May 11, 2010

From Lafayette Athletic Communications

Easton, Pa. - The Lafayette golf team clinched its first-ever berth in the NCAA Regionals by winning the Patriot League Championship on April 25. Now, the Leopards will be traveling to New Haven, Conn. to play at The Yale University Golf Course in one of six regionals on May 20-22.

The Yale University Golf Course features a par 70, 6,749 yard course and Yale is the host school for the region with 13 other teams joining Lafayette.

Head coach Jim Hutnik was named Patriot League Coach of the Year while Rob Robertson won the individual title at the League Championship to win Player of the Year honors. He shot a 221, and was followed by Josh Edelson and Tyler Ostrovsky with 224 and 227, respectively.

Robertson also earned First-Team All-Patriot League honors along with Edelson, while Ostrovsky picked up Second-Team All-League accolades.

In addition to The Yale University Golf Course, other regional venues are Capital City Club in Alpharetta, Ga., Warren Golf Course in Notre Dame, Ind., Carlton Oaks Golf Course in San Diego, Calif., Traditions Club in College Station, Texas and Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.

Finals will take place at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga on The Honors Course.