The men’s golf team opened up their season this past weekend at the Trinity Invitational, where they finished in 10th out of 13 teams. The Trinity A and B teams took first and second, respectively, while a number of out-of-conference schools, such as Nichols and Babson, took the next few spots.

First-year Dan Langa lead the Jeffs with a two-day score of 159 for a solid start to his collegiate career. Liam Fine ’17 and Sam Procter ’18 finshed second and third with scores of 161 and 162, respecitvely. James Line ’16, Jarvis Sill ’15 and sophomore Nick Kafker ’17 rounded out the group.

Kafker thought that the team could have performed much better, but the sophomore is hopeful that the team will improve their play as the season progresses.

“Although our performance was not quite as solid as we had hoped for, there were several auspicious moments,” he said. “Each of our freshmen opened with solid rounds on a tough course, and each of the returning players had solid stretches of holes. Once we put full rounds together we will be successful.”

Coach Jack Arena echoed Kafker’s sentiments and believes that the first-year players will continue to be important contributors moving forward.

“I thought Dan Langa and Sam Procter both played well. We seemed a bit rusty when it came to playing in competition, and we’ll need to be significantly better if we want to be successful moving forward,” Arena noted. “We’ll have some players get an opportunity to play this upcoming weekend in Middlebury, and I look forward to seeing how they’ll perform.”

The Jeffs will be playing at the Duke Nelson Tournament at Middlebury on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14, and will look to improve upon their 10th place finish. The following weekend, Sept. 20-21, Amherst will compete at the Williams Invitational, the team’s last competition before they travel to Hamilton for the NESCAC Qualifier the weekend of Sept. 26-27.

The Jeffs will close their season the weekend of Oct. 11-12, where they will play in the ECAC Championship, hosted at the Crumpin-Fox Club in Bernardston, Mass.