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Ethan Murphy swings an iron in the fairway at the Gettysburg Invitational.
David Sinclair
Senior Ethan Murphy tied for fourth overall with a 76 at the Weyhill Classic (Photo by David Sinclair).

Men's Golf

Murphy Leads Bullets at Weyhill Classic

Senior ties for fourth as Gettysburg grabs runner-up

Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. –
Senior Ethan Murphy (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) turned in his best collegiate finish, tying for fourth overall and Gettysburg College tied for second overall at the Weyhill Classic hosted by Moravian College at the Saucon Valley Country Club Monday afternoon.
 
Course Details
Weyhill Course – Saucon Valley Country Club
Bethlehem, Pa.
Par 72, 6,553 Yards
 
Team Standings – Top 5 (9 Total Teams)
Team Total
1 Moravian College 301
2 Gettysburg College 307
Penn State-Berks 307
4 Univ. of Scranton 310
5 Alvernia University 322
 
Individual Standings – Top 5 Overall (46 Competitors)
Player Total
1 Nicholas Campanelli, Scranton 73*
2 Andrew Hozza, Moravian 73
3 Will Breslin, Moravian 74
4 Andrew Cornish, Penn-State Berks 76
Ethan Murphy, Gettysburg 76
Jacob Siegfried, Penn State Berks 76
*Lower back nine
 
Gettysburg Starting Lineup
Player Total
T4 Ethan Murphy '20 76
T7 Jimmy Harcourt '21  (Fanwood, N.J./Scotch Plains Fanwood) 77
T7 Daniel Rieger '21 (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) 77
T7 Benjamin Ropiak '23 (Cos Cob, Conn./Greenwich) 77
29 Matthew Kalamar '22 (Bethlehem, Pa./Allentown Central) 82
 
Match Summary: Gettysburg finished six strokes shy of the team title with four of its five starters finishing among the top seven. Murphy led the way with his best individual finish at a collegiate event, tying for fourth overall with a 76. The senior posted a pair of birdies on the front nine and added a third birdie on the par-5, 569-yard 12th hole. Murphy ended his day with five consecutive pars.
 
Harcourt, Rieger, and Ropiak finished just one stroke shy of their senior teammate in a seven-way tie for seventh. All three Bullets dropped their scores on the back half of the course, shooting just one-over on the final nine holes. Harcourt opened the back half with a birdie and posted seven-straight pars to close his day. Rieger tallied all three of his birdies on the back nine, including the par-5, 529-yard 18th hole. Ropiak managed a dozen pars and joined Harcourt with a birdie on No. 10.
 
Kalamar rounded out the lineup with an 82 to finish in 29th in the return to his hometown. The sophomore picked up birdies on No. 8 and No. 18.
 
Next Up
Gettysburg returns to action at the Dickinson College Fall Invitational at the Carlisle Barracks Golf Course next Monday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Jimmy  Harcourt

Jimmy Harcourt

6' 3"
Sophomore
Ethan Murphy

Ethan Murphy

6' 3"
Junior
Daniel Rieger

Daniel Rieger

5' 11"
Sophomore
Matt Kalamar

Matt Kalamar

Freshman
Benjamin Ropiak

Benjamin Ropiak

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jimmy  Harcourt

Jimmy Harcourt

6' 3"
Sophomore
Ethan Murphy

Ethan Murphy

6' 3"
Junior
Daniel Rieger

Daniel Rieger

5' 11"
Sophomore
Matt Kalamar

Matt Kalamar

Freshman
Benjamin Ropiak

Benjamin Ropiak

6' 0"
Freshman

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