Golf concludes fall season with fourth place finish
Despite strong winds, the golf team finished fourth at the Squire Creek Intercollegiate on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La. earlier this week. After a disappointing opening-round 309, the team rallied to shoot 295 and 293 to rally from 12th place, where the Owls stood after the first round. ‘This was a strong field of teams and to finish fourth was a good accomplishment,’ head coach Dick Ellis said. ‘All five players contributed to the team’s success, and I would say this was the strongest part of what we were able to achieve in this tournament.’ Freshman Jeff Krakowiak and senior Frank Buttacavoli led the team, finishing tied for 13th and 18th places, respectively. ‘As a team it was our best tourney this fall season,’ Krakowiak said. ‘It might have been one of the best we have had over the past couple of years.’ Krakowiak finished with a 76-76-71. His final-round 71 was his first under-par round as an Owl. After finishing in a tie for 54th place at the season-opening Radrick Farms Intercollegiate, Krakowiak has finished in the top 20 in each of his last three tournaments. ‘I think that the fall season really got me prepared for next spring,’ Krakowiak said. ‘In the first couple of tournaments, I was really nervous, but I got adjusted to all the pressure. By the last tournament, I felt a lot more comfortable — by next spring I think I should be able to really turn it on.’ Buttacavoli finished just one stroke behind Krakowiak, shooting rounds of 73, 72 and 79. Senior Matt Toohey rebounded from an opening-round 86 to shoot 71 in the third round and finish in 53rd place. Senior Eddie Rowe and freshman Daniel Lee were 56th and 61st, respectively. At the tournament, the Owls shot themselves out of contention with their first-round 309, trailing leader UTA by 12 strokes. ‘In regards of what we now need to improve for the spring schedule, we still need to put together three good rounds in each tournament we play,’ Ellis said. ‘In every tournament this fall we have had one bad round. However, because of the strong winds on Monday at La. Tech, most of the teams had at least one bad round of scores. This will be a part of our team focus coming out of the fall season.’ The Squire Creek Intercollegiate concludes the Owls’ fall season. Krakowiak said the Owls hope to improve their consistency individually before the Rice Intercollegiate, their first tournament of the spring season. ‘I think that, through individual practices this off-season, everyone will make the extra effort to work out their individual problems and we will have a great season this spring,’ Krakowiak said.
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