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GOLF: Team falls short in loss to RIC
by Scott Stewart
Sports | 10/23/07
Posted online at 11:35 PM EST on 10/22/07
/ Last updated at 1:41 AM EST on 10/22/07
A career-best round from captain Alex Botwick '08 wasn't enough to propel the golf team to a victory in its only head-to-head match of the season Wednesday.
Botwick matched the team's best individual round of the season with a three-over-par 75, but struggles from the bottom of the lineup doomed the Judges to an aggregate score of 325, eight strokes behind their opponent, Rhode Island College.
"Some of us just couldn't seem to get the ball in the hole," coach Bill Shipman said. "[We] just had a bad day like all golfers have. Even Tiger Woods has a bad day sometimes."
Although Botwick tied for the best score at the competition, he didn't receive much help from his teammates. At the bottom of the lineup, captain Dan Shani '08 shot an 18-over-par 90, and Dave Milch '08, playing his first tournament of the season, shot a staggering 31-over-par 103.
Botwick's round was punctuated by his play on the greens, as he birdied four of the 18 holes during his round. Still, Shipman said he was most impressed with Botwick's driving.
"He's always had a short game, but now he's really starting to improve on his long game [and get it] under a little more control," Shipman said.
Aaron Hattenbach '09 snuck behind Botwick with a six-over-par 78. He struggled early in his round, but turned rebounded with three consecutive birdies on his fourth, fifth and sixth holes.
"After [that sequence], everything just started to click," Hattenbach said. "I could have easily shot a 72 or a 73 had my putts been more consistent."
After shooting a 79 in the Nichols College tournament Oct. 7, Jeff Stein '08 remained in the lineup, shooting a 10-over-par 82. He said he wasn't unhappy with his round, besides for a double-bogey on the seventh hole.
After shooting two straight rounds below 80 at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships Oct. 6-7, Shani shot the worst round of his career Wednesday.
"I would just get out in a spot like the 10th hole, have an easy putt for a birdie, and miss it, and I just wasn't able to capitalize on opportunities like that" Shani said. "Luck was just not on my side. I guess that's just part of the game."
Botwick matched the team's best individual round of the season with a three-over-par 75, but struggles from the bottom of the lineup doomed the Judges to an aggregate score of 325, eight strokes behind their opponent, Rhode Island College.
"Some of us just couldn't seem to get the ball in the hole," coach Bill Shipman said. "[We] just had a bad day like all golfers have. Even Tiger Woods has a bad day sometimes."
Although Botwick tied for the best score at the competition, he didn't receive much help from his teammates. At the bottom of the lineup, captain Dan Shani '08 shot an 18-over-par 90, and Dave Milch '08, playing his first tournament of the season, shot a staggering 31-over-par 103.
Botwick's round was punctuated by his play on the greens, as he birdied four of the 18 holes during his round. Still, Shipman said he was most impressed with Botwick's driving.
"He's always had a short game, but now he's really starting to improve on his long game [and get it] under a little more control," Shipman said.
Aaron Hattenbach '09 snuck behind Botwick with a six-over-par 78. He struggled early in his round, but turned rebounded with three consecutive birdies on his fourth, fifth and sixth holes.
"After [that sequence], everything just started to click," Hattenbach said. "I could have easily shot a 72 or a 73 had my putts been more consistent."
After shooting a 79 in the Nichols College tournament Oct. 7, Jeff Stein '08 remained in the lineup, shooting a 10-over-par 82. He said he wasn't unhappy with his round, besides for a double-bogey on the seventh hole.
After shooting two straight rounds below 80 at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships Oct. 6-7, Shani shot the worst round of his career Wednesday.
"I would just get out in a spot like the 10th hole, have an easy putt for a birdie, and miss it, and I just wasn't able to capitalize on opportunities like that" Shani said. "Luck was just not on my side. I guess that's just part of the game."
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