Pennington’s varsity golf team shot a total score of 320 on April 26 to capture the Mercer County Golf Championship.
James Bao, a junior from Nanjing, China, shot a 73 on the par-72 course at Mountain View Golf Course in Ewing to take medalist honors and help lead the Red Raiders to the title.
Charlie Kovalcik, a senior from Yardley, Pennsylvania., shot a 77, which was the second top score in the championship. Tyler De Pol, a junior from Scarsdale, New York., Phil Bancroft, a junior from New Hope, Pennsylvania, and August Beers, a junior from Pennington, rounded out Pennington’s championship team.
Bao finished runner-up in the competition in 2016. Hopewell Valley Central High School finished fourth with a team score of 343.
Pennington’s victory broke The Peddie School’s stranglehold on the title. Peddie had won the previous six MCTs.
The Pennington School’s golf team pictured with coach Dave Young (left) and head coach Tom Horsley (right).,
