Gold tries to build from best weekend at Princeton Invite

The Penn golf team is preparing for what will be its final tournament of the year this weekend at the Princeton Invitational. At the two-day event, held today and tomorrow at Princeton's home course, Springvale Golf Club, the Quakers are looking to build on their fine performance in last weekend's Ivy Championships. The field at Princeton includes many of the district's top-ranked teams, including seven of the top 10. Penn, currently ranked eighth in the district, is looking to improve to the top six. The top six teams in the district will advance to the NCAA Regionals. Temple, Georgetown and William and Mary are all ranked ahead of Penn, while St. Joseph's and George Mason are tied for 10th in the district. "I think we will play well," Quakers head coach Francis Vaughn said. In last year's Invite, the Red and Blue placed 10th out of 20 teams, shooting 324 and 312. Penn is greatly improved from last year and expects an improvement on last year's numbers. "We are really pumped up about this weekend," Penn sophomore Brian Owens said. "We are very confident about our play." Springvale Golf Club should be in good shape, with quick greens similar to the other venues the Quakers have played this year. While the Quakers came only one stroke from reaching their ultimate goal last weekend at the Ivy Championships, they realize how many strokes closer their performance was from last year. This team, always with a positive attitude, is confident it will turn in a good performance at Princeton this weekend.