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The Harvard men's golf team began the 1996-97 campaign at the Wildcat Invitational over the weekend with a two-day score of 671, placing the team only ninth in a field of 13, but there is reason for encouragement in the relatively lackluster performance.
The Crimson was paced by senior Darren Kilfara, who is a Crimson editor, and sophomore Doug McBeab, who shot 153 and 152, respectively.
Such solid performances from Kilfara, who was playing competitive golf for the first time in over a year, and McBean, who competed in his first tournament at the collegiate level, bode well for the team in the upcoming spring and fall competitions.
Sophomore Craig MacDonald posted a solid 153, overcoming a lack of experience this year--playing only four rounds this summer--and an inconsistent putter.
"I hoped for better," MacDonald said, "but I couldn't expect much [given may lack of play this year]."
Despite these encouraging performances, the team as a whole did not fare as it has hoped it would.
"As a [team], we didn't play well," junior Alex Gonzalez said. "But the positive was a couple of guys who really came out [and shot good scores]."
The team earned a 306 on Sunday on a fairly wide-open course and then closed with a 311, as the Crimson struggled with the tighter, more difficult layout on Monday. Yale led the field, firing a two-day score of 583 to beat second-place Hofstra by 11 strokes.
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