Kris Dufour

Mammoth men in 3rd Place after 2 Rounds of Skidmore Fall Invitational

10/10/2026 6:38:00 PM

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.. – The Amherst College men's golf team competed in Day 1 of the Skidmore Fall Invitational Saturday. The Mammoths competed at the Saratoga Spa Golf Course hosted by Skidmore College. For Day 1, the field played 36 holes. Round 1 began with a 7:45 A.M. shotgun start, and Round 2 started right after. After the first round, the Mammoths finished in 4th place with a total of 295, or 7 over par. The Mammoths stayed consistent and finished their second round also with a total of 293, and moved up to 3rd place.

Leading the tournament is New York University, with a two round total of 287, 286, or 3 under par.

On the individual leaderboard, junior Andre Zhang led the Mammoths after shooting 70, or 2 under par, for round one. A. Zhang had an impressive 6 birdies for the round. For round 2, A. Zhang stayed consistent with 70, this time with 5 birdies! This brought A. Zhang's two round total to 4 under par and tied for 2nd place.

Following, freshman Andrew Xu finished round one firing 75, followed by an impressive 70! In round two Xu had an impressive 6 birdies as well, and sits with a two round total of 1 over par. Freshman Charlie Perkins similarly performed, shooting 70 in round one with two birdies and an eagle on hole 6, a part 5. Perkins shot 75 in round two, bringing him to a two round total of 1 over par. Following, sophomore Thomas Zhang finished with a 78, 77, bringing his two round total to 11 over par. Finally, freshman Kaden Choi followed shooting 81 in round 1, but fought back and fired 75 in round two. Choi's two round total is 12 over par.

The Mammoths are starting tomorrow with an 8:30 A.M. shotgun start at the Saratoga Spa Golf Course. The Mammoths are looking to looking to fight back and climb the leaderboard tomorrow for their last tournament of the fall season.

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