Golf places second in Colby Classic
Sarah Kirker
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Sports
After finishing eleventh out of a field of 13 in its first tournament at Bowdoin College and eighth in the Maine State Intercollegiate Meet, the Colby golf team began climbing the standings, coming in second in the University of Maine at Farmington Tournament on Sept. 15, and just five strokes behind the leaders last weekend on Sept. 22 at the Colby Classic.
The Colby Classic was the first of the home tournaments this season and based on the performances of the Colby golfers, the idea of home advantage is alive and well at the Waterville Country Club. In this latest tournament a familiar course again contributed to Colby's success. After each shooting an impressive 170 over the course of two days in the UMF tournament, sophomores Sam Roulaeu and Hans Noering paired up in this tournament to shoot a combined score of 72 for nine holes. This came in just one stroke above the top score of 71 shot by the Husson College pairing of Adam Packard and Chris Hamel. The other Colby pairings of Gus Thompson '11 and Conor Tubridy '08 along with Nick Spillane '08 and John Wagner '09 each combined for a solid 79 each.
This weekend the Waterville Country Club also played host to the Sid Farr Invitational where Colby's Thompson tied Husson's Nick Pelletier for second place, with each shooting a 77. Once again Husson came in first in the team competition, although it was Bates golfer Kurt Schuler who took top individual honors with a 75. Colby's team struggled as a whole, totaling only 13 points in a Stableford format, 11 of which were earned by Thompson.
The team now looks forward to this week's New England Small College Athletic Conference Championship hosted by Hamilton in Clinton, NY. The team has hopes of sneaking into the top four and extending its season into the coming spring. Following NESCACs, the team will play in what promises to be a hotly contested CBB tournament at Brunswick Country Club. The season comes to a close the following week back in Waterville for the Colby Invitational.
One person very happy with the improvement Colby has shown in the standings is head coach Jim Tortorella. Tortorella has doubled as the men's hockey coach for 12 of his 13 seasons as Colby's golf coach and has enjoyed great success on the ice rink, leading the team to a 186-94-23 record. It is this success which he hopes to transfer over to the green.
Colby women also got in on the golfing action this week, coming in second to Bates by only three strokes in the tournament held at the Waterville Country Club this Friday. In the individual competition Meredith Carden '08 tied for second with a score of 97, six strokes behind Bates leader Whitney Roller.
This year's team has shown great promise for the future with four of the regular starting line-up able to return next season including co-captain Wagner. With all of its young talent to build upon, the Colby golf team looks to keep improving until it is are able to pose a serious threat in NESCAC golfing competition.
The Colby Classic was the first of the home tournaments this season and based on the performances of the Colby golfers, the idea of home advantage is alive and well at the Waterville Country Club. In this latest tournament a familiar course again contributed to Colby's success. After each shooting an impressive 170 over the course of two days in the UMF tournament, sophomores Sam Roulaeu and Hans Noering paired up in this tournament to shoot a combined score of 72 for nine holes. This came in just one stroke above the top score of 71 shot by the Husson College pairing of Adam Packard and Chris Hamel. The other Colby pairings of Gus Thompson '11 and Conor Tubridy '08 along with Nick Spillane '08 and John Wagner '09 each combined for a solid 79 each.
This weekend the Waterville Country Club also played host to the Sid Farr Invitational where Colby's Thompson tied Husson's Nick Pelletier for second place, with each shooting a 77. Once again Husson came in first in the team competition, although it was Bates golfer Kurt Schuler who took top individual honors with a 75. Colby's team struggled as a whole, totaling only 13 points in a Stableford format, 11 of which were earned by Thompson.
The team now looks forward to this week's New England Small College Athletic Conference Championship hosted by Hamilton in Clinton, NY. The team has hopes of sneaking into the top four and extending its season into the coming spring. Following NESCACs, the team will play in what promises to be a hotly contested CBB tournament at Brunswick Country Club. The season comes to a close the following week back in Waterville for the Colby Invitational.
One person very happy with the improvement Colby has shown in the standings is head coach Jim Tortorella. Tortorella has doubled as the men's hockey coach for 12 of his 13 seasons as Colby's golf coach and has enjoyed great success on the ice rink, leading the team to a 186-94-23 record. It is this success which he hopes to transfer over to the green.
Colby women also got in on the golfing action this week, coming in second to Bates by only three strokes in the tournament held at the Waterville Country Club this Friday. In the individual competition Meredith Carden '08 tied for second with a score of 97, six strokes behind Bates leader Whitney Roller.
This year's team has shown great promise for the future with four of the regular starting line-up able to return next season including co-captain Wagner. With all of its young talent to build upon, the Colby golf team looks to keep improving until it is are able to pose a serious threat in NESCAC golfing competition.
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purepoint
posted 9/29/07 @ 3:01 AM EST
It is nice to read the improvement of Colby in Golf.Golfers are always intrested to improve their performance on the score in golf.A Better Golf Game is achievable by any golfer. (Continued…)
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