Golfers at NE Div. 1 tourney
Lee Birchall '02 continued his solid play of late, shooting rounds of 76-74 -- 150 to finish tied for sixth at the New England Division 1 championship, played at the Country Club of Fairfield in Fairfield, CT. Birchall was only six shots behind the winner, Jim Salinetti of URI, who shot a 73-71 -- 144 . URI won the team title in the field of 18 schools with 591, 17 strokes ahead of Hartford (608). The Big Green finished sixth overall with a 36-hole total of 628. Other notable golfers included Chris Welty '00 (77-78-155), and Jero Esteve '03 (78-80-158). "I'm disappointed with the finish," Birchall said.
