By: Gillian Evans
While facing the 2016-17 season with a small, young team this year, the Western men’s golf team held their own. Not only did the overall team have near top-ten finishes in most tournaments, but several individuals had high finishes, and two golfers were named to the MIAA all-conference team.
“We have a really young team but that won’t stop us from competing,” said freshman Patrick McCarthy. “If we take the necessary steps and apply what we do in practices to what we do on the real course, then the results will speak for themselves.”
McCarthy consistently performed “on par” this season, snagging three top-ten individual tournament finishes. He was named to the MIAA all-conference team, and was chosen as the MIAA’s Freshman of the Year. Kevin Kim was also named all-conference this season.
The breakout player to watch for next season unanimously agreed upon by his teammates is freshman Jacob Majeske.
“He practices a ton and if he can stay consistent with his ball striking ability, he will be able to put up good numbers,” said freshman Luke Horseman.
As their season progressed, the Griffon’s grew stronger and more competitive. Head Coach Greg Dillon was excited to see the team take on a new edge as they started to find their formula for success.
“That’s the best you can have because it just promotes competition. It just pushes everybody to bring their best every day. They’ll soon understand they can compete with anyone and that any team can be beaten on any given day,” said Dillon.
Moving forward to 2017-18, the team will be led by lone senior Jakob Rudosky and an ever-increasing group of talent.
“These guys have transitioned into the college game very well so far when I coached them in the fall so I expect nothing else but improvement,” said Dillion.
