Thursday, December 29, 2011

Dean's List

Congratulations to Geoffrey Setiawan and Kalen Vos for earning Dean's List honors for the fall. In order to be on the Dean's list, the student must take at least 15 hours and earn at least a GPA of 3.65. Quite an accomplishment, especially since these guys played in all 9 tournament rounds for the semester.

Yoeff is a junior majoring in Marketing and Management.

Kalen is a first-year studying engineering.



















Sunday, November 27, 2011

Final Fall Rankings

With the fall season in the books for all of Division III, the final fall rankings from the coach's poll came out last week. We came in at 23rd. Click here for poll.

According to Golfstat, we are 22. Here are all the Division III teams.

We have a very competitive schedule in the Spring. We will open up in Kerrville, Tx, then play in one of the premier DIII tournaments of the year in Jekyll Island, Ga, then the West Region in Georgetown, Tx and finish off with our conference championship in Mississippi. If we play up to our potential, the national rankings will take care of themselves.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

The Race

After our final round of the Alamo City Classic, the post-meal discussion somehow turned to foot speed. And the only way to logically solve an argument about speed is an immediate race in an empty parking lot. ED vs. Warren over 80 yards...who will win? Feel free to watch the video multiple times as it is difficult to see people who are capable of moving at such high speeds.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Alamo City Classic

Our fall season came to an end with our own Alamo City Classic at River Crossing Club. The course was in great shape and despite some stiff breeze, conditions were great for scoring. We played solid golf but ended up three shots shy of UT Tyler. Below are our scores.

2 Trinity University 287 295 +6
2 Geoffrey Setiawan 68 74 -2
T5 Kalen Vos 71 74 +1
T7 Warren Taylor 72 75 +3
13 Tyler Lehmann 76 72 +4
25 Erik Long-Goheen 78 77 +11
26 Felipe Benalcazar 78 78 +12
T27 Eric Davis 82 75 +13
T30 Scott Van Tilburg 79 80 +15
40 Blake Turner 77 88 +21
T41 Eric Redeker 82 84 +22
T46 Austin Jung 87 83 +26

We played the entire roster.

Yoeff getting some hardware.

Reddi holding the angle.
Thanks to the Redeker's for the photos.

Monday, October 17, 2011

#7 at Pecan

The downhill 7th at Pecan is an inviting hole framed by three bunkers. At 200 yards, it can range from a mid-iron to a long iron depending upon the wind, tee and hole locations. After a few days of much needed rain, the course has greened up and looks great.
Scott at the top.


Yoeff taking dead aim.

Friday, October 7, 2011

UT Tyler

We finished 5th out of 12 at The Cascades. After a poor opening round we played better the second day and moved up 2 spots. Below are some awesome pictures taken by Dave Redeker. Thanks again, Dave.

5 Trinity 316 300- 616
T8 Kalen Vos 76 72- 148
T17 Erik Long-Goheen 79 73-152
T44 Eric Redeker 81 80- 161
T48 Goeffrey Setiawan 80 83- 163
DNF Warren Taylor- NC 75
(Warren was injured and did not tee off round 1 but scrambled and posted a good score day 2)

Warren's 64 degree


Yoeff stalking

ELG with great extension

ELG hitting a wedge into 15

Reddi greenside at 12

Eric teeing off on the par 5 14th


Reddi out of a green side bunker

Reddi and Warren waiting for the par 3 16th to clear

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Golfstat Rankings

With our fast start we are ranked 7th in the country after our two events. Below are some links to golfstat pages.

Head to head rankings are here.
Freshman impact is here.
Individual rankings here.

UMHB Recap


We finished the second day with a 309 and finished 3rd overall and 2nd against D3 schools. Geoffrey Setiawan won the tournament playing as an individual with his first sub par collegiate rounds! Yoeff and ELG earned All-tournament honors.

