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| Golf: Gahman has another busy summer Posted: 16 Aug 2010 06:15 AM PDT Golf is a game that has been known to crush a man's spirit with one bad bounce, only to resurrect it two holes later before finally stomping his hopes of finishing at even par into the ground like an unwanted spider crawling along a kitchen floor as he double-bogeys on the 18th. Yes, this is golf. Frustrating. Mind-numbing. Addictive. Brilliant. Travis Gahman knows it all too well, and at the age of 21, he feels more comfortable than ever before on a golf course. "Absolutely," Gahman said. "I haven't been nervous on a golf course this whole year, just because of all those school golf tournaments I had in the fall and spring at Bridgewater [College]. You're not only playing for yourself, you're playing for your team and school, so there's more pressure, and you just deal with it." Gahman, a 2007 Souderton High graduate who is entering his junior year at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA, played in several amateur tournaments this summer, including the 40th Annual Lakeview Amateur Tournament and the 2010 Loudon Mutual Valley Open, both of which he won. In the Lakeview Tournament, held in mid-June at Lakeview Golf Course near Harrisonburg, VA, where Gahman lived for part of the summer with his sister and brother-in-law, the Souderton native shot a 72 and a 68 for a combined score of 140 (-4) in the Championship Flight to win by seven strokes. "I got a new swing in the middle of June, about two days before the Lakeview Amateur in Virginia, and I won that and qualified three days later for Publinks," Gahman said. "My old swing was working here and there, but if my timing was wrong, my miss-hits were bad. And now, with this new swing, my miss-hits are much better than they were. Golf is a game of misses. Golf is a game of the best misses and my misses are getting better." At the Valley Open—played at Heritage Oak Golf Course (Harrisonburg), Lakeview and Spotswood Country Club (Harrisonburg) in late July—Gahman shot a 66 (-4), a 71 (-1), and a 70 (-1) for a combined score of 207 (-6) to beat the nearest pro by five strokes and the closest amateur by 11 strokes. In late June, Gahman, after he won at Lakeview, returned to the area to play in the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship Qualifier at Jeffersonville Golf Club. He shot a 69 and a 71 to finish even at 140. "That was like 38 guys for two spots," Gahman said. "Then that qualified me down to Greensboro, Bryan Park. I played a national tournament." A few days later, Gahman took second at the PPGA Publinks Championship at Jeffersonville where he shot a 69 (-1). Last summer, Gahman defeated Mike Brown to win the Publinks Championship. At the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship held at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C., the 2009 PPGA Player of the Year qualified for match play by hitting a birdie on the first playoff hole, the 10th hole, of a 13-for-six playoff. "One hundred and fifty-six guys for 64 match-play spots," Gahman said. "And through six holes I was five-under. And I kind of blew up on the back nine, but I made it through the 36 holes. I made it on the number and I was in a 13-for-6 playoff." In match play, Gahman, seeded 62nd, was paired up with No. 3 seed Patrick Reed, the third ranked amateur player in the world. "He played well," Gahman said. "He was five-under through 12 holes. I birdied the first and then it went downhill from there. I didn't play well and lost." Reed was up seven holes after they had played 12 to clinch the win. In late July, Gahman shot a 75 (+4) at the Montgomery County Amateur at Ravens Claw before withdrawing in the second round at Blue Bell Country Club on Aug. 1. He also shot an 80 (+8) and a 74 (+2) at the U.S. Amateur Qualifier earlier this month. On Monday, Gahman began his quest to finally make the cut at the 94th Pennsylvania Open in his third time at the annual event. "My first goal is to make the cut, but I'm playing much better than I have been," Gahman said, who failed to reach that goal after shooting 78-71—149, six shots shy of the cutline in the tournament held at Applebrook Golf Club. "First I'd be happy to make the cut because I'm going into this course blind as well. But I feel like my game is good enough that I can hit around, see what's around me and make the cut. Top 10 would be great. Top 20 is plenty good for me for the whole state of Pennsylvania, including amateur and pros." Gahman entered the spring season with plenty of confidence. In his first season playing for Bridgewater, a Division III program, he set a school record for the best single-season scoring average with a 74.888 average besting Grady Ruckman's record average of 74.909 according to the team's website. Gahman earned a birdie on the final hole of the 2010 NCAA Division III Golf Championships at the Hershey Links Course in Hershey to make school history. Gahman also set a school record for an 18-hole score during his first tournament round with the team. "And then I went downhill from there," he joked. "But at the end of the year we made nationals for the first time in school history by winning our conference championship for the first time; that was an automatic bid. At nationals, its four days, but after two days it cuts down to the top 23 teams. We were tied for 24th, but I was fortunate enough to make it through playoffs as an individual." Gahman said one area he still struggles in, like most golfers, is the mental aspect of the game. "It's definitely a struggle, especially when you know you can hit shots and you don't, and you see other people hitting those same shots," Gahman said. "Golf is definitely a mental game, I'm trying to work on it, it's not good at all right now, but it's better than what it has been."
