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2005-06 Golf
Journals
University Of
Victoria Invitational October 10-11th, 2005
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Marc Vedder: The invitational tournament of the University of British Columbia was our final outing of the fall golf season.. It took place at Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, British Columbia. This was a benchmark tournament for us. We hoped our play would tell us a lot about our team, and what we are now and what we might become in the second half of the season. We all were looking forward to the trip to Canada and to the competition. It proved to be an important experience for us, but not for the reasons we had hoped. The tournament was an eye-opener for us. The course played tough as rain fell solidly throughout the two days. The teams were very strong. When all was said and done we ended up in 6th place. The 5 teams finishing in front of us will all likely be ranked highly by the NAIA. We didn't embarrass ourselves in anyway, but as a team we left this tournament with a bad taste in our mouths. Placing 6th we didn't really hurt ourselves, in terms of national rank, but a top 3 finish would have spoken volumes. We are upset because we feel we are capable at playing at the highest level. We had a chance to prove it and didn't do that this weekend. But the beauty of golf is there is always tomorrow! So, the tournament could have gone better for us, but we now look at this as new-found motivation to work that much harder, and grind that much more. Although we didn't hope it would end this way, I think this is just what our team may have needed. We got a firm "kick in the butt" (so to speak) this week and that is something that has certainly given us reason to work harder. As I mentioned earlier this was our last tournament of the fall season. We had some great ups and some not-so-great downs during the season. As with every team sport, all you can do is learn enjoy the good times, and try to learn from the bad times. I suppose, after thinking about it, we leave this season exactly as we started it, very optimistic! We know what we are capable of, and we just haven't quite got there yet. The spring season is going to be a lot of fun for us, and it should be a great ride! Thanks for your interest in LCSC Warrior Golf. We truly appreciate it!
Marc
Vedder In the tournament the course played longer than what the women's team is used to playing, longer par three's and four's. The toughness of the greens also had a huge effect on the women, they were hard to read, and the placements were tough. On the first day the greens were soft, creating backspin in unwanted situations. On the second day the women improved by nine shots shooting a total of 341. The second day the weather was perfect for golf, a little chilly in the morning but bright and sunny. The course had a little morning dew, which slowed putts down slightly, but in the next few hours they dried out and started to roll. The pin placements were tougher to place close on the par four's but the par three's were all in all easier. The winner's were Southern Nazarene for the women, with Jennifer Butler as medalist from SNU. The winner’s on the men’s side were Oklahoma Christian as a team and the medalist was Bruno Buccolo from Oklahoma Christian. The LC women’s team placed 5th overall and the men’s team placed 6th overall. In my opinion, the course was the toughest course that we played all year, the weather, the conditions, and the difficulty of the course. The course was wet, slightly windy, and longer than we are used to. I played much better the second day, battling with the tough pin placements and long putts. As a team we did not perform as well as we had wanted to, lots of practice over the winter season will give us high hopes for the spring! Thanks for all your support!!! NIKKI*
Oredigger invite September 12-13th, 2005-
Go Warriors, Marc Vedder
Nikki Olson: The course was in much better condition than last year, the greens rolled much smoother and the rough was not as thick. The pin placements were more difficult the second day than they were on the first day. The weaknesses were the short putts for the girls. The weather was not ideal for golf with cold wind in the morning picking up to stronger gusts in the afternoon, making judging yardages and distances tougher than usual. The course played longer the first day, because of the strong winds. The weather was a put on a jacket, then take it off sort of day, which made staying warm and comfortable a hard task to achieve. Overall the women’s team was very successful in Butte, which makes for a high outlook for the rest of the fall season and the up and coming spring season! Keep it up Warriors…Thanks for all the support!!! NIKKI*
Carroll College invite
September 19-20, 2005-
