Daley leads golfers to fifth-place finish

SMITHFIELD, R.I. –  Senior Alex Daley (Hudson, Mass.) helped lead the Bryant University men's golf team to a fifth-place finish at the OMNI Financial Intercollegiate Sunday afternoon, as the senior finished seventh overall and posted a total score of 232 in the three-day tournament at the Hunter Golf Club in Savannah, Ga.

Daley opened the weekend with an 83 before posting a field-low 74 on day two, almost duplicating his stellar performance on the final day with a 75. The Massachusetts native finished a mere six strokes off the lead and was one of three Bulldogs who finished in the top-20 in the field of 65 golfers.

Kyle Hoffman (Pawtucket, R.I.) (T-9, 235), Mike Pyne (Foxboro, Mass.) (T-18, 239), Brent Besch (Wallingford, Conn.) (29, 245), Greg Najarian (Rumford, R.I.) (T-30, 247), Spencer Sweitzer (Lunenberg, Mass.) ( T-35, 249) and Grant Certuse (Mansfield, Mass.) (T-45,257) rounded out Bryant's seven competitors in the outing.

Greensboro College won the event with a score of 929, three strokes ahead of Penn (932) while Wittenberg University (958), Ohio Dominican University (961) rounded out the top-four teams in the nine-team field. The Bulldogs finished in fifth place after shooting a combined 963 (318, 327, 318) and ahead of Ohio Wesleyan (973), Mount St. Joseph's (991), Shenandoah University (1023) and Urbana University (1076).

Bryant returns to action Saturday April, 9 for the New England Championships at Newport National Country Club.