Burke enters his tenth season as URI golf coach this year. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com From office jobs to critiquing flop shots, Gregg Burke’s resumé at the University of Rhode Island is a long and decorated one. Burke has played an impactful role in turning Rhode Island’s golf program into a powerhouse that is consistently in…
Gillis finishes first individually Brandon Gillis won the tournament individually, finishing eight under for the weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Golf team capped off their dominant fall semester with a third place finish out of a field of 14 at the UConn Invitational at Greathorse. St. John’s took the tournament (+21),…
Brandon Gillis aims to achieve balance on, off field Gillis transferred to Rhody from Wake Forest and has been the leader for Rhody the last two years. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com When looking at the University of Rhode Island golf team, it is incredibly hard to not see the impact of Redshirt Senior Brandon Gillis. The…
Gills and Richards lead the way in Rhody win The University of Rhode Island golf team was victorious for the first time this season, placing first in a field of six at the Wildcat Fall Invitational. Villanova played host at Radnor Valley Country Club for the event. Fairleigh Dickinson, Hoftra, St. Peter’s, and Bryant were…
Gillis finishes second to lead Rams Photo contributed by: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Golf team competed at the Cornell/Temple Fall Invite in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, placing second out of fifteen teams for the weekend. The Rams got off to a flying start on day one of the tournament, taking the team lead with…
In his first tournament of the spring, junior Andrew DiPetrillo found himself one shot off the lead after the first round before faltering down the stretch. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com In their final tournament before the Atlantic 10 Championship, the University of Rhode Island Golf team finished fifth out of 20 teams with a final score…
Junior Bryson Richards picked up his first win of the season this past weekend at the Hartford/Wintonbury Tournament. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After winning two straight tournaments by a combined 27 strokes, the University of Rhode Island Golf team were riding a wave of momentum heading into the Hartford/Wintonbury Hills Invitational this past weekend. A small…
Redshirt senior Jordan Brajcich picked up the first collegiate win of his career this past weekend at the Battle of Rum Pointe. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After capturing first place at The Carpetbagger Classic two weekends ago, the University of Rhode Island golf team’s only goal at The Battle of Rum Pointe was to win back-to-back. …
The golf team poses for a photo after winning the Carpetbagger Classic. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com The University of Rhode Island Golf team picked up their second win of the season this past weekend at the Carpetbagger Classic, comfortably beating Robert Morris University by 13 strokes. Head coach Gregg Burke was very satisfied with how the…
URI’s Golf team claimed first out of 13 schools in the Rolling Green Intercollegiate Tournament. Photo from gorhody.com. In what was only their second official competitive match of the season, the University of Rhode Island Golf team beat 12 schools to solidify its first-place victory at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate in Springfield, Pennsylvania this past…