Apalachin, N.Y. – Senior
Anthony Maglisco (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) tied for fourth place with another career-best score to lead the Le Moyne College men's golf team to a fifth-place finish with a program-record total at the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational hosted by Binghamton University on Sunday and Monday at the par-72, 7104-yard The Links at Hiawatha Landing.
Iona University won the team competition with a 15-under par total of 561 following rounds of 13-under par 275 and two-under par 286. The host Bearcats placed second at 13-under 563 after scores of 11-under 277 and two-under 286. St. Bonaventure finished third at 12-under 564 following rounds of five-under 283 and seven-under 281 (the best round of the second round). Iona's Sahir Balyan earned medalist honors with a nine-under 135 following scores of seven-under 65 and two-under 70.
The Dolphins finished in fifth place with a program-record total of five-under 571 following rounds of eight-under 280 and a 291. The 571 is the lowest total in a two-round event in the program's history, eclipsing the previous mark of 573 (279-294) set on September 18 and 19, 2017 at the Penmen Fall Invitational, while the five-under is also the best, topping the four-over at the Mike Bello Invitational in April 2023. The 280 in the first round is the second-best mark posted by the Dolphins in a round in head coach
Joe Tesori '71's 19-year tenure leading the program behind only a 279 at the Penmen Fall Invitational on September 18, 2017, while it is the best total on a par-72 course. In relation to par, the round is the best, surpassing the four-under (284) at the NE10 Championship on October 5, 2015. The 571 through two rounds is the second-best 36-hole score in the program's history, trailing just last week's 568 over the first two rounds at Columbia's The Autumn Invitational, while the five-under score surpasses last week's even-par.
Maglisco finished under par for the second straight event with a career-best four-under 140, which featured an eagle, seven birdies and 23 pars, to land in a tie for fourth place. He registered a one-under 71 in the first round, which included an eagle, two birdies and 12 pars, to end the day in a seven-way tie for 18th place. He followed with a three-under par 69, featuring five birdies and 11 pars, to vault 14 places up the standings. His four-under performance is tied for the third-best over 36 holes in the program's history and is just the ninth ever.
Sophomore
Miles Tauzin-Fox (Los Angeles, Calif./New West Charter School) registered a 143, which featured an eagle, six birdies and 22 pars, to finish in a three-way tie for 17th place. He posted a career-best three-under 69 in the first round, including an eagle, four birdies and 10 pars, to land in a five-way tie for eighth. He followed with a 74 in the second round, featuring two birdies and 12 pars, to slip into the three-way tie for 17th.
Junior
Owen Corby (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) landed in an eight-way tie for 23rd place with a 145, which featured one eagle, six birdies and 19 pars. He was in the seven-way tie for 18th with Maglisco after carding a 71 in the first round, which included an eagle, two birdies and 12 pars. He tallied a 74 in the second round, featuring another eagle on the final hole, four birdies and eight pars, to move into the eight-way tie for 23rd.
Sophomore
Jacob Moody (Oakland, Maine/Messalonskee) tied for 36th place with a 147, which included eight birdies and 20 pars. He opened the invitational with a three-under 69, which featured six birdies and 10 pars, to join Tauzin-Fox in the five-way tie for eighth place. He slid into the tie for 36th with a 78 in the second round, including two birdies and 10 pars.
Freshman
Jacob Olearczyk (Barneveld, N.Y./Holland Patent) finished in a five-way tie for 50th with a 150, which featured a team-best nine birdies and 14 pars. He was in an eight-way tie for 50th after a first-round 76, including four birdies and seven pars. He remained in a tie for 50th with a second-round 74, which featured five birdies and seven pars.
Sophomore
George Green (Hilton, N.Y./Hilton), who played as an individual, was in the eight-way tie for 23rd place with Corby at 145, which included eight birdies and 21 pars. He was in the seven-way tie for 18th with Maglisco and Corby after Sunday 71, which featured five birdies and 10 pars. He followed with a 74 in the second round, which included three birdies and 11 pars, to move into the eight-way tie for 23rd.
Sophomore
Mike Maslanka (Taylor, Pa./Riverside), who played as an individual, finished in a four-way tie for 66th at 156, which featured eight birdies and 13 pars. He turned in a 79 on Sunday, which included three birdies and six pars, to land in a five-way tie for 71st place. He moved up five spots on Monday with a 77, which featured five birdies and seven pars.
The Dolphins return to action at the Bucknell Invitational Sunday through Tuesday at the Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.