Plymouth, MA --- Senior Nick Lombardi (N. Grafton, MA) took home the gold medal at the Babson Spring Opener on Sunday after he posted a total round score of 145 strokes (+1) to help lead Worcester State’s fifth place finish. After firing a 74 on the 72 par Atlantic Country Club course, Lombardi led all competitors with a score of 71 on the second day of competition.

Salem State took the team title with a cumulative total of 621 after they improved to shoot 15 strokes lower than they did in the opening round. The Vikings finish was followed by local rival Nichols, WNEC and Bentley. The Lancers, who were tied for sixth, finished 29 stokes off of the lead as a team.

Sophomore Bob Bruso (Auburn, MA) notched a total score of 158 to finish tied for 11th at +14 while junior Dave Urella (Worcester, MA) and Tim Howard ended the day knotted in 43rd (172; +28) and 54th (174; +30), respectively. Third-year Mike Leveroni (Arlington, MA) rounded out the group in 69th with a two day stroke total of 196 with an improvement of 10 strokes from the previous day.

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