The men's team shot a 297 (+17) in the final round, finishing the tournament with a 902 (+62). Last year's Ivy League Player of the Year Peter Williamson '12 led the way with an overall score of 217(+7). He finished tied for fourth in the individual standings.
"The kids went out there and played well," head coach Rich Parker said. "They went out there and made Dartmouth proud."
The Big Green also had solid contributions from Davis Mullany '11 who shot a 227 (+17) and David Putney '10 who shot a 228 (+18) in the last game of his college career. James Pleat '13 also scored for Dartmouth, carding a 233 (+23).
Teddy Overton '12 played well through the first two rounds but was disqualified on day three after taking a drop incorrectly and reporting himself to the scoring committee.
"It was good to see our senior David Putney play well and finish his career strongly," Williamson said. "On the whole we hadn't been playing well throughout the Spring, but this weekend we went out there and gave it our best. Unfortunately it wasn't enough."
The Big Green played better each round, lowering its overall team score throughout the competition.
"Everyday we gave it our best and took it from there," Williamson said. "Different players played well every day, which kept us in the hunt. If we would have kept our rounds going through the back nine, we could've won the title."
The Big Green shot a 305 (+25) on the first day, as Williamson and Putney led the way with identical scores of 73 (+3). On day two, Dartmouth improved by five strokes, shooting a 300 (+20). Williamson and Overton had the low scores of the round, each posting a 74 (+4).
With a 605 (+45), the Big Green finished the second round in sixth place, and nine strokes off the lead.
Despite shooting its lowest score during the final round of the tournament, Dartmouth was unable to move above fourth place one notch down from last year's third place tie. "It was clearly a close race the whole way, and the result shows that we are up there in the Ivy League," Williamson said. "If we can get some recruits the next two years we can definitely take one home."
Columbia University won the tournament for the third consecutive year, while the University of Pennsylvania's Scott Williams won the individual title in a playoff against Columbia's Clark Granum.
The Big Green women's team finished the tournament with a 1021 (+157), shooting a 345 (+57) in the final round. Heather Roland '12 posted the lowest score of the round for Dartmouth with an 83 (+11), while Julie Campbell '13 shot the team's lowest combined score a 250 (+34).
Captain Katie Gulemi '11 finished with a 255(+39) and Roland finished with a 258(+42). Also scoring for the Big Green was Marietta Smith '12 who finished with a 260 (+44).
Unlike the men's team, the women's team score rose every round of the tournament.
"We played alright the first two days, but the rain affected us on the last day," head coach Kevin Gibson said. "We have a young team though, with two sophomores, a junior and a freshman, so it was good experience."
Dartmouth had its best round of the tournament on day one, scoring a 337 (+49), and Campbell played the best round of her collegiate career, shooting a 79 (+7).
The team scored slightly higher in the second round, finishing with a 339 (+51) on the day. With an overall score of 676 (+100), the Big Green was just nine strokes behind sixth place Columbia.
"We knew exactly where we were going into the final day," Roland said. "We didn't think about it on the course though we were just focused on playing well. We knew that the rain would lead to bogeys and bad breaks, but we stayed focused throughout."
The Big Green finished with its highest round on the final day, shooting six more shots than the day before.
The team finished the tournament 23 shots behind sixth place. It is the second consecutive last place finish for the team.
"For three of us it was the first time playing in Ivies," Roland said. "The experience playing in these pressure-filled situations will definitely help us in the future."
Penn won the women's team title for the first time in school history. Alyssa Roland of Yale University, older sister of the Big Green's Heather Roland, won the individual title with a score of 227 (+11). Penn's Isabel Han finished one stroke behind.
The Ivy League Championships mark the conclusion of the season for both the men's and women's teams.
The women's team will bring back all of its players next year, while the men's team will lose graduating seniors Putney, Shunsuke Aonuma '10, and Dan Egan '10.
