Crusader golf battles windy weather, bring home seventh place finish at Fall Classic
Posted by The Skyliner on October 7th, 2009Cory Guinn
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The Crusader golf team traveled to Greenville, Tenn., on Sept. 8 in hopes of continuing its strong play at the Tusculum Fall Classic. North Greenville had a tough first day in the two-day tournament but played well on day two to finish seventh overall.
Brad Caldwell, senior sport management, continued his strong play in the 2009 season, finishing 19th overall in the individual standings.
“It wasn’t our best tournament and we know that,” Pittillo said, “but I am proud of the guys for coming out and improving on the second day.”
On day one of the tournament, the Crusaders battled windy conditions, which led to a tough day on the course and a ninth- place finish at the end of the day.
Caldwell and Brandon Coggins, senior elementary education, led North Greenville on the first day, each shooting a 75.
Danny Dippel, freshman sport management, shot a 77 while Andrew Beck, junior business administration, and Richard Smith, junior marketing, shot 78 and 80, respectively.
“The weather kind of messed with us on day one” head coach Jeff Pittillo said “We took what we learned on the first day and tried to improve on day two.”
The weather conditions improved on the tournament’s second day, and so did the Crusader’s scores. North Greenville improved five strokes from the first day and finished the tournament with a team total of 605.
Caldwell shot a 73 on day two to finish 19th overall with a tournament total of 148. Other individual scores from the final day were Beck and Smith who each shot 75, Dippel who shot a 77 and Coggins who finished with a disappointing 81.
North Greenville has a two-week layoff before traveling down to Panama Beach, Fla., for the NCCAA National Championships, which will be played on Oct. 12 and 13.
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 5