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Men's Golf, Richardson Rally to Win Penmen Spring Invitational

Richardson fires a 4-under to claim individual medalist honors

When and Where: April 14, 2026 – Manchester, N.H. (Derryfield Country Club)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University – 576 (T-1st/8)

Freshman Gavin Richardson (Concord, N.H.) fired a 4-under 66 in Tuesday's final round to capture individual medalist honors at the Penmen Spring Invitational. The Southern New Hampshire University men's golf team also rallied to finish in a tie for first place at Derryfield Country Club.

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS
  • Richardson, who was tied for sixth entering the final round after shooting a 71 Monday, made up his two-shot deficit with a 66 that wound up being the best score of the tournament by two strokes. He finished at 3-under 137 for the two rounds to win by a single shot.
  • Sophomore Andrew Surprenant (Boscawen, N.H.) improved upon his opening round by six shots with a 1-over that tied him for 19th with a 148.
  • Junior Mitchell Cormier (Walpole, N.H.) bettered his Monday score by one stroke, carding a 73 that slotted him into a 15th-place tie at 147.
  • Sophomore Charlie Blake (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) matched his opening-round 74 to tie Surprenant at 148.
NOTES
  • Senior Sean Dully (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) had his 77 dropped from the team score and finished at 150 for the two rounds.
  • Sophomore Stephen Ramos (Danville, N.H.), playing as an individual, improved by one shot from the opening round, turning in a 73 that tied him with Cormier at 147.
  • Sophomore Sam Maurice (Auburn, N.H.), also playing as an individual, penciled in a 74, pairing it with Monday's 75 to finish at 149.
  • Junior Drew Cameron (Londonderry, N.H.), another SNHU individual, matched Monday's 82.
  • SNHU scored a 284 in the second round to finish at 576 for the tournament, pulling into a first-place tie with Assumption University (576), which saw its three-shot lead over Post University (579) and four-shot lead over SNHU at the beginning of the day evaporate.
  • Richardson wound up defeating Post University's Joe Ensign (70/68) by a single stroke.
  • The Penmen Spring Invitational was comprised of 47 golfers from eight different institutions.
WHAT'S NEXT
  • The Penmen are right back at it Friday (April 17) for the opening round of the Penmen Season Finale at Beaver Meadow Golf Course in Concord.
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