Brookline, Mass.--Junior Jasper Bruins Slot (Scituate, R.I.) finished first overall as the Rhode Island College men's golf team opened the 2025 season with a first place (four teams) finish at Emmanuel's Saints Invitational played at South Shore Country Club on Wednesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
• RIC finished first (four teams) with a team score of 318 (+30). Emmanuel (330; +12), Lesley (361; +73) and Elms (380; +92) rounded out the field.
 
• 19 golfers competed at the invite, which was a par-72 and measured 6,270 yards.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bruins Slot was the medalist with a 71 (-1). It marks the second consecutive season that Bruins Slot has won the Saints Invitational.
 
• Freshman Brady Pongvongkeo (North Providence, R.I.) tied for fifth with an 81 (+9).
 
• Senior Kyle Cullen (Glocester, R.I.) tied for fifth with an 81 (+9).
 
• Freshman Mike Decesare (Cranston, R.I.) tied for ninth with an 85 (+13).
 
• Junior Max Nasser (Middletown, R.I.) tied for 12^th with a 92 (+20).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host its Fall Invitational at Valley Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 16 (10 a.m.).