Diplomats Take Muhlenberg Invitational
Danny Liebowitz took the individual title while Brendan Mohler and Cameron Warner both placed fifth to deliver Franklin & Marshall the Muhlenberg Invitational team championship on Monday. The Diplomats finished at 326, 10 strokes better than runner-up Penn State Harrisburg in the 11-team tournament. The team championship is the fourth for F&M in the fall portion of its schedule.
Liebowitz's 78 was eight strokes over par at the 6,581-yard Lehigh Country Club and two strokes better than second place finisher Chris McCann from Ursinus. Mohler and Warner both carded 82 in the 54-man field.
Technically, there is no defense in the game of golf. No one is sitting in front of the cup trying to stop shots or intercept the ball.
But when the winds blow like they did during Monday's Muhlenberg Fall Invitational, it can feel like there is an entire line of defenders just trying to keep players from scoring.
Despite strong gusts that blew for much of the day, Muhlenberg battled through to still finish strong. With all four players finishing within five shots of each other, the Mules came in third in the team race at challenging Lehigh Country Club, narrowly missing out on second.
Muhlenberg Invitational Lehigh Country Club Allentown, Pa Dates: 10/17/2011 Par 70, 6581 yards Fin. Top 20 teams Total Par 1 Franklin & Marshall............ 326 +46 2 Penn State Harrisburg.......... 336 +56 3 Muhlenberg..................... 337 +57 4 Alvernia University............ 339 +59 5 Moravian College............... 341 +61 6 Delaware Valley College........ 354 +74 7 Keystone College............... 357 +77 8 DeSales University............. 365 +85 9 Penn State Berks............... 374 +94 10 Lebanon Valley College......... 384 +104 Ursinus College................ DNF Fin. Top 20 Players Team Total Par 1 Danny Liebowitz...... Franklin & Marshall............ 78 +8 2 Chris McCann......... Ursinus College................ 80 +10 t 3 Eric Junkins......... Delaware Valley College........ 81 +11 t 3 Derrick Reese........ Penn State Berks............... 81 +11 t 5 Zack Meyers.......... Muhlenberg..................... 82 +12 t 5 Brendan Mohler....... Franklin & Marshall............ 82 +12 t 5 Cameron Warner....... Franklin & Marshall............ 82 +12 t 8 CJ Foust............. Penn State Harrisburg.......... 83 +13 t 8 Russell Hill......... Ursinus College................ 83 +13 t 8 Scott Stires......... Moravian College............... 83 +13 t 8 Jordin Stoltz........ Penn State Harrisburg.......... 83 +13
