Victorious Again: BC Captures Second Straight Tourney Title

CANTON, Mass. -- Boston College won for the second time in as many starts during the 2023 fall season, capturing the inaugural Red Bandanna Invitational, held at Blue Hills C.C. BC won the 54-hole tournament by four strokes, posting scores of 297-298, and 302.

It marks the first time since the 2016 fall season that BC has captured the team titles in each of its first two tournaments. That season, the Eagles won their first three outings of the fall campaign.

All five of the Eagles golfers finished in the top 12, as Cynthia Zhang and Canice Screene tied for fifth place, while Angel Lin and Stephany Kim tied for eighth place. Emily Bohrer tied for 12th place.

Zhang carded scores of 74-76-75 and finished third among the field in total pars (38). Screene posted two of the team's three best scores of the tournament, with a pair of 1-over par 73's during Monday's opening day of competition. She played the par 5 holes at 2-under par (4.83 avg.).

Lin's best round of the tournament came at the right time - a final round 73, including birdies on 15 and 17. She led the field with 10 birdies, while playing par 5 holes at 2-under (4.83 avg). Kim rattled off 37 pars and was the tournament's top player on par 3 holes, going 3-under (2.75 avg.) over the three rounds. Emily Bohrer logged 33 pars and seven birdies. Her best two scores of the tournament came on Monday, posting a pair of 75's. She played the par 5 holes at 1-under par (4.92 avg).

Three Eagles competed as individuals, led by Eubin Shim's tie for 18th place. Shim's best round came during Tuesday's final round - a 2-over 74. Maya Obermuller tied for 35th place, while Kyrsten Shawah tied for 64th place. As a team, BC led the field in par 3 (3.07 avg) and par 5 (4.93) scoring and was second in par 4 scoring (4.33). The Eagles posted 171 pars and 32 birdies - both best among the field.

The tournament, previously contested as the Boston College Intercollegiate, honors the memory of Welles Crowther '99 - "The Man in the Red Bandanna." Crowther, who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, was an equities trader with Sandler O'Neill on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center. A volunteer firefighter in Nyack, N.Y., Crowther spearheaded a rescue effort from the Sky Lobby on the 78th floor and is credited with saving more than a dozen lives. Survivors recalled being saved by a man wearing a Red Bandanna. Crowther had worn a Red Bandanna, given to him by his father, Jefferson, since he was a child growing up in Nyack, N.Y. He carried it wherever he went and, while a student-athlete at BC, he always wore one beneath his lacrosse uniform.

Boston College returns to action on Oct. 9-11 at the Iconic Classic in Las Cruces, N.M.

EVENT: Red Bandanna Invitational
WHERE: Blue Hills C.C. - Milton, Mass.
WHEN: Sept. 25 - rounds 1 & 2; Sept. 26 - final round
COURSE INFO: Par 72 | 6,138 yards | 70.3 rating | 124 slope
RESULTS: Golfstat

TOP FIVE TEAMS: 1. Boston College (297-298-302=897); 2. Sacred Heart (305-295-301=901); 3. Elon (306-304-303=913); 4. Quinnipiac (305-303-309=917); 5. LIU (312-297-318=927)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS: 1. Leeyen Peralta, Quinnipiac (+6); 2. Margot Rouquette, SHU (+7); t3. Annabelle Ackroyd, Elon / Christy Chen, BU (+8); t5. Cynthia Zhang, BC / Canice Screene, BC / Gracie Piar, CSUN (+9)

BOSTON COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: t5. Cynthia Zhang (74-76-75) / Canice Screene (73-73-79); t8. Angel Lin (75-78-73) / Stephany Kim (75-74-77); t12. Emily Bohrer (75-75-77); Individuals - t18. Eubin Shim (77-78-74); t35. Maya Obermuller (82-75-78); t64. Kyrsten Shawah (83-83-78)

Victorious Again: BC Captures Second Straight Tourney Title

Players Mentioned

Emily Böhrer

Stephany Kim

Angel Lin

Canice Screene

Eubin Shim

Cynthia Zhang