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Men's Golf Tees Off in First
Event of Season; Conway Takes 5th |
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Playing with a freshman-heavy roster, the Cougar men's golf team took finished 6th out of 6 teams at the Mustang Invitational, the squad's first tournament of the fall season. Scott Conway's performance was a major bright spot for the team during the two-round tournament. The junior followed up a first-round 77 with a very impressive second-round 69, finishing the tournament in a tie for fifth place. His second round score matched the lowest of any golfer in the tournament. Other Cougar golfers participating included Kyle Anderson, Arek Legarra, Mike Leonard, and Kyle Kelch. All managed to shoot under 80 on the par-72 course in their first round, but the latter three failed to do so in the second round. Freshman Ryan Brotman also made the trip, shooting an impressive 76-76. However, he competed as an individual, and thus his total was not counted towards CSUSM's final score. Concordia University won the tournament by 19 strokes, posting cumulative scores of 293 and 291. Holy Names Univ. finished second. The event was held at Angeles National Golf Course in L.A. Though the squad finished last, it was not entirely unexpected, given that some of its top players were not competing. It gave assistant coach Cory Scoggin a chance to see many of the new players on the team, and those players a chance to compete in their first tournament at the college level. By the spring season, Scoggin and head coach Fred Hanover expect the team to be competing at a very high level. To gear up for that, the squad will participate in two more fall tournaments in the coming months. Next on the schedule is an event at Santa Rosa Country Club, hosted by Sonoma State University from October 22-24th. |