Wednesday, January 9, 2013

A Look into Spring: Events 4-6


Event 4: April 8-9
The West Region will again be hosted at  Berry Creek Country Club in Georgetown, TX. Despite the 2nd place finish last year, I thought we played very mediocre so I'm thankful we'll have another crack at it. The course is pretty short, but there were only 4 rounds under par for the 54 hole event.
2012 Results

Event 5: April 20-21
The SCAC Championship will have a completely different look this year. We'll play match play in Shreveport, LA at Southern Trace Country Club. With only four teams competing this year, there will be two matches of competition over two days for each team. The first day the two semifinal matches will be contested. The second day, the losers will play for third place and the winners will play in the championship match. The coaches will pair players in individual matches with the winner earning a point for his team. The first team to three points wins the match. Hopefully the format will be a fun and dramatic way to crown a conference champion.

Event 6: May 14-17
The NCAAs will be held in Sandestin, FL at The Links Golf Club and the the Raven Golf Club. If we play well in the five events of the Spring, we'll earn a bid to compete with the nation's best. Since our conference doesn't earn an automatic bid (Pool A), we will have two opportunities to make the event. Pool B, those schools competing without an automatic qualifier and Pool C, the best teams that don't earn a bid via A or B.

Pool A AQs-30 teams
Pool B-4 teams
Pool C-7 teams
2012 Results

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

A Look into Spring: Events 1-3

The guys and I are really excited about our upcoming schedule. It will provide us an excellent opportunity to test ourselves with great courses and competition.

Event 1: February 25-26
We will try to defend our title at the Schreiner Spring Shootout at  Comanche Trace in Kerrville, TX. We've played this course the past three years so our guys are very familiar with the layout. There is a great mix of high risk/reward tee shots and the course provides a lot of great birdie chances but typically the individual winner is still over par. The weather can be a little dicey in late February, but the course is always in great shape with the bent greens being some of the quickest we see all year.
2012 Results

Event 2: March 15-17
The spring break trip to Jekyll Island, GA is always a highlight of the year. The tournament is huge, with 30 men's teams alternating between morning and afternoon tee times over three days at Pine Lakes. The course allows you to play toward your strengths and typically yields some low scores throughout the week. The majority of the top 25 is at the event and the national picture really shakes out after this week.
2012 Results

Event 3: March 25-26
The is the first year the West Cup is being contested. Hosted by LaVerne just southeast of Los Angeles at Goose Creek Golf Club, the tournament has attracted most of the best teams on the west coast. I'm told the course is solid, so I'm anxious to see how we perform out west.