WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Amherst
College claimed the 2009 NESCAC Women's Golf Tournament title at
the Waubeeka Golf Links in Williamstown, Mass. The NESCAC Women's
Golf Tournament is a one-day event held in conjunction with the
Williams Fall Classic. It is the first tournament title for
Amherst, as Middlebury took last year's tournament.
The Jeffs (328) were first among
NESCAC teams participating at the Williams Fall Classic after day
one, followed by Williams (336), Middlebury (385) and Bates (394).
Flora Weeks of Middlebury had the best first round score of any
golfer at the Fall Classic with a 77 (+7). The Amherst tandem of
Elaine Lin and Kinnie Schwartz both fired rounds of 80 (+10) to
place in a two-way tie for third.