The Binghamton golf team will conclude their fall season on the road this weekend at the Lehigh Invitational. The tournament will take place from Saturday through Sunday at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa.
The Bearcats are coming off of their strongest performance of the season so far. At its home event, The Matthews Auto Invitational at The Links at Hiawatha Landing, Binghamton finished second for the second year in a row. Harrison Blech and Sean Shen helped the Bearcats by both finishing in the top 10. Blech shot 70-72 = 142/2-under par over the course of both rounds, the lowest score of his career through 36 holes to place tied for seventh, a career-best finish for him. Meanwhile, Shen finished tied for 10th after he scored 72-72 = 144/even-par.
As a team, Binghamton shot 285/3-under par in the first round to finish the day tied for first. That is tied for the eighth-lowest team score in a round relative to par in program history. They shot 291/3-over par on the final day to bring their total score to 576/even-par.
The Lehigh Invitational will feature the Bearcats competing against seven other teams throughout 36 holes over the course of two days. Binghamton will go against host Lehigh, Fairfield, Lafayette, Monmouth, Rider, Siena and William & Mary
Saturday’s round begins at 10 a.m., while Sunday’s starts at 9:30 a.m.
