LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Sophomore Shep Davis tied for second individually, and the Cornell men's golf team held on for third place in the 13-team field at the Columbia Autumn Invitational, which concluded Sunday at Lake Placid Club's par-71 Links Course.

Cornell posted a 7-over 291 in the final round to finish at 4-over 856 (279-286-291), one stroke ahead of fourth-place Dartmouth (857). The Big Red entered the day in third, and that cushion held up even as Dartmouth carded a 287 in round three. Host Columbia won the event at 6-under 846, five strokes ahead of Colgate (851).

Davis finished at 5-under 208 (68-68-72), tied with Dartmouth's Benjamin Wang for second behind medalist Tom Yu of Columbia (203). Davis opened with back-to-back 3-under 68s, and he began the final round alone in second, three strokes off the lead. He closed with a 1-over 72.

Senior Tyler Debusschere gave Cornell a second top-10 finish, tying for seventh at 1-under 212 (71-71-70). His 1-under 70 in the final round was the Big Red's low score of the day.
Junior TJ Betlow tied for 31st at 7-over 220 (72-73-75), and freshman Asher Rush tied for 35th at 8-over 221 (73-74-74). Freshman Toby Gu, who matched Davis with a 68 in the opening round, finished tied for 43rd at 10-over 223 (68-77-78).

Competing as individuals, junior Jack Burda tied for 27th at 6-over 219 (69-76-74). Junior Javier Benerofe (72-76-80) and sophomore Adithya Venkataraghavan (74-76-78) both finished tied for 58th at 15-over 228.