SUTTON, Mass. (April 19) – The Nichols College golf team finished ninth out of 18 teams at the Blackstone National Invitational hosted by Worcester State University Tuesday afternoon. The Bison were led by senior Jon-Paul Chouinard (Sutton, Mass.), who tied for 18th overall in the 86-player field.

Nichols combined for a 334 to finish two strokes back of eighth-place Westfield State. Just four strokes separated the sixth through ninth-place teams.

Chouinard posted a 40 on both the front and back nines of the par-72, 6,655-yard course. Brian Sears (North Grafton, Mass.) finished tied for 29th with an 83. After matching Chouinard on the front nine, John Juterbock (Darien, Conn.) carded a 44 on the back to finish tied for 35th with an 84. Joshua Paulhus (Natick, Mass.) had a tough back nine and tied for 53rd with an 87 after leading the team on the front with a 39. Matthew Quigley (Sturbridge, Mass.) rounded out the scoring in 76th with a 94.

Salem State captured the team title with a composite 313, led by medalist Nick Zolotas, who shot a three-under 39.

This tournament concludes the spring season for the Bison.

9 Nichols College 334
T 18 Jon-Paul Chouinard 40- 40 80
T 29 Brian Sears 42- 41 83
T 35 John Juterbock 40- 44 84
T 53 Joshua Paulhus 39- 48 87
T 76 Matthew Quigley 50- 44 94

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