Takacs leads 11th place finish at Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational

By Jase May, Sports Reporter

Junior Mikey Takacs matched his career low to lead Canisius to an 11th place finish in Apalachin, NY this past week. 

The Canisius Golf team participated in the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational hosted by Binghamton University, playing in two rounds over two days with a par of 72 set for each round. On day one, Takacs matched his career low of 67 (–4) for the third time in his career. He became the first Canisius golfer since 2003 to record multiple eagles in the same round of golf, a performance which was able to place him third in individual standings after the first day.

Freshman Blake Furtney also came in under par, shooting 70 (-1).  On the day, the team shot 289 which landed them in sixth place. Day two saw the team fall back to 11th place, scoring a collective 306 points among the 4 scored golfers. Takacs once again led the Griffs, this time recording a 75 (+3), with freshmen Adam Cichowski and Cole Thompson right behind with 76s (+4).

Iona took home the team title with a combined score of 561 over two days with Sahir Baylin scoring a 135 (–9), making him the top individual scorer. 

Canisius will conclude their regular season over the fall break when they travel to Lewisburg, PA to play in the Bucknell Invitational.

Photo Courtesy of Tom Wolf