Rounding out the day for the Crimson was freshman Akash Mirchandani at +9, good for 37th place.

Sunday was not as strong for Harvard, as the Crimson fell to fifth place and 11 strokes off the lead with a score of 292.

“We were right there,” Lederhausen said. “Tony Grillo played really well, and we had some other really good rounds, [but Sunday] we weren’t as sharp.”

Lai had the best round on Sunday for Harvard, shooting an even-par 71 to finish tied for 21st on the weekend.

Mirchandani had his best round of the weekend with a 72 to come back and finish tied for 32nd.

Lederhausen finished 32nd as well, ending his weekend with a 76 in the final round.

Pollak and McCarthy both shot a 74 on Sunday, with McCarthy finishing tied for 14th overall and Pollak tied for 24th. Grillo ended his weekend with a score of 75.

Despite the fifth-place finish, the Crimson believes that more consistent play will bring stronger results, especially given the striking distance the team found itself after two rounds of golf.

“I think that biggest part that we can take out of [the tournament], is that we didn’t play great golf that [second] day, and as a team we definitely could have done better,” Grillo said. “And to see that we were close let us know that we have a lot to improve. But having said that, we were right there with the other teams.”

—Staff writer David Mazza can be reached at damazza@college.harvard.edu.