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| Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:17 AM PDT By Mark Jones/Sports Editor The Williston Coyotes golf team opens the 2010 season Monday at the Lifetime Eyeware Classic in Jamestown. It will be the first athletic event for the new school year, marking an end to the summer. But for the Lady Coyotes, it could be the beginning of a couple of special seasons on the golf course. Williston only lost one player off of last season's team - Miranda Zavalney. However, the Lady Coyotes have no seniors on this season's squad. And all come back with experience. "We have good experience back," said Williston golf coach Dennis Healy. "Five girls that golfed varsity are back." Kayla Barke is Williston's top returning shooter. "She will have to step up to No. 1," Healy said. Williston also has Cari Zavalney, Anna Peterson, Abby Wilt and Rachel Anderson back from last season. As a team, the Lady Coyotes finished seventh at state. Healy says the experience should help the team build improve on that in 2010. "It's tremendous," he said. "Every year, you get better, and we want to stay in the top 10." Experience is an obvious strong point on this season's team, which should only help as the season progresses. "They know over the years that they are playing the course," Healy said. "They know the most important shot is the next one." An area of concern for Healy is the lack of summer tournaments, the Williston golfers took part in. He says Barke was the only Williston golfer to take part in summer tournaments on a regular basis. Monday's action will be the first of a two-day event in Jamestown, which will bring in 108 golfers from around the state. "It's kind of a good measuring stick for our team," Healy said. After Tuesday, the Lady Coyotes will then prepare for the Mandan Invitational set for Thursday. The Williston Invitational will be held on Sept. 10. Williston schedule 8/16 at Jamestown 8/17 at Jamestown 8/19 at Mandan 8/23 at TMCHS 8/30 at Minot 9/2 at Dickinson 9/10 Williston Invite (at The Links of North Dakota) 9/17 at Bismarck Century 9/18 at Bismarck 9/27 WDA at Jamestown 10/4 state meet at Jamestown 10-5 state meet at Jamestown This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Golf course turning the corner Posted: 15 Aug 2010 10:40 PM PDT The Mesquite Municipal Golf Course has seen an increased commitment to customer satisfaction since the city took over management of the course, according to parks and recreation department officials.�We reopened to what we consider good numbers,� said Cliff Keheley, parks and recreation director. �We had an exceptional day July 5.� The city took over management of the golf course from the former management company almost two months ago. �We have spent the last several months understanding the golf business in Mesquite,� Keheley said. �We had to figure out when golfers play and what will work for them. When we took it over we assessed what other course charge. According to our surveys, we are among the lowest green and cart fees.�The department took a look at the rates and fees to try and figure out what would meet the needs of the golfers that use the course. One addition was a reduced cost twilight fee. �If you start after 5 p.m. you are not going to be able to finish the course,� Keheley said. �We decided if we reduced the rates, (golfers) would consider playing.� The city replaced the existing golf carts with units that were configured more to the needs of its customers. �The new carts are in,� Keheley said. �We are real pleased with them.� Keheley believes the greens are in the best condition they have been in years. �The course looks great,� he said. �By making the course look good it gives you a country club feel.� The improvements have taken considerable effort. �We spent a lot of time understanding the type of grass we have on the greens,� said Travis Sales, parks superintendent. �The grass was healthy. The ball speed was slow. The shorter the green the better the ball speed. Leaving the green short for too long is not good for it. We decided on a process called grooming.� Sales said the management company last year was unable to perform a lot of the required maintenance due to it being such a wet year based on the amount of rainfall. Keheley credited Sales for coming up with a good, aggressive plan to address all of the landscape issues the course. �Anything we had to do with the course was addressed,� Keheley said. Keheley added the next step for the city is to begin marketing the course. �We are gearing up for a September and October to get golfers back on the course,� he said. �There isn�t much we can do except to get them to play and spread the word.� The city also made improvements to the clubhouse and pro shop as. They changed out some of the lighting and repaired several roof leaks. �Our ultimate goal is to provide a quality amenity and provide a quality facility we can all be proud of,� Keheley said. �We are ahead of my schedule; I did not think we would be at this point until the fall, but there are still plenty of things to do.� Green Fees Weekday Weekday Weekend Weekend Twilight Twilight Walk Ride Walk Ride Walk Ride Walk Ride Regular Rate $18 $30 $12 $24 $29 $41 $15 $27 Seniors (55 & Up) $10 $22 $8 $20 $15 $27 $12 $24 Juniors (17 & under $10 $22 $8 $20 $15 $27 $12 $24 Summer Twilight Rates (begin after 4 p.m.)* Weekday Weekend Summer Summer Twilight Twilight Walk Ride Walk Ride Regular Rate $8 $20 $11 $23 Seniors (55 & Up) $5 $17 $8 $20 Juniors (17 & under $5 $17 $8 $20 *Expires at the end of summer The following are comments from the readers. You must register with a valid email to post comments. Registered users sign in here: This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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