Men’s Golf Wins Second Blazers Invitational

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GRANBY, Mass. – Elms College sophomore Phil Rurak (Wilbraham, Mass.) shot an even-par 72 to earn individual medalist honors and help pace the Blazers' white squad to a first place score of 305 in Wednesday's Blazers Invitational hosted by Elms College at Westover Golf Course.

Elms' white team finished first with 305 points followed by Nichols College (317). Rhode Island College and Westfield State University finished in a tie for third (320), Worcester State University finished fifth (324), Anna Maria College placed sixth (325), Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) finished seventh (327), Franklin Pierce University came in eighth (343) and Mitchell College and Daniel Webster College tied for ninth (353). Suffolk University claimed 11^th place (358) while Emmanuel College and Becker College scored a 360 each to tie for 12^th place. Elms' green team placed 14^th (363) and Newbury College rounded out the field of 15 teams with 403 points.

Rurak carded a one-over-par 37 on the front nine before rallying for a one-under-par 35 on the back nine to register the day's low round. He also swung a hot putter, delivering seven birdies to lead the field of 75 golfers.

Worcester State's Bob Bruso (Auburn, Mass.) and Nichols' Brian Sears (North Grafton, Mass.) each scored rounds of 73 to finish in a tie for second. MCLA's Shane Ortega (Pittsfield, Mass.) earned fourth place honors (74) while Elms' freshman Henry Fall (Harpswell, Maine) and Franklin Pierce's BJ Powers (Southbury, Conn.) registered rounds of 75 to tie for fifth.

Elms White Team
1, Phil Rurak, 72
T5, Henry Fall, 75
T7, Kyle Simard, 76
T21, Andrew Sullivan, 82
T21, David Pianki, 82