By Maegan Green<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s golf team recently competed in their last tournament of the fall season.\u00a0 The 19-team invitational was hosted by Elizabethtown College and took place in Hershey,Pa.<\/p>\n
Hood finished in 17th place with a score of 350.\u00a0 Sophomore Kevin Baker finished as the Blazer\u2019s top performer, with a score of 82.\u00a0 Tyler Fairly finished with a score of 88.\u00a0 Harry Shultz scored 89.\u00a0 Michael Casadi final score was 91, and Patrick Cairo finished with a 92.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are rebuilding our team,\u201d said head coach Tom Dickman.\u00a0 \u201cWe have a lot of potential, but we have a fairly new team.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team consists of five players, three of which are new to the roster.\u00a0Cairoand Shultz are both first year students, while Casadi is a transfer.\u00a0 Tyler Fairly is the only senior on the roster.\u00a0 Next semester, Ira Benoit (\u201913) is expected to return to the line-up in March for the start of the spring season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future for golf is bright,\u201d said Fairly.\u00a0 \u201cWe have a young core of players that seem committed to staying at Hood and being an active participant for the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n
There will be another season of golf during the spring semester.\u00a0 \u201cThe team just needs more competitive rounds of golf under its belt,\u201d said Fairly.\u00a0 \u201cI’m hoping for some team finishes in the spring that place us in the top five at least once.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hood competes with an average of 15 to 20 other schools in each tournament.\u00a0 \u201cMost of the tournaments take place inPennsylvania,\u201d said Dickman.\u00a0 \u201cWe usually leave campus at around nine o\u2019clock in the morning and make it back by nine at night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things that is hard for the players is tournaments conflicting with classes,\u201d said Dickman.\u00a0 \u201cEach time we compete, they miss classes and have to set aside time later to catch up on their school work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Golf affects the players on and off the course. \u201cFor me, golf is a mental escape from the rest of the world,\u201d said Fairly.\u00a0 \u201cWhen I am on the course that is all that exists at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is supposed to be a girl\u2019s golf team as well, but nobody signed up for it this semester.\u00a0 \u201cI am recruiting right now, and it would be nice to see more girls interested in golf,\u201d said Dickman.\u00a0 \u201cHopefully, next semester we will get the girl\u2019s team started up again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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