Senior Year (2007-08): Captain ... competed in nine tournaments ... finished as the Raiders top scorer for the fourth time with a 74.2 average ... was the top scorer in eight tournaments ... won the Colgate Invitational with a 4-under-par 140 to start the season ... posted his lowest round, a 69, at both the Colgate Invitational and at the George Washington Invitational ... had six top-10 finishes ... was named the Patriot League Golfer of the Month in September and March ... earned all-Patriot League honors for the second time after finishing second at the Patriot League Tournament ... led all golfers after day one of the Patriot League Tournament and finished two strokes behind the leader with a 225 ... was the only golfer at the league tournament that shot a round under par, capturing a 71 in the second round.
Junior Year (2006-07): Had the best average on the team for the third straight season, with a 75.8 ... competed in eight invitationals and was Colgate's leader in six of them ... tied for 31st with an 11-over-par 155 at the Colgate Invitational ... had his best round on day two of the Bucknell Invitational when he shot a 72 ... had his highest finish at the Lafayette Invitational where he came in fourth place with a 3-over-par 75 ... tied for 16th at the Patriot League Championship with a 227.
Sophomore Year (2005-06): Finished first on the team for the second straight year with a the fall season with a 76.5 ... his highest finish was fourth at the Colgate Invitational where he finished four-over-par ... finished sixth at the ECAC Championship with a 143, just one-over-par where he also had his lowest round of the season with a 70 ... finished tied for fifth at the Patriot League Championship with a 226 ... named to First Team all-Patriot League for his top five finish at the PL Championship.
Freshman Year (2004-05): 74.6 scoring average was the best on the Colgate team … low round was 69 in the first round of the Colgate Invitational … won the NBT Bank Collegiate Classic with a score of two-over par … tied for second at the Colgate Invitational…Placed third at the Bethany Beach Invitational … also finished third at the St. Bonaventure Keenan Invitational … tied for 12th place at the Patriot League Championship … qualified for the Connecticut State Open … finished second at the Westchester County (N.Y.) Amateur Championship.
Before Colgate: A 2004 graduate of Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Conn. … lettered all 12 sports seasons (four times apiece in golf, soccer, and skiing) … ski team won two Connecticut State Open Championships … golf team posted a 40-11 record in that span … named first-team all-Fairfield County all four years … first team all-state as a sophomore and junior … won Connecticut State Championship as a junior … represented the United States at the World Junior Golf Cup as a junior…Placed 10th at the New England Championships as a junior … named first team all-area by the Danbury News Times as a sophomore, junior, and senior … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Major is political science … born December 28, 1985 in Stamford, Conn. … parents are Richard and Gary Hayes of Ridgefield, Conn. … has one sister … full name is Richard Allen Hayes, Jr … aunt Carolyn Cromwell Wheeler is a member of Colgate’s Class of 1980.
