GORHAM, Maine – The University of Maine at Farmington golf team finished third out of four teams competing at Friday's Southern Maine Cup at the Gorham Country Club.
The Southern Maine Cup features pairs of golfers playing six holes of best ball, followed by six holes of scramble format and finally six holes of alternate shot golf.
Two UMaine-Farmington pairings shot 74 on the par 72, 6059-yard course. Joe Messerman (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) and David Berthiaume (Allenstown, N.H./Pembroke Academy) shot a 74, as did the tandem of Dan Zmistowski (Old Town, Maine/Old Town) and Tom Bearor (Bangor, Maine/Bangor). The Beavers' Orion Cochrane (Greenville, Maine/Greenville) and Ben Sandy (Vassalboro, Maine/Winslow) fired a 76 on the day.
UMF finished with a team score of 224, trailing the host squad from the University of Southern Maine who won the event with a team score of 211. The University of New England (217) was second, while Saint Joseph College was fourth (241).
The Beavers return to the links on Monday, Oct. 1, when they compete in the University of New England Invitational at Cape Arundel Golf Club in Kennebunkport, Maine.
2012 Southern Maine Cup – Gorham Country Club (Par 72, 6059 yards)
Team Scoring: 1. Southern Maine 211 2. University of New England 217 3. UMaine Farmington 224 4. St. Joseph's College 241
Southern Maine - 211
1 Josh Hogan/Sean Bergeron 31-38 - 69
2. Aidan Boyce/A.J. Simokaitis 35-38 73
3. Aaron Bailey/Caleb Jones 34-35 69
University of New England - 217
1. Mat Brown/Jared Melman 34-39 73
2. Andy Emery/Paul Butkevich 40-34 74
3. Tyler Moody/Troy Eaton 35-35 70
UMaine Farmington - 224
1. Orion Cochrane/Ben Sandy 37-39 76
2. Joe Messerman/Dave Berthiaume 36-38 74
3. Dan Zmistowski/Tom Bearor 38-36 74
St. Joseph's College Golfers - 241
1. Colin Finn/David Kapelson 42-48 90
2. Sean Drake/Ryan Berard 39-39 78
3. Kevin Richardson/Jake Brown 37-36 73
Southern Maine - Blue
4. Joe Violette/Justin Villacci 34-37 71
5. John Gagliano/Richard Tompkins 40-36 76
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