By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team finished seventh at the Lone Star Conference Tournament on Tuesday at the Winstar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla. Despite the seventh-place finish, the team still has a good chance of making it to the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament on May 4-6. "As far as the way we ... [Read More…]
Cats travel to Okla. for LSC Championship
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team is preparing for the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament in Thackerville, Okla., on Monday and Tuesday. The team will conclude qualifying rounds Friday, and the top five Wildcats will make the trip to compete. "Going by records, we are pretty solid to go to regionals," head coach ... [Read More…]
Coach catches brother’s Masters success
By Grant Abston, Sports Editor While watching the final round of the Masters Golf Tournament, it might have been surprising to see an ACU golf shirt and hat flash across the screen during the first playoff hole between Chad Campbell, Angel Cabrera and Kenny Perry. But for ACU fans, it was a familiar face as head golf coach Mike Campbell watched ... [Read More…]
Golf team ties for second in Dallas
By Jeff Craig, Sports Writer The Wildcat golf team made their case for an NCAA top-25 ranking by finishing tied for second at the 2009 DBU Patriot Invite on Monday and Tuesday in Dallas. The most recent NCAA Division II men's golf rankings had ACU outside of the top 25 after being ranked 20th in the previous rankings. The tournament was the ... [Read More…]
Golf team prepares for Classic
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The ACU golf team travels to Dallas on Monday to compete in the Dallas Baptist Patriot Classic. The tournament will be sponsored by Dallas Baptist University at the Golf Club of Dallas. The Wildcats are midway through their season and currently are ranked fourth in their region. "Our season started off ... [Read More…]
Golf team places sixth at SoCal tournament
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team finished in sixth place overall at the SoCal Intercollegiate tournament in Mission Viejo, Calif., on March 9-10. Sophomore Cyril Bouniol led the Wildcats by finishing in second place individually. The teams played 36 holes on day one and 18 holes on day two of the tournament hosted by the ... [Read More…]
Campbell, golf team prepare for St. Edward’s Invitational in Austin
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team travels to Austin on Sunday for the St. Edward's Spring Invitational tournament. St. Edward's University will be sponsoring the tournament at Grey Rock Golf Club. The team completed qualifying for the tournament Wednesday afternoon. "I have four people who are going for sure," head coach ... [Read More…]
Golf team wins by 20 strokes in opener
By Chandler Harris, Assistant Sports Editor The golf team began the spring season in the best way possible last week, winning the Dustdevil Open by 20 strokes in Laredo. Morgan Johnson, whose score did not figure into the composite team score because he plays unattached, won the individual title by three strokes over teammate Hilton Funk. The ... [Read More…]
Golf team aims to get to national tournament
By Camille Vandendriessche, Assistant Copy Editor After failing to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championship by one spot last spring, the golf team has a clear goal this year: earning its ticket for the national tournament. Getting to nationals is the goal for the whole year, said Mike Campbell, who enters his fifth year as head ... [Read More…]
ACU claims best finish since 2003
By Daniel Johnson, Sports Editor Under head coach Mike Campbell's leadership, the ACU golf team keeps getting better. ACU posted its best finish at the Lone Star Conference Tournament under Campbell's direction and the best finish since 2003 after tying for second place with Northeastern State at the WinStar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla., on ... [Read More…]