Men's Golf | 4/15/2023 10:30:00 PM

HERSHEY, PA – The St. John Fisher University men's golf team competed in the third round of the 2022-23 Empire 8 Championship on Saturday at the Hershey Country Club. The Cardinals continued to grow their lead after a strong showing. Fall scores will combine with scored from rounds three and four to determine team and individual awards.
 
As a team, Fisher has a score of 926, 38 strokes ahead the second place Oswego State. The Cardinals posted a team-best score of 293 (+12) for the round, headlined by Nick Tellone's four-under-par round of 67, five shots better than anyone else on the round. He carded seven birdies on the day. Tellone, a junior, now holds a 13-stroke lead for individual medalist honors heading into the final round at +8 overall, with teammate Benjamin Fox in second. Joseph DePasquale is fourth overall at +24, while teammate RJ Juodatis is tied for fifth overall. Juodatis recorded the second best round on Saturday, carding a 72 (+1).
 
The fourth and final round will take place on Sunday, April 16 with action beginning at 8 a.m.
 
2022-23 Empire 8 Championship Team Scores (After 3 Rounds)
St. John Fisher University – 926 (314-319-293)
SUNY Oswego – 964 (328-323-313)
Utica University – 1,015 (331-347-337)
Medaille University – 1,036 (349-353-334)
Elmira College – 1,068 (360-359-349)
Russell Sage College – 1,079 (365-367-347)
Nazareth College – 1,120 (386-384-350)
Keuka College – 1,135 (380-377-378)

2022-23 Empire 8 Fall Championship Individual Leaders (After 3 Rounds)
Nick Tellone, St. John Fisher – 223 (+8) – 77-79-67
Benjamin Fox, St. John Fisher – 236 (+21) – 82-77-77
Ryan Fecco, SUNY Oswego – 237 (+22) – 77-77-83
Joseph DePasquale, St. John Fisher – 239 (+24) – 81-81-77
Jake Owens – SUNY Oswego – 241 (+26) – 85-78-78
RJ Juodatis – St. John Fisher – 241 (+26) – 84-85-72
Cameron Cwaykus, Medaille – 249 (+34) – 83-83-83
Bryce Barber, St. John Fisher – 249 (+34) – 80-86-83
Adam Woodmansee, Utica – 250 (+35) – 79-89-82
Carter Lathrop, Utica – 251 (+36) – 82-86-83
Shane Kaemmerman, Utica – 251 (+36) – 82-87-82
Tyler Donohue, SUNY Oswego – 251 (+36) – 93-83-75

AWARDS: The Empire 8 champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship. The top five scorers at the end of the tournament (who played in all four rounds) will earn first-team all-conference honors with the next five finishers being named to the second team. Finishers 11-15 will earn third team accolades. The individual with the lowest four-round score will be named Empire 8 Player of the Year, while the lowest scoring first-year student-athlete will earn Empire 8 Rookie of the Year honors.

THE COURSE: The Hershey Country Club was founded by iconic chocolate entrepreneur Milton S. Hershey in 1930. The club has grown since its founding, as the private club now features three separate pristine 18-hole courses. The E8 Championship will feature the club's East Course, which opened in 1969 and lays claim to over 100 bunkers scattered throughout the rolling fairways.  The club and its expansive views have welcomed some of the sport's all-time greats, including Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.
 
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