Oct. 1, 2008
Center Valley, Pa. - Bucknell got its 2008-09 golf season off to a fast start, opening the year by winning its own invitational on Sept. 12-13 and tying for third place with Lehigh at the Colgate Invitational. Junior Jeff Pike won the individual title at the Bucknell Invitational, and was awarded as the Patriot League Golfer of the Month for September.
Patriot League Golf Release - 10.1.08 
Patriot League September Golfer of the Month
Jeff Pike, Bucknell Jr., Rye, N.Y.
Pike had an outstanding first month of the season, winning his first collegiate title as the individual champion at the Bucknell Invitational and placing in a tie for sixth at the Colgate Invitational to earn his first Golfer of the Month honor.
Pike shot a 4-under 136 (67-69) to win the Bucknell Invitational to
open the season. The first-round 67 was a career low and two shots off the school record while tying for the fifth-best competitive round in program history. His performance helped Bucknell to the team title for the fourth time in the last six years.
Pike also placed in a tie for sixth at the Colgate Invitational, and he shot a two-over 74 in the only completed round at the rain-shortened Cornell Invitational. Pike averaged a team-best 72.4 in September.
Honorable Mention
Tyler Ostrovsky, Lafayette So., Simi Valley, Calif.
Ostrovsky had a pair of top-10 finishes in his two events, placing fifth at the Bucknell Invitational and in a tie for sixth along with Pike at the Colgate Invitational. The fifth-place finish is the best of his career and was one stroke behind third place.
Patriot League Notebook
Bucknell got its 2008-09 golf season off to a fast start, opening the year by winning its own invitational on Sept. 12-13 and tying for third place with Lehigh at the Colgate Invitational.
Bucknell, Colgate, Lafayette and Lehigh all competed in both the Bucknell and Colgate Invitational. The Bison finished first in their 12-team tourney on Sept. 12-13, with Colgate in third, Lehigh in fifth and Lafayette in seventh among Patriot League finishers. Bucknell and Lehigh shared the top spot among Patriot League squads in the Colgate Invitational on Sept. 20-21 as they tied for third place. Lafayette came in sixth, while Colgate placed seventh in the 12-team field. Bucknell and Colgate also both participated in the rain-shortened Cornell Invitational on Sept. 27, with the Bison placing in a tie for seventh among 15 teams and the Raiders finishing 11th in the field.
Defending Patriot League champion Navy had a solid showing at its Fall Classic, finishing in fourth place in a field of 17 teams.
Patriot League teams will continue to become familiar with each other through the month of October. Navy travels to Army for the annual match between the rivals on Saturday and Sunday, while Bucknell, Lafayette and Lehigh go to the Scotty Duncan Invitational in Delaware. Bucknell and Colgate are together at the ECAC Championship on Oct. 11-12, with Lafayette and Lehigh at the Big Five Invitational on the same dates. Bucknell, Colgate and Lehigh close the fall schedule at the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 25-26.
Team Notebook
Army placed 11th of 12 teams at the Fairway Club Invitational in Nebraska City, Neb., and ninth at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate in Manhattan, Kan., a nine-team event. Senior Sam Walenz, sophomore Matt Krembel and freshman Zach Garrison have played in both events. Army will host Navy Oct. 4-5 in the annual match between service academy rivals. The Ryder Cup format is utilized during the competition.
Bucknell went 6-0-1 against Patriot League competition in September, finishing ahead of Colgate three times, Lafayette twice and Lehigh once while also tying with the Mountain Hawks in one tournament. Bucknell won its own invitational, which was its 11th tournament win since the start of the 2003-04 season. Bucknell won the team title at its invitational for the fourth time in the last six years. Junior Brian Bartow shot a 1-under 69 in the final round and finished tied for third in the event. Junior Andrew Cohen has finished in the top 10 in all three tournaments this fall. The Bison will play in a field that includes at least one Patriot League team in each of their three October events.
Colgate posted a solid third-place finish out of 12 teams at the Bucknell Invitational, placing ahead of Lehigh and Lafayette. They also finished seventh of 12 at their own invitational that included Bucknell, Lehigh and Lafayette. The Raiders play in the ECAC Championship and Lehigh Invitational in October, with at least one Patriot League team in each event.
Holy Cross finished fourth at the Assumption College Shootout and seventh at the Dartmouth Invitational in September. Senior Pat Brown had the team's best scoring average with a 78.3. The Crusaders have three events in October, beginning with the MacDonald Cup this weekend.
Lafayette earned a seventh-place finish at the Bucknell Invitational and a sixth-place spot at the Colgate Invitational in events that included Bucknell, Colgate and Lehigh. The Leopards also competed in the Rehoboth Invitational and Monmouth Quad Match in September. Tyler Ostrovosky had a career-high fifth-place finish at the Bucknell Invitational, and came in a tie for sixth at the Colgate Invitational. Lafayette competes along with Bucknell and Lehigh at the Scotty Duncan Invitational this weekend.
Lehigh came in fifth place at the Bucknell Invitational, and tied Bucknell for third place at the Colgate Invitational. Will Robinson came in a tie for eighth place at the Bucknell Invitational with a score of 146. His second-round score of 70 was the lowest for a Lehigh golfer this season. Lehigh has Patriot League competition in all three of its October tournaments, including the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 25-26.
Navy had a solid showing in their Fall Classic, coming in fourth place out of 17 teams. Marcus Heyland and Collier Jones tied for eighth in the event with a score of 2-over 144. Navy also competed in the Maryland Collegiate and Adams Cup of Newport in September. The Mids have three events in October, including the matchup at rival Army this weekend and the NCAA East Region Preview event to conclude the month.
