DANIELSVILLE, Pa. --- The Moravian College golf team opened its 2016-17 season by capturing first place at the annual Moravian Fall Invitational Monday at Woodstone Country Club as the Greyhounds posted a team score of 305.
"I was really pleased to see the guys come out and play well for the first event after losing a couple of guys to graduation," commented Head Coach Kevin Edwards. "It was really nice to see a couple of the younger guys step up and play well. They've been practicing and playing well so it was nice to see it come through in the event. Beginning the year with a win is a great to get started."
The Blue and Grey finished four strokes ahead of Rutgers-Camden and five shots ahead of Chestnut Hill College in the tournament. Anthony Hoffman from Chestnut Hill led the 64 golfers with an even par round of 72. Moravian senior Dan Leppert was two strokes off the lead and tied for third with a 74, and he had three birdies and 10 pars in his opening round of the season.
Junior Tyler Smith was a stroke back in fifth place with a 75 that included 11 pars and a pair of birdies while senior Anthony Beltrami was tied for seventh with a 77 that saw him make four birdies and six pars. Sophomores Kody Long and Joe Rochelle rounded out the Moravian squad with rounds of 79 to tie for 14th on the afternoon. Long had two birdies and eight pars while Rochelle added two birdies and 10 pars.
The Greyhounds' Blue team took 11th of the 13 teams with a 341 and was led by junior Kevin Kunkle, who was fifth with a season-opening round of 77 with 13 pars. Freshman Andrej Skrbinsek was tied for 40th with an 87 in his first collegiate round including one birdie while junior Matt Miksiewicz was a stroke back in a tie for 44th after an 88 Monday with one birdie. Freshman Nick Kuhn rounded out the Moravian golfers with a round of 89 with a birdie that tied him for 48th place.
The Hounds are scheduled to return to action in the first two rounds of the 2016-17 Empire 8 Conference Championship this Saturday and Sunday at the Timber Banks Country Club in Baldwinsville, New York.
