The ACU men’s golf team is ready to tee off the season this Monday with a tournament here in Abilene.
“We have plenty of talent in every member of the team this year,” senior Alex Carpenter said. “We have three qualifiers for our first tournament so I feel confident in our team’s chances.”
The team did very well last year. They stayed competitive and even reached the Super-Regional tournament.
“Last year we did well,” head golf coach Mike Campbell said. “We spent three weeks as number one in the country and besides that we were always within one of the top spots in the rankings.”
Once they reached the tournament however, things started to fall apart.
“Super-Regionals left a bad taste in our mouths considering we didn’t play as good as we know we can,” Campbell said. “So we’re really excited to see how
A reason for the early exit was team injuries.
“Injuries really hurt us last year, so if we can avoid them, we’ll be on the right track,” said Carpenter.
The golf team has very high expectations this year as they have an experienced team and a group of guys that are hungry to win.
“Our entire team is returning so we feel very confident that we have a chance to really accomplish something exciting for this year,” Carpenter said. “As a team, we have eight players who at one point or another were on the top-five team for ACU. It’s very rare to have that kind of experience and talent on a team and still have great team chemistry.”
For the wildcats, winning is not going to be enough. The team has their eyes set on something special and are determined to get there.
“We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, but we feel we can play with anyone,” Carpenter said. “Every year we play to win it all, this one especially. We want to bring a national championship here to Abilene. Our guys deserve it and ACU deserves it.”
Since day one, the Wildcats have made it their responsibility to play at the highest level possible.
“Before school even started, we all got together as a team and practiced,” Carpenter said. “We wanted to start this year off right, and so far it has. Already, we’ve got over half our team staying under par and really shooting well on the green.”
As they set on to compete in their first tournament Monday, the ‘Cats are confident and ready to give it all they have.
“I feel that we are more than ready for Monday,” Campbell said. “We’ve got guys that are shooting great ball right now and we’re excited to see what happens this year.”
“I feel we are very ready for this year,” Carpenter said. “Everyone is shooting well and confidently, so the sky’s the limit for us.”