3 Trinity 295 309- 604
1 Yoeff 69 71-140
5 ELG 69 76-145
T16 Kalen 71 81- 152
T18 Warren 79 74-153
T28 Eric Redeker 78 80-158
T28 TY 78 79-158
The Champ!


Yoeff hitting a wedge into the 18th during the practice round

Two Bros

We filmed an episode of storm chasers on our way home from dinner. Warren really captured the tenacity of the storm with these shots.


Monday, September 26, 2011

UMHB- Round 1

Our guys hung in there and posted a solid score of 295. Five out of our six guys birdied the 18th to pick up some shots on the field. ELG and Yoeff recorded their first sub-par collegiate rounds with matching 69s. First-year, Kalen Vos had a lights out 31 on the back to finish at -1, 71. We were the first groups off the course and the field scores should be posted on golfstat and our athletics page soon.

ELG 69
Yoeff 69 (playing as a medalist)
Kalen 71
Eric Redeker 77
TY 78
Warren 79

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Golf Club of Seguin


Below are some shots from the tournament. As you can see, it was a little dry. The course had received less than an inch of rain for the calendar year leading up to our tournament.

Redeker holding the angle on the downswing. Yeah, he hits down on the ball.

Kalen debuted with a 4th place finish.
TY, Warren and Kalen received All-Tournament Team honors.
(Thanks Mr. Redeker for this picture)

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Champions!

We opened up the season with a big win. I was really proud of the way our guys played. The first-years stepped up and played some great golf right out of the shoot. Our guys managed their games well, made a bunch of birdies and competed for all 54 holes.
1 Trinity University       288  285  296    869    +5 
2  Tyler Lehmann 70   69   72    211    -5 
3  Warren Taylor 73   68   74    215    -1 
T4  Kalen Vos  74   68   74    216     E 
8  Eric Redeker 67   75   76    218    +2 
T17  Erik Long-Goheen 74   74   76    224    +8 
T20  Felipe Benalcazar78   72   76    226   +10 
T44  Geoffrey Setiawan 81   83   72    236   +20 

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Practice Round shots

B Turner hit a hook around a tree on the 11th at Pecan Valley during a qualifier last week.
Below are some pictures from our practice round at the Golf Club of Seguin this Friday. Without rain, the course is playing very firm and fast. Look for low scores as 3 of the par 5s will be reachable by the entire field.
Kalen on #12
Warren chipping on #11
Eric teeing off on #10

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

About the process

In Luke Donald's press conference before the US Open this year he explained his rise to #1 in the world.

"And in the last few years I've just tried to go back to basics about just trying to improve every day, just trying to get a little bit better at every component in my game ... I think that's really gotten me to No. 1. It's been less of a thought about trying to be there, just more about going through the processes."

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Fall Season Begins

Wednesday was our first qualifying round for our upcoming tournament. Warren Taylor was low with a -1, 35 at Pecan Valley Golf Club.
Eric Redeker was the low first-year with +2, 38.

Felipe Benalcazar on the fourth green.

Another TU Tiger

Congrats to Marcus ('04, '05) and Kassi Mclack on the birth of the newest Tiger, Trey!
Trey Mclack

Monday, August 22, 2011

Blast from the Past

A glimpse of TU Golf.....from 1978!!! Coach Braddock contacted me and found this great old photo of the squad. This is from a tournament which they won in Brownsville,TX.
If you can identify anyone in this photo, please let me know.

Students Return to Campus

The first-years moved into their dorms last Thursday and the returners arrived this weekend. We are excited to get the semester and our season underway. Below is a video explaining the move-in experience. Essentially, the first-year and their family do not have to move a thing: Team Trinity does all the heavy lifting. Here is a link to a video detailing the process from 2010.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Former D3 Player wins US Senior Open

Olin Browne won the US Senior Open at the end of July providing an explanation point to a great career, despite its inauspicious start. Below is an excerpt from the article. There is more than one way to get to the show.