Marc Vedder: The course was again, in pretty good shape. There were some plug marks from the aeroration process that had taken place about two weeks ago, but other than that, the course was in good shape. The tournament was a good benchmark for our squad as it opened our eyes a little bit. The perenial powerhouse, University of Victoria attend this tournament. Our team kind of struggled throughout the first 36 holes of the tournament shooting what we considered "average" rounds. At the same time the University of Victoria Men's team was proving why they are always a team to be reckoned with, as they shot two consecutive team rounds under-par. The great thing about this tournament was how our team responded. The men came out the final round and shot a tournament low team round of (-7) 277. This not only put us ahead of conference rival Montana Tech, but helped us gain 10 shots on the University of Victoria, and proved to us we can play at their level and beat them. In the end, the stat book may say, that we got beat by 14 shots and ended up in 2nd place, but in our minds this was a HUGE step for us. We played great golf the final round, and proved that we belong on the same level as the powerhouse teams! We also proved that we have some serious firepower if we put it together! So, although we lost statistically, in our minds we gained and won! Go Warriors,
Marc Vedder
Nikki Olson: The weather was much better than last year, sunny and warm. Last year was cold, raining, and very windy, but this year it was much nicer and most golfers were in short sleeves and some in shorts. The scores were much lower at this tournament for the women’s team, Rachel Warren the medalist from Rocky shot 72-78-77, followed by me, Nikki, shooting 80-73-77. The next finisher from LC was Chantelle Beveridge shooting 88-84-81 taking fourth overall. This win was big for the girls, a boost of confidence for the next week at Rocky Mountain, in Billings, MT. The men’s team struggled the first day, but proceeded to do better the second day, coming in second to University of Victoria. The men’s team was led by Jeff Thoeny, shooting 74-71-67, taking overall a tie for third. The men’s medalist was Todd Haplan from University of Victoria. There are only two more tournaments left for the fall season, and only one being a Frontier Conference tournament, and the other being the University of Victoria Shootout. The Warriors look forward to these last two tournaments as well as the spring season where we will be hosting three tournaments. Go Warriors!!! NIKKI*
September 26 & 27 ,
2005 Rocky Mountain College invite-
Marc Vedder: This last weekend was the final segment of our fall conference schedule. The tournament was played at Peter Yegen Golf Club in Billings, Montana. Going into this tournament Lewis-Clark State College trailed Montana Tech for the overall conference lead by 4 shots. We knew that this was an important tournament for our team's future hopes. If we could do very well we might even be able to take over the conference lead before the break for winter. This Billings
stop proved to be a big turning point in the
conference tour for our team last year, and we made
it count again this year. LCSC men turned in a very
solid performance as a team, shooting a three round
total of 844 (8 under par for the team)) and winning
the tournament by 11 shots over host Montana Tech.
We had solid
performances from all of our top 5 players. The
highest score recorded for our top five players was
a 1 over par 72 in the first round. This was surely
our best team statistical performance to date. We
not only won this tournament, we also took over the
conference season lead, ending the fall season 7
shots ahead of Montana Tech in the cumulative team
total score.
Our final fall
event is the invitational tournament hosted by the
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,
October 9-10. This tournament attracts some of the
highest ranked NAIA teams in the U.S. and Canada.
We hope to play well and get an early fix on where
we stack up against the elite who will be
represented at the national tournament in June,
2006.
Thanks again
for your interest in LCSC men's golf. Have a great
day!
Go Warriors,
Marc Vedder
The medalist for the tournament was Rachel Warren from Rocky Mountain shooting the NAIA record for women’s golf 221 for 54 holes. The top finisher for the LC team was myself, Nikki, shooting a 235 tying for second place. The next top finisher was Samara Kluever shooting a 241 taking sixth place. The men’s medalist was Jared Adkins from Rocky Mountain shooting a 203. The top men’s finisher was Jeff Thoeny shooting a 209 tying for third. This tournament was a small disappointment to the women’s team because we were on a roll, I guess you could say, winning and playing well, but Rocky Mountain played very good at their home tournament. The girls team shot the lowest as a team that we have ever done in the final eighteen holes, which was a 313. We are so proud and we know that we can do it again! Congratulations to Kaydie Creswell, who broke her lowest round by four shots shooting a 77 in the final round!! Way to go and keep it up!! Thanks for your interest in Warrior Golf!! NIKKI*
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