2008 Woodie Awards
Snow cancels tournament, team wants to put extra time to good use
GOLF
By: David Johns
Issue date: 3/30/06 Section: Sports
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The Webster University golf team got some extra time to practice leading into their April stretch as the March 24-25 Eureka Invitational was cancelled last week.
"It snowed," said Coach Andrew Belsky, on why the meet was cancelled. "The weather got really bad at the beginning of the week, and I got a call saying the course was closed and we couldn't have the meet."
The cancellation followed a disappointing last-place showing at the Piedmont Spring Invite March 14.
Webster finished with a combined team score of 342, just one stroke behind Piedmont College who had a 341. Truett-McConnell took the day with a 327.
"It was really kind of practice for us," said sophomore Scott Hargis of the 54-over-par showing. "It was only our first game, and we're only really getting into the swing of the season."
Hargis was Webster's low scorer in the invite, with an 83.
Team co-captain, senior Greg Murphy, and freshman Allen Heeger finished in the top ten, each shooting an 86.
Hargis added that the conditions left more to be desired, and that all three teams shot high that day.
"The lowest score was a 79 (on a par 72 course) so the other teams didn't shoot that great either," Hargis said.
Belsky echoed Hargis' assessment.
"It was really, really windy," said Belsky. "That, and we were playing on a course we didn't really know, and you've got tough
scoring conditions."
Belsky said, however, that he was pleased with the progress his team was making, which he could see, even if it wasn't evident on the score sheet.
With the cancellation of the Eureka Invitation, Webster will benefit from more than two weeks of down-time as far as competition goes. However, they practice three times a week and will put that down-time towards gearing up for three matches they have in the following two weeks.
The first of which is the March 31-April 1 Blackburn Invitational, with the John McNaughton Memorial Classic just two days later on April 3. Both matches are in Illinois.
This may prove to be the testing ground the golf team needs in preparation for the Gorlok Spring Invitational April 9-10, at the Forest Park Golf Course and Sunset Country Club, respectively.
We'll finally get a lot of time on the course, which is what we need to be playing our best," said Belsky of the tight stretch.
Hargis was in agreement with Belsky.
"This week, we practice three times, possibly four times," said Hargis. "By the time (the Gorlok Invitational) comes, we'll be well on our way to shooting good scores."
"It snowed," said Coach Andrew Belsky, on why the meet was cancelled. "The weather got really bad at the beginning of the week, and I got a call saying the course was closed and we couldn't have the meet."
The cancellation followed a disappointing last-place showing at the Piedmont Spring Invite March 14.
Webster finished with a combined team score of 342, just one stroke behind Piedmont College who had a 341. Truett-McConnell took the day with a 327.
"It was really kind of practice for us," said sophomore Scott Hargis of the 54-over-par showing. "It was only our first game, and we're only really getting into the swing of the season."
Hargis was Webster's low scorer in the invite, with an 83.
Team co-captain, senior Greg Murphy, and freshman Allen Heeger finished in the top ten, each shooting an 86.
Hargis added that the conditions left more to be desired, and that all three teams shot high that day.
"The lowest score was a 79 (on a par 72 course) so the other teams didn't shoot that great either," Hargis said.
Belsky echoed Hargis' assessment.
"It was really, really windy," said Belsky. "That, and we were playing on a course we didn't really know, and you've got tough
scoring conditions."
Belsky said, however, that he was pleased with the progress his team was making, which he could see, even if it wasn't evident on the score sheet.
With the cancellation of the Eureka Invitation, Webster will benefit from more than two weeks of down-time as far as competition goes. However, they practice three times a week and will put that down-time towards gearing up for three matches they have in the following two weeks.
The first of which is the March 31-April 1 Blackburn Invitational, with the John McNaughton Memorial Classic just two days later on April 3. Both matches are in Illinois.
This may prove to be the testing ground the golf team needs in preparation for the Gorlok Spring Invitational April 9-10, at the Forest Park Golf Course and Sunset Country Club, respectively.
We'll finally get a lot of time on the course, which is what we need to be playing our best," said Belsky of the tight stretch.
Hargis was in agreement with Belsky.
"This week, we practice three times, possibly four times," said Hargis. "By the time (the Gorlok Invitational) comes, we'll be well on our way to shooting good scores."