Duke Nelson Invitational Serves as Men’s Golf’s 2021-22 Opener

BOSTON – The Suffolk men's golf team lift the lid on its 2021-22 calendar on the greens at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury, Vermont, this weekend for the 37th Duke Nelson Invitational hosted by Middlebury College. 

SOCIAL SAYINGS
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SUFFOLK ATHLETICS 2021-22 FAN POLICY
Suffolk University Athletics, following guidance from the University's health and safety protocols, Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, plans to allow fans to attend home athletic contests during the 2021-22 academic and athletic year.

Fans, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, can attend games. They must be masked the entire time they are on campus, pursuant to institutional policy, and complete a health screening form at the security desk of each building upon arrival. This policy applies to home contests played on campus at the Ridgeway Building's Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court, as well as the Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink and the Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.

For outdoor outings, specifically at East Boston Memorial Park, fans are asked to respect COVID safety protocols. At this time, masks will not be mandated for fans no matter vaccinated status at outdoor venues.

MORE READING: Suffolk Athletics Announces Fan Policy for 2021-22

RAMS REWIND
Suffolk's schedule featured just Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) round robin play, two quad matches, that geared up the Rams for their debut in the CCC Championships. On the championship course, the blue-and-gold compiled seventh-place performance in the eight-team field.  

RAMS RETURNERS
Back in blue-and-gold this season are senior Liam Nye, juniors Jared Sylvester and James Ventre and sophomore captain Cameron Sinopoli.  

RAMS ROOKIES
The Suffolk men's golf team has a nearly new look as 60 percent of the Rams' roster is comprised of fresh faces. The newcomers feature three juniors in John Keeler, Nicholas Kirby and Joe Nadeau, a pair of sophomores, Dylan Heim and Mauro Stanchieri and true freshman Jake Zirlin. 

MORE READING: Men's Golf Gets Boost from Half Dozen Newcomers for 2021-22

RAMS RINGLEADER
For the third straight season, Suffolk men's golf will be led by a sole captain as Cameron Sinopoli was handed the reigns as the Rams' leader.

Sinopoli is the third-ever captain of the men's golf program during Ed McMellen's tenure and the youngest ever to earn the role in the last 20 years as William Bannon and Elias Sachs each had the title as seniors in 2019-20 and 2018-19, respectively.

MORE READING: Sinopoli Named Men's Golf Captain for 2021-22

GEOGRAPHY 101
The Rams come to Boston from four different states, with more than half calling the Bay State home.

Three Rams hail from outside of Massachusetts with one student-athlete each coming from New Jersey, New Hampshire and Illinois.

One student-athlete is internationally as Mauro Stanchieri traveled to Suffolk from Venezuela. 

CLASS CATEGORIES
The 2021 group is a well-versed mix of experience and newcomers. There is one senior, five juniors, three sophomores, and one true freshman. 

COACH'S CORNER
Ed McMellen returns for his 19th year as Suffolk's men's golf's head coach in 2021.

In his tenure, he has guided five Rams to all-conference honors including Pablo Bedoya Montero's All-CCC second-team spot last season in the program's inaugural year in the league. 

THE COURSE
The Ralph Myhre Golf Course is an 18-hole public course owned and operated by Middlebury College. 

LOOKING AHEAD
Suffolk will have just three days to gear up for the CCC Qualifier on tap for Thursday, Sept. 16 at Dunegrass Golf Course in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.