Weather a factor in golf qualifying

GCSU’s golf team has seen changing conditions during its qualifying stages over the past two weeks.
So what made for the worst conditions?
“Last Wednesday (Jan. 16) was the toughest golf I’ve ever played,” said freshman Joe Young. “We were out there in the snow and sleet. It was the first time I’d ever played in snow.”
It was also the first time that senior Kyle Collins had played in the snow before.
“You’re out their just trying to stay warm and dry,” Collins said. “Every once in a while we were out there knocking ice off our shoes.”
The conditions affect the players both physically and mentally.
“It’s a grind out there under normal conditions,” Collins said. “I have played in bad conditions before, but when it is that cold and windy, you lose your feel. If you hit it bad on top of all that, it only makes it tougher mentally.”
On Wednesday the team played a qualifying round at Milledgeville Country Club.
The conditions were much more playable with temperatures in the mid-50′s and wind at five miles per hour. The players appeared much more comfortable as Collins and Young both shed layers during the first nine holes to play in short sleeves.
“The course is pretty wet and the greens are real slow from the rain last night, but it beats the snow,” Young said. “I never want to have to play in that again.”
The Bobcats, ranked No. 18 in the Golf World/ Nike Golf Division II Poll, start the spring season on Feb. 11 at the Matlock Invitational in Lakeland, Fl hosted by Florida Southern University.
“I’m really looking forward to (the season),” Collins said. “We put in a lot of work in the off season. Everyone is getting excited and working hard to get it going.”

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