Women golfers down, but not out
By Amanda Glatfelter
After beginning their fall 2006 season on a high note, the Cleveland State Women’s golf team stumbled back to reality this past weekend. The golfers competed in Butler University’s fall 2006 Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana after a two week hiatus. The tournament format was 36 holes the first day and 18 holes the final day.
Having finished in fourth place at the season opener in Youngstown, the lady Vikings were hopeful for another strong finish. Full time volunteer assistant coach Derek Duda held the same optimism. “I had high expectations coming off a solid finish at Youngstown State. We were looking forward to the Butler invitational as a chance to showcase our improved play on a tougher stage, with top flight competition,” Duda said.
However, the golf course had other plans. Too many penalty strokes and poor course management proved fateful for the CSU golfers. “Tough conditions made it hard to score on the course,” said sophomore golfer Ashley Davidson. “Mentally, we just fell apart.”
Nonetheless, the afternoon round was better and the ladies improved by seven strokes. The CSU golfers built upon their seven shot improvement and posted a 336 on the final day, a score three strokes better than the previous round. However, it was not enough to erase the first round blunder and the women finished in seventh place.-30-