VESTAL, N.Y. – Just four days after finishing in second place at the Blue Hen Intercollegiate, the Binghamton golf team is back on the road as the Bearcats are set to play in Navy's invitational, called, "The Goat," from Saturday through Sunday at the Naval Academy Golf Club in Annapolis, Md.
 
This is the second year in a row that Binghamton is competing in this event. Joining Binghamton and Navy in the field for the 54-hole tournament are Bucknell, Colgate, Columbia, Connecticut, George Mason, Georgetown, George Washington, Harvard, Howard, Lafayette, Le Moyne, Loyola Maryland, Navy, Seton Hall and William & Mary.
 
At the Blue Hen Intercollegiate, Binghamton's second event of the 2025-26 season, the Bearcats put up their best finish as a team since the 2024 Matthews Auto Collegiate Golf Invitational, where Binghamton also finished second.  The Bearcats completed the Blue Hen Intercollegiate with a score of 302-294-294 = 890/26-over par.
 
Leading the Bearcats at that event was Brandon Conner, who finished second on the individual leaderboard at 72-69-71 = 212/4-under par. His final tally is tied for the fourth-lowest score relative to par through 54 holes in program history. Also tied with Connor on that list is Bryce Edmister from the 2011 Austin Peay Intercollegiate and Kyle Wambold from the 2016 Big Sky Conference Championship.
 
Freshman Alex Patel also finished 10th at the Blue Hen Intercollegiate in only his second collegiate tournament. Patel shot 74/2-over par in each round to end up with a final score of 222/6-over par.
 
The first round begins with a shotgun start on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The second round starts after the conclusion of the first on Saturday. The third and final round begins on Sunday at 8 a.m., with double tee times.
 
Matthews Auto is the presenting sponsor of Bearcats Golf.