BRADFORD, Pa – The Hobart golf team produced four top-10 finishers as the Statesmen finished first place out of 15 teams at the Pitt-Bradford Kickoff Classic at the Pennhills Club this weekend. Hobart shot +14 as a team, finishing two strokes ahead of runners-up, Pitt-Bradford. The Hobart win was the third first place finish of the Mike Long era.
 
First-year Troy Gregg and sophomore Robby Kurzer led the way for the Statesmen, finishing three over par. The duo shot a 74 to finish tied for second place out of 72 golfers.
 
First-year's Aman Dhiman and Ben Bush finished in a tie for seventh in their collegiate debut. The duo finished one stroke behind at +4 on the 71-par course. Sophomore Andrew Murray rounded out the Hobart squad and finished in 26th at +8 through 18 holes.
 
Junior Gavin Poyer also competed this afternoon as an individual entry and finished in 14th place after carding a 77 on the afternoon.
 
Pitt-Bradford and Pitt-Greensburg rounded out the top-three teams at the Pitt-Bradford Kickoff Classic. Pitt-Bradford finished two strokes behind the Statesmen, while Pit-Greensburg finished three strokes behind the hosts. Pitt-Greensburg's Nicholas Thomas was the individual medalist at the event, finishing +2 on the afternoon.

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"Today was a great team win," said Head Coach Mike Long. "Everyone played well, especially the first-years. This is just a step closer to our final goal of winning the Liberty League."
 
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Hobart will be back in action on Saturday Sept. 6, when it travels to the North Country to compete at the St. Lawrence University Fall Invitational. The two-day invitational is set to start at 1 p.m. at Appleton Golf Course.