Middlebury, Vt. - September 13, 2026 - The Springfield College men's golf team opened its 2026 campaign finishing 17th at the Duke Nelson Invitational held at Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Vermont.

As a team, Springfield produced a score of 638 (+70) and was led by first year Sean O'Neill (East Longmeadow, Mass), who individually finished tied for 14th. Middlebury won the meet and was followed by Skidmore, Amherst, Tufts and Wesleyan (Conn.) to round out the top five. 

After the first day of competition, O'Neill was tied for first producing a score of 71 with four birdies and 11 pars in the first round before tying for 14th with a two day score of +9. Matthew Kumpulanian (Wilbraham, Mass.) who finished tied for 36th with a score of +11 over two rounds while having the best second round for the Pride with a +2 as he notched two birdies and 12 pars. 

Ryan Wood (Foxborough, Mass.) tied for 87th with a +23 and registered 13 pars across 36 holes, while John Lahtinen (Farmington, Conn.) finished 96th with a +28 and tallied 15 pars. Nolan Kelly (East Longmeadow, Mass.) rounded out the scores for Springfield coming in 98th two strokes behind Kelly while registering 16 pars. 

Springfield will return to action September 26 as the Pride host the MASCAC Championships at Veterans Memorial Golf Course.

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