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Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU golf team opened play in the Towson Fall Invitational Saturday in Grasonville, Md., at Prospect Bay Country Club. Playing 36 holes Saturday, the Colonials carded a score of 594 (-2) and sit in first place entering Sunday's third and final round, seven strokes ahead of the host Tigers and Howard, which each finished at 581 (+5).
RECORD BREAKER
Junior
Josh Nagy put together a round for the record book to open the Towson Fall Invitational, recording seven birdies en route to a 65 (-7) in the first round to help bolster the Colonials. Nagy is the fourth different RMU student-athlete to post a 65, the lowest round in program history. The last to turn the trick was Ryan Prokay (2011-15) at the 26th annual Leo Keenan Invitational at St. Bonaventure Sept. 14, 2015. Where Nagy separates himself, however, is by establishing a new school record for shots under par in a round. Four other Colonials had finished a round five under, with Nagy besting that by two strokes. A look at each of the four rounds in program history at 65 …
| Score |
Name |
Date |
Tournament |
| 65 (-7) |
Josh Nagy |
10/23/21 |
Towson Fall Invitational |
| 65 (-5) |
Ryan Prokay |
9/14/15 |
Leo Keenan Invitational |
| 65 (-5) |
Garrett Browning |
9/15/14 |
Leo Keenan Invitational |
| 65 (-5) |
Max Cahn |
9/18/09 |
Bucknell Fall Invitational |
THE FIELD
RMU finished with a 284 team score in the first round Saturday and posted a 290 in the second round. Towson shaved 15 strokes off its score in the first round (298, 283), while Howard improved by 11 strokes (296, 285). Rounding out the field entering Sunday's third round is Youngstown State (583), Binghamton (586), Niagara (601), Towson B (603) and Manhattan (605).
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Everett Whiten, Jr., of Howard also posted a 65 in the first round Saturday to sit in a tie atop the individual leaderboard with Nagy heading into the second round. Nagy finished with a 71 (-1) in round two and will take a three-stroke lead into the final round Sunday over Whiten, Jr., who finished at 74 in the second round. Overall, Nagy is eight under par. Shawn Colella (140) of Binghamton sits third, followed by Jeremy Summerson (142) of Towson and RMU's
Skyler Fox (143), who is playing the Towson Fall Invitational as an individual. Nagy added five more birdies in the second round for the Colonials and is tied with Whiten, Jr., with 12 on the tournament. On Saturday, Nagy averaged 2.63 strokes on a pair three and 3.85 strokes on a par four.
THE LINEUP
Playing at No. 4 for the Colonials, senior
Chase Miller is in a tie for seventh individually after finishing at 145 (73, 72) Saturday. RMU showed composure and consistency in the first two rounds Saturday, with sophomore
Xavier Schwarz finishing with a 146 (73, 73), which is tied for 14th, while junior
Alex Seelig carded a 150 (76, 74). Rounding out the lineup for RMU is junior
Logan Hess, who finished the first two rounds with a 153 (73, 80). As a team, the Colonials finished with 21 birdies in the first round Saturday and 11 in the second round.
EAGLE EYE
Fox posted a career-low score in the second round for RMU, finishing five under par with a 67. He recorded an eagle on the fourth hole, the 556-yard par five, while also recording six birdies. Fox joins former Colonials Daniel Franco Saad, Garrett Browning and Prokay in finishing with a round of 67. Fox finished with a 76 in the opening round and shaved nine strokes off his score in the second tour of the course.
UP NEXT
The Colonials conclude the Towson Fall Invitational Sunday at Prospect Bay Golf Club.
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