Women’s college golf: Irlbacher shines at Yale

Nathalie Irlbacher posts sizzling 7-under 206 to win at Yale.

Standout performances were plentiful in the Yale Invitational at Yale Golf Course, but it was the effort by Boston College senior Nathalie Irlbacher of Germany that stole the show. Breaking par in each round, Irlbacher shot 70-67-69 for 7-under 206 and a five-stroke win for medalist honors.

Boston University’s Hanako Kawasaki, a senior from Vietnam, was the only other competitor to break par for 54 holes (70-71-70 for 2-under 211), finished second, while Katherine Sung of Dartmouth finished third, at 213.

It’s the team competition that ignites the passion, however, and with Irlbacher setting the pace, the Eagles totaled 866 and beat out BU and Yale, both of whom tied for second at 877.

BC also got a solid effort from Bibilani Liu, who finished tied for fourth t 214, while BU’s FLair Kuan was also T-4.

Harvard was led by Isabella Gomez, a sophomore from Colombia who shot 281 and finished T-7. Columbia’s leading scorer was Anne Walsh of Boston, who shot 232.

Men’s college golf: Babson rolls on

With four of its five golfers finishing in the top 10, Babson rolled to an easy win in the Saratoga National Invitational at Saratoga National GC in New York. The Beavers have now won each of its four tournaments this fall. Nicholas Gianelos, Burt Gesner, and Jackson Rothwell each shot 148 to finish T-4, while Lane Bohman of Chatham finished T-8 at 150. Babson’s fifth player, Sean Fitzgerald, shot 153 and was tied for 17th. Joey Harrington of RPI shot 69-72 to win individual honors.

Men’s college golf: Jumbos rule

Jack Meehan and Travis Clauson shot 146 to tie for individual honors and teammate Mac Bredahl (148) was third to lead Tufts to a dominating victory in the Blazer Invitational at Cold Spring CC in Belchertown. The Jumbos finished 27 strokes ahead of second-place Amherst . . . . . At the Georgetown Intercollegiate, the University of Rhode Island finished seventh. Max Hutter of Weston shot 4-under 140 for Georgetown and finished tied for eighth.

KFT cards are on the line

The second stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament will commence October 19 and some familiar names have been issued their starting assignments. The 2020 Massachusetts Open winner, Matt Organisak of Sudbury, will be playing in Dothan, Ala. In Murrieta, Calif., the field will include a former PGA Tour winner (Ted Purdy) and a onetime phenom from Japan (Ryo Ishikawa). At the Plantation, Fla., site, Rhode Islander Brad Adamonis will tee it up, as will Justin Peters of Pembroke and Brett Stegmaier of Madison, Conn., who had a PGA Tour card in 2016. Notable names who’ll also compete at this site include Steve Marino, Nicholas Thompson, Andres Romero, and Andy Svoboda.

Spirited contests won by Broderick, Downes

John Broderick of Wellesley, a senior at Belmont Hill, shot 65-72 to win the Northeast Junior Classic, a Challenge Cup event at Bethpage State Park in New York. Competition was contested over the Blue and Red courses. Ryan Downes (66-74) of Longmeadow, Matthew DiFiore (67-73) of Malverne, N.Y., and Ben Loomis (68-72) of New Canaan, Conn., each shot 140 to tie for second, three back . . . . . Downes prevailed by six at the Wintonbury Hills Golf Classic in Connecticut, shooting 72-67. Mark Wilson (69-76) of Needham and Max Ash (76-69) of Weston tied for second. In the girls’ competition, Isabel Bozena of North Reading shot 77-74 to win by four. Drew Golden of Hingham shot 72-74 to capture the boys’ under-14 division.