1994 Miracle Yearbook

Putting is an important part ofTed Kruse's golf game. With much concentration Ted Kruse prepares for his putt. Photo by Adam Young Rebuilding Yearfor GolfTeam Itwasarebuilding yearofsortsforthe Cedarville College golf team which fin- ishedinthetopfiveofonlythreetourna- ments. The squad's best effort came at the NCCAA District III event where the Jackets wereactually deadlocked in sec- ond place with Grace and host Spring Arbor just two shots behind champion Indiana Wesleyan. But the linksters dropped to third in the tiebreaker. The tournament was played in 40- degree weather and a steady rain, but Kevin Belmont and Jeff Gaglio sloshed theirwaytospotsontheall-districtteam. The twosome played in the fourth and fifth spots in the team's order,but they carded their best rounds of the season with 83's to tie for fourth place. Mt.VernonNazareneclaimedthe13th Annual Cedarville Invitational at the Reid Park North Course in Springfield. It marked the first time that a school otherthanMaloneorWalshhad wonthe tournamentsincetheYellowJacketswon the initial outing in 1982. Cedarville placed fifth in itsowninvi- tational as well as the Urbana Invita- tional. Theteam alsofinished fourth out of six schools in the Mid-Ohio Confer- ence race and wassixth outofninein the NAIA District22tournament. Senior Ted Kruse paced the team by averaging 82.4 strokes per 18 holes and he finished 13th in the MOC with an averageof81.4intheconferencematches. Kruse wasthe only player to break80on the team this spring with a 78 at the UrbanaInvitationaland another78inthe firstround ofthe District22tournament. FreshmanNathanWestbeldhelddown the number two slot on the team with a 86.4 average. Other team members and their averages were sophomore Toby Jacobson (88.0), senior Kevin Belmont (88.4),and sophomore Jeff Gaglio(89.3). *Mark Womack Photo by Adam Young Indiana Wesleyan Invitational Wilmington Invitational Cedarville Invitational Shawnee State Invitational Tiffin Invitational Walsh Invitational Urbana Invitational Mt.Vernon Nazarene Invitational NCCAA District III 7th/12 7th/9 5th/8 6th/8 10th/14 6th/9 5th/8 7th/10 3rd/7