to a third-place overall finish in the tournament with a two-day 152 (79, 73).

Brian Sears (North Grafton, Mass.) dropped to a tie for 24th place after standing in ninth after round one, finishing with a two-day 160 (77, 83). John Juterbock (Darien, Conn.) cut three strokes off his first round score to tie for 44th with a two-day 165 (84, 81). Matthew Quigley (Sturbridge, Mass.) moved up nine spots on the individual leaderboard by taking six strokes off his Sunday score, finishing with a two-round 166 (86, 80) in a tie for 47th. Dan Cafasso (Prospect, Conn.) also fared better in the second round, cutting eight strokes off his opening round card to tie for 53rd with a two-day 168 (88, 80).

Salem State took top team honors with a composite 620, and was led by medalist Nick Zolotas, who held onto his top place after the first round and finished six-over with a two-day 148 (74, 74).

Nichols closes out the spring season Tuesday at the Blackstone National Invitational hosted by Worcester State.

8 Nichols College 326 314 640
3 Joshua Paulhus 79 73 152
T 24 Brian Sears 77 83 160
T 44 John Juterbock 84 81 165
T 47 Matthew Quigley 86 80 166
T 53 Daniel Cafasso 88 80 168

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