Canton, NY – Senior Josh Marshall carded a round of 2-under par, 70, on Tuesday as he and the Roos won the SUNY Canton Invitational at Partridge Run Golf & Country Club.

Marshall's previous low in a competitive round was a 74, which he shot on three occasions during the fall 2019 season at St. Lawrence, Utica and Paul Smith's.

Marshall's round on Tuesday, which was six strokes clear of the rest of the field, ties the lowest round of any SUNY Canton golfer in at least the last 11 years. Zach Meade also recorded a round of 2-under, 70, at the second round of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Championships on October 14, 2014 at the Penn State Blue Course. The 70 led Meade to earn medalist honors and the USCAA national championship out of the 130-golfer field.

SUNY Canton 'A' won the team title with 300 strokes on Tuesday. Clarkson's 'A' team finished second with 322 strokes followed by SUNY Canton 'B' with 333. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• On Tuesday Marshall went out in 1-over par, 37, with birdies on the third and seventh holes. He came home in 3-under, 33, with birdies on 10, 13 and 18 to finish with a round of 70. He ranked first in par 4 scoring (3.90) at 1-under par, while tying for second in par 5 scoring (4.50) at 2-under.
• Adam Szlamcynski, Jake Hess and Brett Bannister all finished in a tie for second with Clarkson's Casey Ditzel with rounds of 4-over par, 76. Szlamcynski birdied 7, 8, 12 and 13. He played both the front and back nine in 38.
• Hess birdied hole 7 and led the field with 13 pars. He also led the field in par 3 scoring (3.00) and ranked tied for second in par 4 scoring at +3 (4.30).
• Bannister went out in 39 and came home in 37. He ranked second in the field with 12 pars and also tied for second in both par 3 scoring at +1 (3.25) and par 4 scoring at 4.30 (+3).
• Gavin Neuland finished alone in sixth place with a 78, while Brendan Kanoza carded a round of 80 for seventh. Neuland picked up birdies on 7th and 11th holes, while Kanoza birdied the 10th hole.
• Carson Lanceleve and Sam Martin also finished in a tie for 10th place individually with rounds of 82. The duo finished with one birdie each on the seventh and 12th holes, respectively.
• Zack LaFave was the only other Roo to record a birdie on the day (16th) on his way to an 84.
• Nick Messerschmidt was the lone player in the field to eagle on Tuesday as he shot 2-under on par 5, 7th.

 

Place	Team	Score
1	SUNY Canton 'A'	300
2	Clarkson 'A'	322
3	SUNY Canton 'B'	333
4	Clarkson 'B'	345
5	SUNY Canton 'C'	357
6	NVU-Johnson	370

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos return to the course on Thursday when they take part in the Utica College Fall Invitational at Yahnundasis Golf Club at 2 p.m.  
   


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As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as                           well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.