ARMONK, NY — The forecast never looked good, and an early morning weather check confirmed that expectation, as round two of the Jasper Spring Collegiate was canceled on Saturday morning. As a result, the Jaspers' fourth-place standing after round one has gone official, as have the rest of the standings.
HIGHLIGHTS
-
Despite being denied a final round by Mother Nature, freshman Louis Vandeputte (E) earned a tie for eighth place in the individual standings, alongside FDU's Thomas George, Merrimack's Rafli Sati, Monmouth's Luke Schaal and Fordham's Jake Mrva.
-
Freshman Róbert Leó Arnórsson did his best to recover from a slow start in round one, which saw him drop a couple of strokes early before finishing at +2 (73), tying him for 15th place with four other golfers.
-
Junior Dimitri Mihelakos and sophomore Akshay Mandadapu recorded scores of 74 (+3), placing them in the top 30 on the individual leaderboard.
-
In Manhattan's second group, Luke O'Grady-Rodgers and Patrik Vinter spearheaded the foursome with scores of 74 (+3).
-
Looking ahead to next weekend's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships, Manhattan head coach Keith Prokop will field a six-man squad of freshman Louis Vandeputte, freshman Róbert Leó Arnórsson, freshman Cabell Faulkner, junior Dimitri Mihelakos, sophomore Akshay Mandadapu and freshman Patrik Vinter.
QUOTES FROM MANHATTAN
Prokop on the success of the Jasper Spring Collegiate: "It was amazing to be able to showcase our home course (The Summit Club at Armonk). The course and the staff did an amazing job putting on a great show even with Mother Nature getting in the way."
Prokop on getting ready for the MAAC Championships: "We are extremely excited. Our young men have been putting in a lot of hard work and buying into what it takes to be successful at the top level. We still haven't clicked on all cylinders, but if we shift into gear we can play with the very best of them. I have full trust and belief in my guys to do it when the lights shine brightest."
NEXT UP
All eyes will be on Disney's Magnolia Golf Course for all 72 holes of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships which will play out from Thursday to Saturday of next week. Magnolia, the longest of Disney's courses, is what's standing between the next MAAC Champion and an automatic berth into the NCAA D1 Men's Golf Championship (May 23-28) at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Follow Manhattan Manhattan Golf on Instagram (@mjaspersgolf) and X (@JaspersGolf).
