St. John's University Athletics
Red Storm Complete Day One of The Doc Gimmler
9/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Day One Results
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BETHPAGE, N.Y. (Sept. 12, 2015) -- Four freshmen made their college debut on Saturday as the St. John's men's golf team kicked off the 2015 fall season at The Doc Gimmler held on the Bethpage State Park Red Course. The Red Storm shot a team score of 591 (+31) to put them in ninth place after two rounds.
Despite playing in his first intercollegiate tournament, Seung Yub Baek looked like a savvy veteran carding a two-round score of 141 (+1). The Arcadia, Calif., native improved by one stroke his second time around Bethpage to push him up 12 spots for a 12th place tie.
Rookie Troy Evans bumped up his position by six slots in the second round after posting a score of 72 (+2). The Barre, Vt., product is five strokes over par, putting him in a tie for 33rd place.
Junior captain Giuseppe Truglio (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) registered a 152 (+12) on the day, while freshman Matthew Sweeney (Floral Park, N.Y.) is one stroke behind his teammate with a 153 (+13).
St. John's will look to make up some ground in tomorrow's final round when the team tees off at 7:30 a.m.
About The Field
The field consists of nine teams: Colgate, Columbia, Harvard, IUPUI, Johnson & Wales (Fla.), St. John's, St. Thomas Aquinas, U.S. Military Academy and the two-time defending champions, Yale.
About Doc Gimmler
In 2013, St. John's renamed the event from The McLaughlin to The Doc Gimmler to honor former Red Storm golf coach Jack "Doc" Gimmler. Gimmler came to St. John's in 1945 and helped lead the baseball team to the school's first College World Series in 1949.
After graduating, Gimmler went on to become the head athletic trainer for St. John's before taking over as the head coach of the men's golf team and Associate Director of Athletics.
"The fact that I am leading my alma mater and being able to host this event in Doc's name is truly special for me," Galletta said. Leading the Red Storm, Gimmler directed his team to the inaugural BIG EAST league title in 1979, winning nine championships over the first 11 years of the league, and finished either first or second in the BIG EAST in all but one season between 1979 and 1990. The long time coach also led St. John's to 10 Metropolitan championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances in his tenure. Gimmler passed away in 1996 but will forever be remembered for his impact on collegiate golf, collegiate athletics, and St. John's over his more than four decades of service.
About Bethpage State Park Golf Course
The Doc Gimmler features play on the Red Course at the Bethpage State Park Golf Course, a 7,014 yard, par-70 spread that opened in 1933 in Farmingdale, N.Y. Bethpage includes another layout, the Black Course, which served as the home to the 2002 & 2009 U.S. Open as well as the 2012 Barclay's.
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