"It couldn't have happened to a less likely guy. When he tried out for the Division III Occidental College team as a freshman, he shot 88 and 89 yet still made that shorthanded squad. He worked in the bag room at New Seabury Resort, a course on Cape Cod, that summer and decided then that he would become a professional golfer, leading to a long and determined road that featured only one successful try in his first 10 trips to Q school."

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Eric Davis- SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team

Co captain, Eric Davis, was selected to the SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. And he got some press from his hometown paper. For the rest of the All-Sportsmanship Team, click here.



Monday, June 20, 2011

B Turner at Glennloch Pines

Blake played in the Collegiate Players Tour event at Glennloch Pines Golf Club shooting 76, 76 and 71 for T28.

Friday, June 17, 2011

SCAC Academic Honor Roll 2011

Congratulations to the three Tigers who earned recognition for their excellence in the classroom. Daniel Maurer, Geoffrey Setiawan and Erik Long-Goheen all achieved a Spring GPA above the 3.25 required for the distinction.

Dan graduated with a degree in Finance.
Geoffrey is studying Management and Marketing
ELG is majoring in Business Administration

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Congrats Dan!

Daniel Maurer was our lone senior on the squad last year. He earned Dean's list honors this spring and graduated in May. He is planning to continue his education and attend dental school. Despite the three knee surgeries over the past two years that severely limited his playing and practice time, Dan had a great attitude and made a positive impacted on the program.
Thanks for your contribution to the program.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

SCAC Stats

PAR 3 SCORING
Chris Morris Centre Col 2.75 -3
Tyler Lehmann Trinity 3.08 +1
Cameron Button S'western 3.25 +3
Bill Bazzel Rhodes Col 3.33 +4
Stephen Sexton Rhodes Col 3.33 +4
Erik Long-Goheen Trinity 3.33 +4

PAR 4 SCORING
Chris Morris Centre Col 4.27 +9
Anthony Amodeo Oglethorpe 4.32 +7
Craig Stevenson Oglethorpe 4.45 +15
Eric Quinn Oglethorpe 4.48 +16
Patrick Cansfield Oglethorpe 4.58 +19
Bill Bazzel Rhodes Col 4.58 +19
James Charles S'western 4.61 +20
Drew Richardson Millsaps 4.67 +22
Grant Hinton Centre Col 4.70 +23
Chase King De Pauw 4.70 +23
Erik Long-Goheen Trinity 4.70 +23
Chris Patton Millsaps 4.73 +24
Ryan Berra De Pauw 4.73 +24
Cody Patrick S'western 4.73 +24
Tyler Lehmann Trinity 4.73 +24

PAR 5 SCORING
Craig Stevenson Oglethorpe 4.78 -2
Anthony Amodeo Oglethorpe 4.83 -1
Chris Morris Centre Col 4.89 -1
Brian Wolpert Rhodes Col 5.00 E
Ronnie Harris De Pauw 5.00 E
Michael Cathey Hendrix 5.11 +1
Jordan Hall Oglethorpe 5.22 +2
Zach Sewill S'western 5.22 +2
Ryan Berra De Pauw 5.33 +3
James Charles S'western 5.33 +3
Drew Richardson Millsaps 5.44 +4
Lucas Crowley De Pauw 5.44 +4
Cameron Button S'western 5.44 +4
Tyler Lehmann Trinity 5.44 +4

BIRDIES
Chris Morris Centre Col 12
Bill Bazzel Rhodes Col 9
Craig Stevenson Oglethorpe 9
Tyler Lehmann Trinity 6

PARS
Erik Long-Goheen Trinity 30
Cody Patrick S'western 28
Jordan Hall Oglethorpe 28
Drew Richardson Millsaps 27
Geoffrey Setiawan Trinity 26

SCAC

We concluded our season with the SCAC Championship at the Ram Rock course in Horseshoe Bay, Tx. We took fifth and Tyler Lehmann was awarded 1st Team All Conference with his T4 finish.

