The Alumni golfers took a close match at Brunswick Country Club in the annual Alumni vs. Varsity Golf match by a score of 8.5 to 6.5. The format was 2 man scramble match play, with a point for the front, back, and overall for each of 5 matchups. Individual results were as follows:
Dru Love and Thomas Henderson defeated Jackson Byrd and Roy Boyd 3-0
Wade Carruth and Coach Tom Willis defeated Aarnav Nath and Ramie Shingler 3-0
Jeff Seymour and Ryan Lavallee tied Parker Jules, Robert Stephens, and Riley Turner 1.5-1.5
Campbell Williams and Lance Reid defeated Michael Williamson '91 and Wait Thomas 3-0
Edward Stephens, Thomas Sams, and Chandler Sitz defeated Michael Tindle and
John McCallum 2-1
Coach's Comments: After losing last year, the alumni golfers had to bring in the heavy hitters in Dru and Thomas who played great and won by shooting 11 under par 61 to just beat a strong 9 under by Jackson and Roy. That was big for the alumni team. Wade was on fire with the putter, and he and I got off to a really hot start to win with a 62 despite a late birdie run by Ramie and Arnie. Jeff and Ryan really came through, managing to tie despite strong play by Parker, and Michael and John had a great comeback on the backside to get the clinching point we needed off a strong performance by Edward, Thomas, and Chandler. The young squad of Campbell and Lance were 3 under on the day and showed what the 8th graders coming up can do with a big win. Overall, it was a fun day, and I want to thank everyone who came out and supported the team. This is always a fun match, and it is great to see these guys again and to see that they can still play and have fun. It is one of the things that shows that our program is heads above the others in the state, I don't know of any other team that supports an outing like this year after year. Great job guys and girls!
Go Knight!
Coach Tom Willis
