PRINCETON, N.J. – After consistent performances during the 2023-24 season, Princeton’s Riccardo Fantinelli (Player of the Year) Charlie Palmer (Rookie of the Year) earned Ivy League postseason major awards following a vote by the league’s seven head coaches. In addition, Yale’s Keith Tyburski was unanimously voted Coach of the Year by his peers.
 
Riccardo Fantinelli of Princeton earns an Ivy League major award for the second-straight season as he was also named Rookie of the Year a year ago. Fantinelli posted a 70.9 adjusted scoring average this season after capturing three top-10 finishes and one tournament win. Fantinelli won the Princeton Invitational after rounds of 72-70-65, topping the field of 75 players. Fantinelli also had a solid showing at The Prestige, finishing in 15th out of a field of 120 players. The sophomore also went on to put together his second-straight All-Ivy first team showing at the Ivy League Championship, finishing in fifth place after rounds of 70-71-68 (-4). Fantinelli is the first Ivy League Player of the Year for Princeton since the award was first presented in 2009. 
 
Princeton’s Charlie Palmer had a solid first year at Princeton and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Palmer had two top-12 finishes this season, the first in his collegiate debut as the USF Howard Intercollegiate, where he finished 10th out of 80 participants with a score of -6 (74-66-70). Palmer also was a key piece of Princeton’s victory at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate where he had a 12th place finish after rallying for a round of 67 in his best round of the season. At the Ivy League championship, Palmer’s best round came in round two with an even-par 71 as Princeton finished second in the event. Finally, Palmer had his first-ever hole-in-one in Princeton’s home invitational on Springdale Golf Club’s 13th hole. With Palmer's recognition, Princeton has won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award four consecutive times. 
 
In his debut season at the helm of Yale, Keith Tyburski is the unanimous Ivy League Coach of the Year choice after an outstanding first season with the Bulldogs. Under Tyburski, the Bulldogs posted six top-five finishes and three first place finishes. Yale won the 2024 Ivy League men’s golf championship at Watchung Valley Golf Club last week, recording a three-day total of 843 (286-282-275) for a score of nine-under-par, besting second-place Princeton by three strokes. Earlier on in the year, Yale won the Alex Lagowitz Memorial (1st/13 teams), Macdonald Cup (1st/12 teams) and was also second in the Roar-EE Invitational out of 13 teams.
 
In addition, Tyburski mentored three All-Ivy honorees including two who earned first-team honors. Ben Carpenter was the individual medalist at the Ivy League championships while Robert You also earned first team honors. Sam Davis also posted a top-10 finish and was named to the second team.
 
In addition to the major postseason awards, the All-Ivy teams were awarded following the men’s golf championship. The All-Ivy teams are based on the results from the three-day event. The top-five finishers were recognized on the first team, while the next five finishers, including ties, were honored as All-Ivy second team recipients.
 
Additionally, one student-athlete from each institution was recognized for their commitment in the classroom and on the course as members of the 2023-24 Ivy Men’s Golf Academic All-Ivy team. Columbia’s Nathan Han, Cornell’s Jackson Debusschere, Dartmouth’s Alex Gu, Harvard’s Jeffrey Fang, Penn’s Ben Scott, Princeton’s William Huang and Yale’s Gabriel Ruiz were each named to the team.
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton
 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Charlie Palmer, Princeton
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Keith Tyburski, Yale*
 
*unanimous selection
 
ALL-IVY FIRST TEAM
Ben Carpenter, Yale (Jr., Darien, Conn.)
William Huang, Princeton (Jr., Exeter, N.H.)
Brian Ma, Harvard (Sr., Milpitas, Calif.)
Robert You, Yale (Jr., Pebble Beach, Calif.)
Riccardo Fantinelli, Princeton (So., Rome, Italy)

ALL-IVY SECOND TEAM
Tyler Brand, Dartmouth (Fr., Richmond, Va.)
Jeff Fang, Harvard (Jr., Newmarket, Ontario)
Jonathan Hartono, Harvard (Fr, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Nathan Han, Columbia (Sr., Somers, N.Y.)
Sam Davis, Yale (So., Jacksonville, Fla.)
DJ Francey, Columbia (Sr., Weston, Fla.)