2008 Woodie Awards
Men's golf looks to rebound with younger roster
By: Bill Bordewick
Issue date: 8/27/08 Section: Sports
These leaves are about to change. That crisp fall air is about to be upon us, and you know what that means?
It is time for a little golf.
Yep, the men's golf team is getting ready to rebound after a disappointing finish to the 2007-2008 season that saw the Falcons finish eighth out of nine teams at the MAC Championships at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.
"The MAC Tournament was disappointing for us," said coach Garry Winger. "We had a better team than that. Obviously we didn't play well."
Winger is entering his 10th season at the helm of the Falcons and will look to guide a very young and inexperienced squad this season.
BG will be without second-team All MAC performer Jace Walker this season as the senior captain from a year ago has no more eligibility left.
Walker completed his tenure at BG with a scoring average of 74.98, which bested Coach Winger's previous school-record mark of 75.00. Walker finished his senior season with a scoring average of 73.40.
"We're going to have a young team this year. We lost Jace Walker," Winger said. "Jace was very talented and played very well for us last season."
With Walker gone, this Falcons squad will be devoid of any senior leadership. The leadership and experience fall on the shoulders of juniors Matt Schneider and John Powers.
"Matt and John amongst others are going to have to step up," Winger said in replacing Walker's production. "It's a big hole to fill but I don't expect it should be a problem with the guys that played well this summer."
Schneider echoed Winger's comments regarding the upcoming season.
"We lost four guys that we were pretty important to our team, that's going to be pretty tough to overcome," the junior said. "But we got two incoming freshmen and hopefully they can come in and contribute right away and we're thinking they will."
Schneider finished second on the team in scoring average last season with a 74.28. He finished in a tie for 14th at the MAC Championships by posting a score of 298.
It is time for a little golf.
Yep, the men's golf team is getting ready to rebound after a disappointing finish to the 2007-2008 season that saw the Falcons finish eighth out of nine teams at the MAC Championships at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.
"The MAC Tournament was disappointing for us," said coach Garry Winger. "We had a better team than that. Obviously we didn't play well."
Winger is entering his 10th season at the helm of the Falcons and will look to guide a very young and inexperienced squad this season.
BG will be without second-team All MAC performer Jace Walker this season as the senior captain from a year ago has no more eligibility left.
Walker completed his tenure at BG with a scoring average of 74.98, which bested Coach Winger's previous school-record mark of 75.00. Walker finished his senior season with a scoring average of 73.40.
"We're going to have a young team this year. We lost Jace Walker," Winger said. "Jace was very talented and played very well for us last season."
With Walker gone, this Falcons squad will be devoid of any senior leadership. The leadership and experience fall on the shoulders of juniors Matt Schneider and John Powers.
"Matt and John amongst others are going to have to step up," Winger said in replacing Walker's production. "It's a big hole to fill but I don't expect it should be a problem with the guys that played well this summer."
Schneider echoed Winger's comments regarding the upcoming season.
"We lost four guys that we were pretty important to our team, that's going to be pretty tough to overcome," the junior said. "But we got two incoming freshmen and hopefully they can come in and contribute right away and we're thinking they will."
Schneider finished second on the team in scoring average last season with a 74.28. He finished in a tie for 14th at the MAC Championships by posting a score of 298.
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