Complete ResultsStow, Mass. - October 3, 2010 - Led by Craig and Kyle DiFranco, the Springfield College golf team finished sixth out of 11 teams at the ECAC Division III Golf Championships. As a team, the Pride totaled 641 strokes.
Elms College was the overall winner totaling a final score of 618 strokes, while Endicott College (620) and Nichols College (621) placed second and third, respectively. Chris Hamel of Husson placed first for the weekend with a score of 147, just three strokes over par.
Craig DiFranco had a tremendous showing as she placed fourth overall in the tournament. He shot a 78 in the first round and followed that up with a 73 in the second round, for a final score of 151. He also recorded an eagle and was one of five players to do so in the whole tournament.
Kyle DiFranco tied in 13th overall after firing a 77 first round and an 80 second round for a two-day total of 157. DiFranco totaled five birdies over the weekend and went two-under on the par three's.
Rounding out Springfield’s competitors was junior Alexander Brown, who tied in 29th shooting a 165, and junior Jared Slingerland, who tied in 34th and shot a 168.
The Springfield College golf team heads to Leicester Mass. next weekend to compete in the NECC Championships.
Joe Eadie enters his 19th season as the head men's golf coach at Springfield College in the fall of 2012. Eadie is the head golf professional at the Fenway Golf Range in nearby East Longmeadow, and is in the process of becoming a PGA Professional. Read more.