MONROE, NY - Competing in the culminating meet of the season, the Yeshiva Golf Team took part in the Skyline Conference Championship from Sunday, Oct. 18th - Monday Oct. 19th.
The Maccabees faced six other Skyline squads, teeing off against Farmingdale State College, Mount Saint Mary College, Purchase College, St. Joseph's University Long Island, Manhattanville University, and the University of Mount Saint Vincent.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- As a team, Yeshiva placed third of seven with a score of 342 (+116), beating out Purchase, SJLI, Manhattanville, and UMSV.
- On an individual level, the Maccabees were led by Pinny Ehrenfeld, with the junior finishing eighth overall with a score of 164 (+20). This placement was good enough to secure Ehrenfeld a spot on the All-Conference Second Team, his second All-Conference nod in as many years.
- Team Captain Gavi Steinlauf also had a big day for the Maccabees. On top of his 16th place finish with a score of 179 (+35), Steinlauf won the Skyline Conference's Elite-19 Award for Men's Golf, an honor given to the competitor in the Championships with the highest overall GPA.
- Rounding out the field for YU, Israel Bromberg placed 14th with a score of 174 (+30) and JJ Stein placed 19th with a score of 180 (+36). Ari Herman and Max Schacther also competed, but both finished just one day, with Herman scoring a 99 (+27) on day one, and Schacther scoring a90 (+18) on day two.