5 Trinity University 333 349 330 1012
T4 Tyler Lehmann 79 84 79 242
13 Erik Long-Goheen 83 88 78 249
T23 Geoffrey Setiawan 85 85 88 258
T28 Eric Davis 86 92 85 263
36 Austin Jung 87 97 88 272

After the first round we were in second place behind Oglethorpe, the eventual champions. We dropped to 5th after our poor second round and remained there after final round. The conditions were tough with 20+mph wind each day. Full field results can be seen here.

TY receiving his flag for 1st Team All Conference. He comes alive in the wind.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Photos

There are some new photos on our website! You can view the gallery here. Thanks for the great shots E-Tern.
ELG about to unleash the fury.

TY and Austin on the 1st green.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

SCAC Top 20 Moments in Men's Golf

MEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #8
April 22-23, 1994
Played at Atlanta National Golf Club in Alpharetta, Ga., Trinity University wins the 1994 SCAC Men’s Golf Championship, breaking a 24-year-old conference record for largest margin of victory with a 40-stroke win over runner-up Sewanee-The University of the South. In the longest playoff to determine medalist honors in SCAC history, Trinity's Derek Birkeland defeated teammate Tom Ming on the fourth playoff hole to earn SCAC Golfer-of-the-Year.
MEN'S GOLF - MOMENT #7
May 12-15, 2003
For the first time in league history, the SCAC sends more than one team to the Division III Men's Golf Championship. SCAC champion Oglethorpe University is joined by Trinity University in the field of 23 teams at the 2003 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships in Delaware, Ohio. On the final day of competition, Oglethorpe shoots the second-lowest round of the day (287) to jump from 11th place after three rounds to finish in sixth while Trinity, playing in its first NCAA golf championship in 28 years, finishes in 18th after a final-round 318.

Read the whole list here:
http://scacsports.com/inside_athletics/anniversary20/top20_mgolf

Monday, April 11, 2011

Alumni Match

Thanks to the alumni that were able to come out and compete against the squad at Pecan Valley. It was great seeing some old faces and playing some golf. The alumni won the match 6.5 to 1.5 with some impressive play. We're looking forward to the event next year. Thanks so much for the continued support of our program.
Craig McConnell '07, Chase Clayton '10, Simon Thompson '05, Peter Senior '10, Matt Bley '04, Jonathan Alden '10 and Nash Kassam '10 (Not pictured Marcus Mlcak '04)

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Old Brack #2

We played Brackenridge Park for 9 holes of qualifying on Tuesday. Below are some shots from the second hole, a tree-lined 200 yard par 3. Below are pictures of ED, TY, ELG, Austin and TY again. I need someone at impact to complete the sequence!

Friday, March 25, 2011

NCAA Player Rankings

After the Jekyll Island tournament, golfstat.com has updated the individual player rankings. ELG and Yoeff picked up a bunch of wins against the competition with their T39 finish. Our team improved from 69 to 59 as well.

107 Erik Long-Goheen
138 Geoffrey Setiawan

59 Trinity

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational Recap

19 Trinity University 310  308  305    923   +59
T 39  Erik Long-Goheen 74   77   74    225    +9
T 39  Geoffrey Setiawan 76   76   73    225    +9 
T 94  Tyler Lehmann 83   78   75    236   +20
T112  Austin Jung 80   77   83    240   +24 
T119  Eric Davis 80   80   83    243   +27
With our 305 third round, we moved up to finish at 19th.  We had a chance to compete against some different SCAC schools for the first time going 2/4 (Centre, Oglethorpe, Rhodes, Birmingham Southern, Millsaps and Sewanee). With the winner of conference earning the automatic qualifier, we will need to play our best golf of the year to play at nationals

ED and Yoeff hitting some pitches before our practice round.

A different kind of water hazard at Jekyll.
Our view of the beach from our villa.

ELG working on his putting stroke on the practice green.
Yoeff has the amazing ability to sleep immediately after our van hits road. Yoeff powers off.