1999 Miracle Yearbook

The usual view of golfis oneofthe individual versus thetilMitself,but oneofthe most team centered sports atCedarville isReg No matter the abilities ofthe player,each golfer mustegdAlinwell for the team to win. Cedarville performed well and im- proved throughoutthis season,improving from match to match. In their season opener on April Fool's Day, the team finished only fifth out of eight schools with freshman Mike Poelzer shooting a 77 and finishing second in the tourna- ment. April5 brought the Shawnee State Invitational and fifth place finish for the golfteam,led by sophomore MattDunn's 79. TheCedarvilleTri-Matchfinished with Cedarville as runner-up to Urbana in the Apri 8 contest. During the Urbana Quad on April 13, Cedarville placed third with sophomore Matt Dunn's 78 leading the way. On April 19,SophomoreRussellTomscarded a 75 for a career-best and fifth individu- ally at the Walsh Invitational. The next week,the golfteam traveled to the Mount Vernon Nazarene Invitational. For the 18th year,the golfteam hosted the Cedarville Invitational at the Country Club ofthe north.This year,the golfteam placed second, again led by Matt Dunn with a71.Dunn recieved medalist honors for his achievement and became only the third Yellow Jacket to win the tourna- ment. Though theteam finished a disappoint- ing seventh out of seven teams in the America MideastConference Champion- ships, Coach Jim Kragel and the team look forward to next season. With only one departing senior and nojuniors,there is no where for the young team to go but up. As seen by their perseverance and improvement throughout this season,the future looks brightfor the Cedarville golf team. Muivane.y kitran,approacks-kotiothegreen,on,the, stkkoleofthe Cedarville,Invitational Tounuutteitt. e got-r) Head Goacklikt,c,Kraget, Russ- ToPus,Joitatkag,Murpity, Mike,Poeizer, Kyle,&aid,Joe,Muivaitey, Matt Dunn, MEN'S GOLF Huck