Pittsfield, MA- The Salem State Golf team placed three golfers in the 70's to capture the rain shortened 2021 MASCAC Championship this afternoon at Berkshire Hills Country Club.  The event was regularly scheduled for 36 holes but was reduced to 27 after yesterday's rains forced the cancellation of the back nine.

The Vikings shot a solid 467 (+23) to earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.  The tournament will be held this spring.

Salem State easily outpaced Springfield College who finished solo second at 482.  Mitchell College (484) and Westfield State (493) were third and fourth respectively.

Viking Ethan Doyle took home medalist honors rallying with a three under par round of 71 today to hold off teammate Brian Cannata by four shots.  Doyle's two day total was 111 (E).   For his efforts, he was named the MASCAC Player and Rookie of the Year.

Mitchell's Michael McCarthy claimed third place (117) while teammate Nick Knisel and Springfield College's Damon Monks tied for fourth at 118.  

Monks had the highlight of the tournament when he aced the par 3, 13th hole at Berkshire Hills.  From 185 yards out, his iron landed just past the pin, spun back, and settled in the cup for his first career hole in one.  The shot propelled him atop the leaderboard, but a couple of miscues coming in dropped him to fourth place.