Men's Golf Begins Spring Session
Jeff Dembeck
Issue date: 4/8/10 Section: Sports
The Messiah Golf team has begun their season following a very successful fall campaign in which they maintained an overall win record of 80-15. In the fall the team played in six Division III tournaments, winning two and finishing well in the others; in the tournaments that they did not win, they finished no lower than third place.
Maintaining an eight-member roster, the Falcons' golf team consists of seniors Ben Horst, Corey Wenger, Jamie Yoder, and Mike Walker, junior Dan Wort, sophomore Josh Winn, and freshmen Matt Burkhart and M'Cheyne Farlling. This season's Co-Captains are Wort and Wenger, and the upperclassmen are focused on leading their teammates both on and off the course, always exemplifying the team verse, Joshua 1:9: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
Their first tournament win came at the Bent Creek Invitational on October 5, where the team shot a combined score of 303. This score was sixteen strokes better than the team that finished second in the tournament, Franklin and Marshall University. The team also participated in one Division I tournament during the fall: the Bucknell Invitational, on September 19. The Falcons finished eleventh out of fourteen. Another fall highlight was the season finale--the most impressive performance of the season. The team shot a 300, which was 31 strokes better than Albright College, who finished second in the tournament. The team's top four finishers were Dan Wort, Corey Wenger, Matt Burkhart, and Ben Hurst. They were also the top finishers in the entire tournament.
The fall season prepared this team well for the spring season. Coach Troy Boone says, "Our goal was to have a strong fall season as a building block for the spring." He continued, saying, "It will all be on the line in the spring as we will have to win the MAC Championship at Hershey to get an automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament."
Maintaining an eight-member roster, the Falcons' golf team consists of seniors Ben Horst, Corey Wenger, Jamie Yoder, and Mike Walker, junior Dan Wort, sophomore Josh Winn, and freshmen Matt Burkhart and M'Cheyne Farlling. This season's Co-Captains are Wort and Wenger, and the upperclassmen are focused on leading their teammates both on and off the course, always exemplifying the team verse, Joshua 1:9: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
Their first tournament win came at the Bent Creek Invitational on October 5, where the team shot a combined score of 303. This score was sixteen strokes better than the team that finished second in the tournament, Franklin and Marshall University. The team also participated in one Division I tournament during the fall: the Bucknell Invitational, on September 19. The Falcons finished eleventh out of fourteen. Another fall highlight was the season finale--the most impressive performance of the season. The team shot a 300, which was 31 strokes better than Albright College, who finished second in the tournament. The team's top four finishers were Dan Wort, Corey Wenger, Matt Burkhart, and Ben Hurst. They were also the top finishers in the entire tournament.
The fall season prepared this team well for the spring season. Coach Troy Boone says, "Our goal was to have a strong fall season as a building block for the spring." He continued, saying, "It will all be on the line in the spring as we will have to win the MAC Championship at Hershey to get an automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament."
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