The New York University Top-50 countdown of the 2019-20 season's varsity sports highlights continues with #39, the men's golf team's victory at the Duke Nelson Invitational on September 14-15.
Playing at the at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury, VT, the Violets out-distanced the 23-team field by 10 strokes.
NYU's two-day total of 579 was 10 strokes better than second-place Williams College's. It represented the second-lowest 36-hole score in team history, while the Violets' second-round 288 also tied for second-lowest in team annals.
Robbie Keyes (Louisville, KY/duPont Manual) finished in second place individually, and his three-under-par round of 68 on day two was tied for the second-lowest in team history.
NYU also sported two more top-10 finishers, as
Chris Lee (Palisades Park, NJ/Bergen Catholic) tied for eight place and
Alan Chen (Freemont, CA/Mission San Jose) tied for 10th.
A complete wrap-up of the tournament can be found
here.
Previous Season Highlights
#50 - Softball Wins Season Opener
#49 - Men's Tennis Opens Season Successfully at TCNJ Lions Kickoff
#48 - Baseball is Back – Violets Win Season Opener
#47 - Men's Basketball Secures first UAA win, 80-79. vs. CMU; Macarchuk's three-pointer snaps 75-75 tie with 1:40 left
#46 - Softball Wins Season Finale; Swan tosses three-hit shutout
#45 - Men's Tennis Wins on Senior Day
#44 - Baseball Ends Season with a One-Hit Victory
#43 - Women's Fencing Dominant at FDU Invitational
#42 - Women's Volleyball Begins Season on Six-Match Winning Streak
#41 - Women's Soccer Dominates in Home Opener
#40 - Men's Volleyball Wins Season-Opening Invitational
