Invitational Results
CHICOPEE - The Westfield State men's golf team opened its 2009 fall season by placing sixth in the Blazer Invitational hosted by Elms College at the Chicopee Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Nichols College won the nine-team invitational with a fine five-player score of 310. Nichols' Shawn Santos was low medalist with a 73.
Westfield's five linksters shot an aggregate score of 335, five shots behind fourth place Worcester State.
Brett Williamson was the Owls' low medalist, finishing 16th with an 82. He was followed by Dan Korpita (83), Ryan Donovan (84), Derek Robichaud (86) and junior Tim Fanion (92). Fanion, a Westfield High School graduate and a transfer from Holyoke Community College, shot a 52 on his first nine holes, then regrouped for a score of 40 on the second nine.