2015-16 Bates Golf News
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Bates Bobcast Episode 35: Remembering Coach Bob Flynn
August 04, 2016Legendary Bates coach Bob Flynn passed away on July 31, 2016. On this episode of the Bobcast we take a look at his life and legacy over the course of his 50 years at Bates. We also get a summer Bates athletics update from Director of Athletics Kevin McHugh. -
Robert Flynn, three-sport coach who elevated Bates skiing to national prominence, dies at age 83
August 02, 2016Robert C. “Bob” Flynn, a three-sport head coach at Bates who elevated the skiing program to national prominence and whose warmth and loyalty to his athletes embodied “the force, the spirit, and the iconic Bobcat zen” of Bates athletics, died July 31, 2016, at age 83.
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Nine Bobcats named NESCAC Fall All-Sportsmanship
December 01, 2015Nine Bates students were named to the 2015 NESCAC Fall All-Sportsmanship Team, announced Dec. 1 by the New England Small College Athletic Conference.
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Freshmen pace men's golf at NEIGA Championships
October 26, 2015The Bates men's golf team finished in 20th place among 22 Division III teams on Monday, as the 81st annual New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships concluded at The Captains Course.
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Bates women's golf takes 13th at Williams Fall Invitational
October 11, 2015Sophomore Kelly Wassarman paced the Bobcats women's golf team at the Williams Fall Invitational over the weekend as she finished tied for 54th in the 88-player field. The Bobcats finished in 13th place out of 15 teams.
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Men's golf team's Saltzman and McLoughlin win Colby Classic
October 11, 2015The Bates men's golf team boasted the top two pairings out of nine overall on Sunday at the Colby Classic, a best-ball tournament held at Waterville Country Club.
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Men's golf wins second straight CBB tournament
October 10, 2015The Bates men's golf team displayed impressive depth on Saturday in winning its second consecutive CBB Tournament at the Bobcats' home Martindale Country Club. Bates' five-man score of 414 topped Bowdoin's 420 and Colby's 426.
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Bates Bobcast Episode 1: Back to Bates
October 06, 2015On the first episode of the "Bates Bobcast," we recap the week that was in Bates Athletics. This podcast features interviews with legendary Bates coach Bob Flynn, men's golfer Brad Rutkin, and field hockey player Shannon Beaton.
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Rutkin receives First Team All-NESCAC honors in men's golf
October 06, 2015Bates junior Brad Rutkin was officially named First Team All-NESCAC on Tuesday, as the New England Small College Athletic Conference announced its 2015 Men's Golf All-Conference Teams.
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Women's golf takes 10th place at Middlebury Invitational
October 04, 2015Led by sophomore Kelly Wassarman and senior Elizabeth LaVerghetta, the Bates women's golf team finished in 10th place out of 12 teams Sunday as the Middlebury Women's Golf Invitational concluded at Ralph Myrhre Golf Course.
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Rutkin ties for third place at NESCAC Men's Golf Championship Fall Qualifier
October 03, 2015Junior captain Brad Rutkin tied for third place among 50 individuals, leading the Bates men's golf team to a seventh-place finish out of 10 teams as the NESCAC Men's Golf Championship Qualifier concluded Sunday.
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Rutkin places second out of 63 players at two-day Husson Invitational
September 27, 2015Junior captain Brad Rutkin took second place out of 63 individual players, leading the Bates men's golf team to seventh place among 12 teams at the two-day Husson Invitational, which concluded Sunday at Penobscot Valley Country Club.
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LaVerghetta leads women's golf to 10th place at Mt. Holyoke Invitational
September 27, 2015Senior Elizabeth LaVerghetta led the Bates women's golf team on both days of the Mount Holyoke Invitational, leading the Bobcats to a 10th-place finish out of 14 teams Sunday at The Orchards Golf Course.
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Women's golf defeats Bowdoin, Husson over two days at Brunswick
September 20, 2015The Bates women's golf team defeated Bowdoin for the second straight week, and Husson as well, at Saturday and Sunday's three-team tournament at Brunswick Golf Course.
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Rutkin all-state a third straight year for men's golf at state championships
September 20, 2015Junior captain Brad Rutkin earned all-state honors for the third consecutive year for his top-10 finish, leading the Bates College men's golf team to seventh place out of 11 teams at the two-day Maine Intercollegiate Championship.
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Men's golf jumps up two places to seventh at Bowdoin Invitational
September 13, 2015The Bates men's golf team jumped ahead two spots on Sunday to finish seventh out of 11 teams at the season-opening Bowdoin Invitational, firing the fourth-best score in the field (633) for the day.
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Wassarman leads women's golf past Bowdoin in opener
September 12, 2015Sophomore Kelly Wassarman was the medalist with an 81, as she led the Bates women's golf team to a season-opening victory over Bowdoin in a head-to-head match featuring Maine's only two varsity women's golf teams Saturday at Martindale Country Club.
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Men's golf opens at Bowdoin Invitational, led by Pierce's 76
September 12, 2015Sophomore Spencer Pierce fired a 76 on the first day of the season-opening Bowdoin Invitational, leading the Bates men's golf team to ninth place among 11 teams halfway through the tournament.
