The Oberlin men’s golf team ended with a 15th place finish last Saturday, April 6, at the Kenyon Cup Invitational in Gambier, Ohio. The showing was the first time that a team from Oberlin had participated in a varsity golf competition in nearly three decades. Yet despite the somewhat disappointing placing and some understandable complaints about the weather, there seems to remain a well of optimism for the team’s future progress.

First-year player Tom King said, “The first day the weather was not exactly ideal. It actually snowed. I could have played better, but there were things in my swing that I liked, so hopefully I will be able to do better. As a whole team, we kind of struggled. We only had one decent round out of all of us, but again, given the conditions, it could have been worse. With the team we have, we will be able to recover.”
Sophomore Ed Geschke, of Victoria, Australia, led the way with a score of 87 in the first round, 77 in the second, and a total of 164, finishing the competition in 43rd place. Behind him, the second best players during the invitational were teammates King and senior Aditya Malkani, who tallied 90 and 87 in the first round, with 85 and 88 in the second, respectively totaling 175 each.
Rounding out the team roster were first-year Prithvi Reddy and senior Osman Rana, who racked up totals of 203 and 204, respectively.
Next up for the men’s golf team is the Wooster Invitational, to be held in Wooster, Ohio, on Friday, April 19.