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Oct. 03, 2022; Hampden, Massachusetts, USA;  during the 2022 Greathorse Invitational at Greathorse Golf Club. Photo by Brian Foley for Foley-Photography.
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Men's Golf

Men's Golf Wraps Up Fall Season With 3rd Place Finish at Lehigh Invitational

van der Nat finishes 3rd individually at -3 for tournament

BETHLEHEM, PA Rick van der Nat (Noordwijk, The Netherlands/Visser 't Hooft) shot one-under 71 Saturday to finish three-under for the tournament to finish third individually and lead the Rider University golf team to a third-place finish as a team at the Lehigh Invitational at Saucon Valley Country Club. The Broncs shot 299 (+11) Saturday to finish +11 (587) for the tournament, behind only champion St. John's (571, -5) and Lehigh (584, +8).

Jack Urban (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) shot three over Saturday and four over for the tournament to finish tied for 13th. Michael McCrone (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) shot seven over on Saturday to drop from a tie for second to 19th for the tournament. Zander Gibson (Concord, OH/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) shot 76 (+4) Saturday and +12 for the tournament to finish 44th, while Louie Giovacchini (Windermere, FL/Windermere) carded a 77 (+5) Saturday and +8 (30th) for the tournament.

QUOTES & NOTES
"Rick played a great round and had a great tournament."

"The back nine was totally terrible today, but I have to give these guys a lot of credit for the amount of progress that we've made this Fall."

"Looking forward to a solid offseason and defending our conference championship in the Spring." – Rider Head Coach Jason Barry

- The Broncs were coming off a win at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Lehigh's Yuxuan Song won medalist honors with a 139 (-5) for the tournament, a stroke ahead of St. John's Jack Simon (140, -4) and two strokes ahead of van der Nat (141, -3).
- The Broncs were one of four MAAC schools in competition, joining Siena (602, +26, T5th), Fairfield (605, +29, T7th) and Iona (619, +43, 11th).   
- The Broncs led the field with a eight-under performance on the Par 5's and 37 birdies on the tournament.  
- This weekend's tournament concludes the Broncs' Fall season.
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Players Mentioned

Zander Gibson

Zander Gibson

6' 1"
Sophomore
Louie Giovacchini

Louie Giovacchini

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jack Urban

Jack Urban

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rick van der Nat

Rick van der Nat

6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Zander Gibson

Zander Gibson

6' 1"
Sophomore
Louie Giovacchini

Louie Giovacchini

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jack Urban

Jack Urban

6' 0"
Sophomore
Rick van der Nat

Rick van der Nat

6' 2"
Senior