Golf Team a few strokes short on home course
Matt Daniels
Issue date: 10/7/09 Section: Sports
With the golf season winding down, the Madison Area Technical College golf team finally had the chance to host an invitational. The golf team took a second-place, finish at the WolfPack Invitational at The Bridges Golf Course on Sept. 23 in Madison.
A second-place finish is nothing to gawk at. However, the disappointment surrounding the team about not finishing first at their own invitational was obvious.
Co-Head Coach Bill Scheer felt that MATC had an advantage over the seven other teams coming into the WolfPack Invitational. "I think The Bridges is a course that you need to know it in order to play it well," said Scheer. "Unfortunately we just didn't take advantage of our opportunity."
The second-place finish at the WolfPack Invitational marked the fourth time in six invites that the WolfPack came up just short of taking first. The second-place finish at The Bridges bothered first-year player, Evan Wartgow, the most. "The second place finish that hurts the most is coming in second at our home course," said Wartgow.
What stung even worse at the WolfPack Invitational was the fact that their biggest rival this season, Rock Valley College, took first with a score of 305. Rock Valley College finished five strokes better than the 310 that MATC shot. This is not the first time this season the Golden Eagles have finished ahead of the WolfPack.
Finishing second to Rock Valley College is something that the WolfPack have done three times this season. The only invite where the WolfPack finished ahead of the Golden Eagles was at the Milwaukee Invitational on Sept. 12, where the WolfPack took first place.
What should frighten Rock Valley College and the rest of the North Central Community Conference (N4C) is that MATC is looking like they are about to peak just at the right time. The top two players for the WolfPack this season, Andrew Steinhofer and Evan Wartgow, have played well all year so far.
"Andrew is one of the top amateurs in the state," said Scheer. Steinhofer, a first-year player has been dominant at every invite he has played. He claimed individual medalist honors for his first-place finish amidst a tough field at the Edgewood Fall Classic.
A second-place finish is nothing to gawk at. However, the disappointment surrounding the team about not finishing first at their own invitational was obvious.
Co-Head Coach Bill Scheer felt that MATC had an advantage over the seven other teams coming into the WolfPack Invitational. "I think The Bridges is a course that you need to know it in order to play it well," said Scheer. "Unfortunately we just didn't take advantage of our opportunity."
The second-place finish at the WolfPack Invitational marked the fourth time in six invites that the WolfPack came up just short of taking first. The second-place finish at The Bridges bothered first-year player, Evan Wartgow, the most. "The second place finish that hurts the most is coming in second at our home course," said Wartgow.
What stung even worse at the WolfPack Invitational was the fact that their biggest rival this season, Rock Valley College, took first with a score of 305. Rock Valley College finished five strokes better than the 310 that MATC shot. This is not the first time this season the Golden Eagles have finished ahead of the WolfPack.
Finishing second to Rock Valley College is something that the WolfPack have done three times this season. The only invite where the WolfPack finished ahead of the Golden Eagles was at the Milwaukee Invitational on Sept. 12, where the WolfPack took first place.
What should frighten Rock Valley College and the rest of the North Central Community Conference (N4C) is that MATC is looking like they are about to peak just at the right time. The top two players for the WolfPack this season, Andrew Steinhofer and Evan Wartgow, have played well all year so far.
"Andrew is one of the top amateurs in the state," said Scheer. Steinhofer, a first-year player has been dominant at every invite he has played. He claimed individual medalist honors for his first-place finish amidst a tough field at the Edgewood Fall Classic.
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