around the nation in an effort to improve performance. Paterson also inaugurated a number of significant tournaments, including the William S. Beinecke Annual Member-Guest Tournament, Widdy Neale Invitational, Yale Men’s College-Am, Yale Fall Intercollegiate Tournament (now Macdonald Cup), F.A. Borsodi Student Championship, "Scratch Cup," and Yale Spring Opener. During this era, the future PGA Tour and European Tour pro Peter Teravainen played on the golf team. By freshman year, he was generally regarded as the best player on the team. In 1980, Paterson also inaugurated a spring break golf trip to the United Kingdom for the Yale golf team. This event would occur at four year intervals. The Yale golf team would play matches against leading British universities and golf clubs. Later on, at the end of the 20th century, the Yale golf team won the Ivy League championship in back-to-back years, in 1996 and 1997. In 2008, Paterson retired. Women's coaching history References College sports teams in the United States College sports teams in Connecticut 1896 establishments in Connecticut Yale Bulldogs men's golf Yale Bulldogs women's golf