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Men's Golf Takes 10th at
Cuesta Title/Cal Poly Intercol |
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On Friday, impressive performances by Scott Conway and Markus Wendel led the Cougar men's golf team to a 10th place finish at the Cuesta Title/Cal Poly Intercol. The two golfers both shot +1 (217), earning them a tie for 10th. Playing on the par-72 6,761-yard course, Conway got off to a dynamite start. He shot a -5 (67) in round one, tying him for the best round of the day - and as it would turn out, the tournament. He followed that up with a +5 (77), then finishing strong with a +1 (73). Meanwhile, Wendel got off to a good start as well, shooting even-par 72. His breakthrough came in the 2nd round, as he posted a -3 (69) and finished the day in the top-5 of the individual standings. A final round 76 dropped him a bit, but it is still arguably Wendel's best performance as a Cougar. Still, It was an out-of-character performance for the Cougar team as a whole. Throughout this season, the squad has been characterized by its great depth, with all five golfers generally finishing in a similar spot in the standings. But this week, a large gap after the top two Cougars and the rest is what accounted for the relatively low team 10th place finish. Brandon Scolman was the third-best Cougar scorer, finishing in a tie for 72nd with a +18 (234). He did recover nicely from a first-round 82, shooting rounds of 77 and 75. After him was Matt Determan, who took 84th with a score of +23 (239). Kevin Riley, who was tremendous in last week's tournament, struggled a bit this time around, shooting +25 (241) to tie for 88th. As the squad approaches Regionals and Nationals, the trick for Coach Fred Hanover will be to get great performances from a couple golfers like he did this week, while getting solid performances from the rest, as has been the case throughout the season. Regionals will be played at the Terra Lago Golf Course in Indo, CA on April 22-24th. |