Sandestin, Fla.—Despite Anthony Dillisio's final round 67, the Skidmore College golf team finished 11th in the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational being played at the par-71 Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort.
 
The Thoroughbreds shot 307-308-295--910. Guilford led from start-to-finish, winning with 290-296-288--874. The tournament featured 18 of the nation's top NCAA Division III schools.
 
Texas Tyler (291-304-288-883) and Illinois Wesleyan (298-297-288--883) tied for second. Oglethorpe (303-305-278--886) and Rhodes College (296-313—292--901) round out the top five..
 
Guilford's Noah Ratner also lead the entire way, shooting a 9-under-par 66-69-69--204.  Dillisio moved to fifth with his final-round 67, finishing 3-over with 74-75-67—216. He had seven birdies, including two on par-threes.    

“Anthony continues to improve and impress,” said Skidmore coach Josh Cupp. “ He treaded water the first couple days and scored adequately in adverse conditions.  When the conditions improved he seized the opportunity and went low.   A top-5 finish in an event this strong is quite an accomplishment.”.
 
Also for the Thoroughbreds, Zack Grossman (77-79-77--233 tied for 53rd. Garrett Colgan (75-81-78—234) tied for 56th.  John McCarthy (87-74-74—235) tied for 60th and Scott Pinder  (81-80-77—238) tied for 69th.
 
“I am disappointed from the standpoint of the team's performance,” Cupp said. “ If it were a tennis match the stat sheet would be riddled with unforced errors.  As a team we need to recalibrate objectives and continue to define what a good round of golf is in relation to the course's difficulty and the weather conditions on the given day.  295 is a good round on a challenging wind day, but on a calm day on a relatively defenseless golf course, 295 has you backing up in a hurry.  We will learn from this experience for sure.”