Warminster, Pa. (October 5) – Led by a first place individual finish by junior
Vinny Dasaro (Vernon, NJ), the FDU-Florham men's golf team defeated Delaware Valley University, 316-330, in a dual match this afternoon at Five Ponds Golf Club.
FDU-Florham's team score of 316 marks the lowest performance by the Devils since the spring of 2018 when FDU-Florham carded a 317 in a dual match at Misericordia University.
Dasaro tied his career low this afternoon as he carded a 75 (+4) for first place, two strokes lower than the second place finisher from Delaware Valley. The junior made a two putt birdie on the 517-yard, par five, 12th hole and also hit a lob wedge to within eight feet of the hole and made birdie on the 349-yard, par four, 18th hole.
Graduate student
Austin Whiteman (Parsippany, NJ) and first-year
Chris DeRogatis (Branchburg, NJ) tied for third place today as they both carded an 80 (+9) against the Aggies. Whiteman's score was a career low as he posted a 40 on both the front nine and the back nine.
Sophomore
Aidan Newman (Gainesville, Fla.) also shot a career low score today with an 81 (+10) as he birdied the 437-yard, par four, 16th hole after rolling in a 35-foot putt. First-year
Andrew McKernan carded an 83 (+12) as he birdied the 349-yard, par four 18th hole after making a 30-foot putt.
Individually, sophomore
Grant Jenkins (Long Valley, NJ) carded a career-low 85 (+14) in his round today.
FDU-Florham will return to action tomorrow afternoon with a dual match at William Paterson University. The matchup will take place at Black Bear Golf Club in Franklin, NJ.
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here: https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
