Johnson Starts Spring With Silverware, Golden Bears Place Tied For Second At Alling Invitational

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (April 7, 2026) – WNE's Golf program began their Spring season with a bang on Tuesday, finishing the Alling Invitational tied for second. Derek Johnson led the field once again with a 73, earning him the first-place trophy at the 2026 Invitational. Johnson would finish one stroke clear of two Springfield College golfers, who both shot scores of 74.

Score: 316

Place: T-2nd/7

How it Happened:
Derek Johnson: Johnson picked up his first win of the spring season and his fifth victory of the entire 2025-26 year. The sophomore from Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, put together a round that saw him shoot a 35 on the front nine and then add three strokes on the back nine to shoot a 38. Altogether, Johnson ended the day with a round of 73 to take the top spot at the invitational by one stroke.

Alex Noti: Noti started his spring season with a score of 80 and tied for 13th in the invitational. The Odessa, Florida, native started the day with a 42 on the front. However, he would turn his day around on the back nine with a 38 for that round of 80. Noti would finish third for Jim Abbott's crew in their first round back.

Jeremy Burke: The senior from Hooksett, New Hampshire, put together a round of 85 in his first time back on the links in an invitational. Burke started the round with a front nine of 41 before finishing the round with a 44.

Kyle Klimas: The sophomore shot an impressive round of 78 on Tuesday. Klimas went out on the front nine with a 41 before dropping four strokes on the back nine of the course and shooting a 37. The 78 in the Alling Invitational earned Klimas a top-ten finish, where he was tied for ninth overall.

Kody Yancey: Yancy ended Tuesday's round shooting a 92 overall. Yancy would start the round with a front nine of 47 before turning it around on the back nine with a 45.

Up Next on the Schedule:

A trip to Danbury, Connecticut, awaits the Golden Bears on Thursday, April 9, 2026, as they take on the Western Connecticut Invitational at Richter Park Golf Course, with the event expected to go all day long.

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