EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. – Competing against some of the top programs at the Maidstone Club, Harvard men's golf excelled, as Junior William Ma finished in second place at the Hamptons Intercollegiate, as the Crimson wrap up its fall slate with a 10^th place team finish.

A native of San Diego, California, Ma stood out in a Hamptons Intercollegiate field that featured some of the best collegiate golf talent in the nation. In the opening round at the Maidstone Club, Ma shot a tournament-best 67 (-5), as he finished with a score of -5 to take second place.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crimson started the Hamptons Intercollegiate on a high note, as Harvard combined for a score of (289) to finish the first round in sixth place. After staying level on the first hole, Ma would birdie the second hole, and regrouped after carding a bogey on the third hole with birdies on the fourth and seventh holes.
• Ma caught fire on the back nine, finishing the latter half of the Maidstone Club with no bogeys, a birdied on the par-five 13^th hole and an eagle on the par-five 15^th hole to score a 67 (-5) on the first 18 holes of the tournament.
• Along with Ma, first-year Alex Zhang also found success in the first round, logging a team-best four birdies across the opening 18. On the back nine, Zhang posted birdies on four of the last six holes, finishing with birdies on the 13^th, 15^th, 16^th and 17^th holes.
• In the second round, Ma held steady, shooting a 73 (+1) to remain within the top 10 after recording a trio of birdies. Zhang would also stay consistent, as he would once again card birdies on the 13^th, 16^th and 17^th holes and lead Harvard in birdies with four on his way to shooting a 73 (+1).
• The third and final round from the Maidstone Club saw Ma once again thrive, ending his time at the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a 71 (-1) to secure his second place showing. Ma led the team with six birdies in the final round, including back-to-back birdies on the sixth and seventh holes and another combo of birdies on the 12^th and 13^th holes.

TEAM STANDINGS

T1. Florida (-6)
2. Rutgers (+9)
3. Wake Forest (+13)
4. Florida State (+16)
5. Utah (+20)
6. Ole Miss (+21)
7. Princeton (+23)
T8. Duke (+30)
T8. Loyola Maryland (+30)
10. Harvard (+38)
11. Georgetown (+42)
12. Yale (+69)

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

2 | William Ma | 67, 73, 71 (-5)
T42 | Alex Zhang | 72, 73, 83 (+12)
49 | Reese Jensen | 74, 79, 78 (+15)
T56 | Barry Zhang | 79, 80, 76 (+19)
66 | Morgan Riley | 76, 80, 86 (+26)

UP NEXT

Harvard will return to action next year, as the Crimson will take part in the spring portion of its 2026-27 season.