100 participants. The top 12 players would be considered for the team. Lewis Parker was the medalist, shooting a 73, also breaking the course record. From there, the top 12 players played another qualifier; the top 8 players in this qualifier made the team. In the 1930s, Yale had much success. They won the national intercollegiate championship (now NCAA Championship) four times in the 1930s. In addition, they had much success in local events. In 1931, Yale joined the Eastern Intercollegiate Golf Association (EIGA). The conference featured a number of prominent golf schools like Princeton and Harvard. Yale won eight consecutive conference championships from the year they joined through 1938. In addition, during this era coach Thomson took the team to Scotland for regular visits. In the 1940s, however, Yale entered a period of decline. In March 1942, as part of cost-cutting measures related to World War II, Yale fired coach Thomson. Yale won the 1942 national intercollegiate championship but would never win the event for the remainder of the decade (or ever, in fact). In June 1942, the team's captain, Arthur Williams, was drafted into World War II. Overall, the Yale team won no notable championships from 1944 to 1948. Shortly thereafter, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Yale golf team began playing better. Yale won the Eastern Intercollegiate Championship in 1949, 1951, 1953, and 1954. In addition, Lincoln Roden III won the 1951 Eastern Intercollegiate individual championship. In 1955, Al Wilson became the golf coach. Wilson coached the team for 15 years. The Yale golf team had much success during this era. During Wilson's tenure, the team recorded 136 wins against 14 losses for a winning percentage of 90%. This included seven Eastern Intercollegiate Championships. During this era, Robert Trent Jones Jr. and Rees Jones, future golf course architects, participated as a player and manager, respectively, for the team. Shortly thereafter, marked another period of decline. "The 1970s were not a good times for Yale golf," it was reported. Coach Wilson left his position in 1970. Yale undergraduates were reportedly uninterested in golf during the era. The Yale golf team "won no league championships" during the first half of the 1970s. University administration was considering selling Yale Golf Course. In the 1970s, Scottish-born David Paterson became the golf coach. Paterson turned around the team. He arranged a national schedule where Yale would play the best schools