Lehigh to host 2008 Patriot League Championship

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh will host the 2008 Patriot League Golf Championship this weekend at Saucon Valley Country Club. The championship will consist of a two-day, 54-hole format and will be played on the 7,051-yard, 72-par Grace Course. The seven participating schools will play back-to-back 18-hole rounds on Saturday and finish off with another round of 18 on Sunday. Six golfers from each school will compete for each team, with the low four scores in each round used for team scoring. This marks the third time Lehigh has hosted the event, after previously holding it at Saucon Valley in 1996 and again in 2003.

The Mountain Hawks are led this year by junior Will Robinson and sophomore Steve Suarez. Robinson has led Lehigh in each of its four events this spring, including a third place finish at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Invitational on April 22 after shooting a 78. Suarez was the 2007 Patriot League Co-Rookie of the Year and a First-Team All-League selection. The sophomore tied for fourth place overall at last year’s championship with a score of 220 (75, 72, 73).

Other Mountain Hawks expected to compete are junior captain Shane Gilroy, freshman Duncan Zeiders, senior Chad Lubart and freshman Dwight D’Iorio. Gilroy finished second on the team at the season opening George Washington Invite after shooting a 194 (78, 79, 37), while Zeiders shot a 79 at the Lehigh Valley Collegiate Invitational to tie for second best on the team. Lubart also shot a 79 at the LV Collegiate Invite and D’Iorio shot a season best 78 at the Navy Invitational last weekend.

Bucknell has won the last two Patriot League Golf Championships and will attempt to become the third school in league history to win three consecutive, and the first since Navy won three straight ending in 2001. The Bison were the preseason pick of coaches and sports information directors to claim this year’s crown. Individually, Holy Cross’ Matt Czarnecki will attempt to win back-to-back titles after he shot a 212 to capture the 2007 championship.

The action on both days is slated to get underway at 8:00 AM.

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