Golfers feel confident
Eastern golf will have an exciting three days next week as the men will hit the course in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship at the Gary Stone Golf Club in Dickson, Tenn. starting Monday. The Panthers have been on a bit of a hot streak as of late, finishing in the top five in their last three outings.
The men finished fifth out of 15 in their last outing at the Tennessee State Invitational at Kings Creek Gulf Club and finished third out 13 in the outing prior at the Western Illinois Invitational at Harry Mussato Golf Club.
Sophomore David Lawrence said that the team is feeling confident in their overall play coming into the big meet.
“We are feeling pretty confident and we are happy the way we are playing,” Lawrence said.
Sophomore Kevin Flack tallied his best score of the season in the last meet at TSU, shooting a 70 in all three rounds finishing even, tied for fifth overall in the invitational.
“I’m playing well right now, I’m looking forward to contribute to the team,” Flack said.
The Panthers will be treading into an unfamiliar territory where all but senior Matt Bird haven’t played at Gary Stone Golf Club. The men are not worried about playing on a new course, they see it as a welcomed challenge.
“We will look it over during the practice rounds to get a good feel of the course,” Lawrence said. “That’s a challenge that we love to take on.”
Eastern feels like they will be prepared for the OVC Championship with all of the work they have put in outside this season.
“This is the time where we have been outside long enough,” Lawrence said. “We feel like we are in mid-season form and we are ready to go out and play well.”
The Panthers will play their practice round Sunday to get a feel for the course and the first round will of the championship will begin Monday morning.
Dane Urban can be reached at 581-7944
