Golf continues good green play
Campus Times
February 27, 1998
The University of La Verne golf team is once again off to a great start
in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) play
after defeating Caltech last Friday and Chapman on Wednesday at Sierra La
Verne Country Club.
The Leopards posted a variety of scores, but never broke 80 on their
way to an easy 27 stroke win over the Beavers, 312-339.
The leader for La Verne on Friday was junior transfer Steve Lewis, who
finished with an impressive 74 stokes, after shooting a 36 on the first
nine holes and 38 on the back nine.
Juniors Jim Brooks and James Torpey also finished the day strongly,
both scoring 39 on the front nine and 40 on the back nine on their way to
79s.
Sophomores Scott Garrison and team leader Paul Gomez brought up the
rear for the Leopards and both shot 80.
Caltech struggled to find its game early as they had three players shoot
above 90. Cal tech's Nathan Heich helped La Verne in a big way, shooting
a dismal 63 on the back nine and 116 total to add strokes to the visitor's
total.
La Verne faced Chapman under clear skies on Wednesday and once again
put a solid win on the board, 303-331.
Gomez was convincing in the win, putting together a 37 on the front
and a 35 on the back nine to finish with the day's lowest score of 72. Lewis
also finished strong with a 72.
"Steve and Paul are playing really well and are an example for
our younger guys," said head coach Rex Huigens.
Freshman Don Martin also contributed to the Leopards win, finishing
with a total of 80 strokes.
La Verne, with the Caltech and Chapman wins, will move to 3-2 overall
and look to follow up on last year's stellar performance at the Southern
California Intercollegiate Golf Championships.
"Mentally, these matches have prepared us for Torrey Pines. We
are in a positive frame of mind and should be pretty competitive,"
said Huigens.
