Two Gap-In-Ones Propel Males’s Golf to Victory at Princeton Invitational

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Harvard males’s golf crew captured its first match victory of the 2025-26 season this afternoon on the Princeton Invitational. The Crimson, the one group to complete under-par as a crew within the match, posted a mixed rating of three-under-par on the Springdale Golf Club. Two Crimson golfers – Morgan Riley and William Ma – recorded hole-in-ones in the course of the match to assist push the Crimson excessive and into first place within the subject.
 
The win now makes 5 match victories for the Crimson prior to now 5 seasons and the primary for the reason that Glen Arbor Invitational final Fall.

 

How it Happened

Harvard made its approach all the way down to New Jersey this weekend to compete within the Princeton Invitational on the Springdale Golf Club. The Crimson’s closing tune up earlier than the 2026 Ivy League Championship, the crew was trying to proceed making strides earlier than the convention match on the finish of the month.
 
The crew wasted no time positioning itself atop the leaderboard, transferring into second place after the primary spherical with a crew rating of 287 (+3). Sophomore Ieuan Jones led the best way with a two-under-par spherical of 69 that was fueled by six birdies. Barry Zhang contributed with an even-par spherical of 71 and William Ma (+2) and Isaac Ahn (+3) rounded out the crew scoring for Harvard on the opening 18 holes.
 
Morgan Riley caught fireplace within the second spherical, going two beneath on the entrance 9 earlier than recording a hole-in-one on the par-three 13^th gap at Springdale Golf Club. The first 12 months completed the spherical with a rating of 67 (-4) thanks to 6 birdies and the eagle hole-in-one. Ma continued to climb up the leaderboard with a second-round rating of 71 (E) whereas Zhang (+2) and Ahn (+3) chipped in to the crew’s second spherical whole of 285 (+1). Harvard was tied with Georgetown and Princeton for first place on the finish of the second spherical, establishing a significant Sunday spherical on the match.

 

The Crimson shortly established itself forward of the pack with one other sturdy collection of rounds on Sunday. William Ma created one other memorable second on the par three fifth gap, when he recorded a hole-in-one, his first in competitors for Harvard and the second of the match for the Crimson. The ace was the spotlight of his two-under-par spherical of 69 that pushed him up into second place within the subject. Riley continued his sturdy play within the closing 18, posting a three-under spherical of 68 to complete tied for fourth place at one-over-par. Ahn posted his greatest rating of the match, matching his classmate Riley with a three-under 68, placing him within the high 20 at T14. Jones shot a one-over-par spherical of 72 to shut out Harvard’s crew scoring within the closing spherical of play.

 

The crew rating of 277 (-7) was the bottom spherical for any crew within the subject on the match and solidified the Crimson’s victory. The win makes three Princeton Invitational Championships in program historical past for Harvard, who defeated all six different Ivy League groups on the occasion in its closing tune-up earlier than the Ivy League Championship on the finish of the month.

 

Harvard Highlights

• Morgan Riley and William Ma recorded hole-in-ones on the match.
• Ma was the person runner-up within the occasion with a match rating of 213 (E)
• Riley secured his first profession high 10 with a T4 end after taking pictures a 214 (+1)
• Ieuan Jones and Issac Ahn got here in T14 with match scores of 216 (+3).
• Competing as an Individual, Jonathan Hartono got here in T18 with a rating of 217 (+4).
• Harvard’s third spherical rating of 277 (-7) was the bottom single spherical of any crew within the subject.
• The Crimson defeated all six different Ivy League groups on the match.
• Ma tied for essentially the most pars within the occasion with 37.
• Riley was the one golfer within the subject to document two eagles.
• Ahn’s 11 birdies have been a team-best and good for T9 within the subject.
• Ahn shot five-under-par on par-fives, tied for the perfect rating on the lengthy holes within the match.
• Jonathan Hartono solely carded eight bogeys within the occasion, tied for the bottom by a person.
• Jones had the second greatest scoring common on par three holes with a 2.83 clip (-2 total).
• As a crew, the Crimson had the perfect scoring common on par-three (+6) and par-five holes (-13).
• Harvard additionally had essentially the most eagles (2), third-most birdies (47) and T1 most pars (160).

 

Up Next

Harvard will look to journey the momentum from this victory into the 2026 Ivy League Championship in two weeks. The Crimson will compete in opposition to the remainder of the convention at Baltusrol Golf Club on April 24-26 for the match crown and  the league’s automated bid into the NCAA Tournament.