RED WING, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's golf team kicks off its 2012 season on Friday, traveling to Mississippi National Golf Course for the annual MacMary dual match against Macalester
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals vs. Macalester Scots
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Last Action:
Friday's match is the season opener for both teams.
SMU vs. Macalester — Their Last Meeting:
Sept. 1, 2011: The Cardinals came up empty in their season-opening dual meet against Macalester, as the Scots handed SMU a
325-349 setback at the Mississippi National Golf Course.
Ethan Austin (Northbrook, Ill.) led the way for the Cardinals, shooting an 82 over the par-71 layout.
Up Next:
The Cardinals are back in action next Thursday, traveling to the Waseca Lakeside Golf Course in Waseca, Minn., for a dual match against Bethany Lutheran. … Macalester, meanwhile, heads to Sawmill Golf Course in Stillwater, Minn., on Saturday for a triangular against Augsburg and Bethel
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster |
2011 Final Statistics |
2012 Schedule
Ethan Austin (Northbrook, Ill.) is the top returning golfer after averaging 86.5 during the 2011 season. …
Tim Wolford, who will miss this season due to a knee injury, carded two of the team's four rounds in the 70s last season, recording a 79 at the Saint John's Invitational on Sept. 17, then adding a final-round 79 at the season-ending MIAC?Championships. … Austin posted the team's low 18-hole round of the season when he fired a four-over-par 76 at the Augsburg Invitational on Sept. 11. … Wolford was the Cardinals' leader at the MIAC?Championships, opening with back-to-back 81s, before finishing with a 79 for a 54-hole total of 241. …
D.J. Borgen added a 252 (83-87-72) in his final MIAC Championships appearance, followed by Austin (85-82-87—254) and
Bobby Glynn (Orland Park, Ill. / 89-87-79—255). … Glynn's final-round 79 at the MIAC?Championships was a career-low. … As a team, the Cardinals shot a season-low 325 at the Augsburg Invitational on Sept. 10-11.
