CAL LUTHERAN GOLFERS BEGIN NCAA PLAY.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer The Cal Lutheran men's golf team is hoping to put an exclamation point exclamation point: see punctuation. exclamation point - exclamation mark on the season. The Kingsmen - 7-0 in dual matches - begin competition today in the 23-team, four-round NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. National Championships at the Medallion Club course in Westerville, Ohio Westerville is a city in Franklin and Delaware Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census. Geography Westerville is located at (40.123496, -82. . Otterbein College is the host. ``We're real excited to be going,'' coach Jeff Lindgren said. ``It's just a real neat thing to go against all the best teams.'' The Kingsmen's best finish was 14th in 1993. The squad - winners of 20 of 21 over the past three years - is ranked No. 16 in Division III. Cal Lutheran battled many of the top teams involved in the tournament during spring break in the Pfeiffer Invitational in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , finishing 16th of 21 teams. ``We've been working hard on our skills,'' said Lindgren, in his seventh year. ``We've been using video this year to break down our driving, chipping and putting.'' The favorites today will be top-seeded Methodist (North Carolina) - which has a golf management program and 150 hopefuls trying out for the team each year - along with Otterbein, ranked No. 2. Methodist won the Pinehurst Tournament by seven strokes and finished 50 strokes ahead of the Kingsmen (579-621). Lindgren said the Kingsmen have a good balance of returners and newcomers this season. The top players: Rick Brown: He has been the No. 1 golfer all season, averaging 76.7 strokes. The first-team All-SCIAC senior from Westlake High and Moorpark JC has scored above 80 just twice all season with a low of 70. ``Rick is real solid,'' Lindgren said. ``He hits the ball a long way and has a good mental approach. He handles the pressure well.'' Clint Elsemore: The sophomore is the team's most improved player In some sports, a Most Improved Player award is given to players who have improved the most over the year.
``To cut five strokes is huge,'' Lindgren said. ``Clint is just really determined, and he played a lot over the summer. He is really playing well.'' David Richardson David Richardson may refer to:
His best round was a 74 against Redlands in the SCAIC Tournament. Jeremy White: The Burbank High graduate scored a best of 72 and averaged 79.8 to make second-team All-SCIAC. Jon Manning: A big-swinging 6-foot-1, 235-pound freshman, Manning had a season best of 77 against Pomona-Pitzer. Jeff Karpman: The freshman from Camarillo High broke 80 for the first time, scoring 78 in the season finale SCIAC SCIAC SIGINT Correlation Integration & Analysis Capability tournament. |
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