| University of the Cumberlands Golf Spring 2008 Preview The University of the Cumberlands Golf team with new Head Coach Chris Kraftick is anticipating beginning the 2008 Spring Season. With the Fall Season behind them, the team is diligently working on improving skills and practice habits to make for a successful outcome. The Fall Season proved to be a rough patch for the Cumberlands Golf team. Both the men and women opened the season at the UC Fall Invitational in September. The men finished 13 th out of 15 teams with a score of 661 and the women finished 7 th out of seven teams with a score of 805. To bring the fall season to an end both teams competed in the Union College Golf Challenge where the men defeated Union with 292 and the women came out on top with 398. The Women’s team ended the fall season with a record of 2-16 out of five tournaments. Freshman Kayla Peace (Williamsburg, KY) led the ladies as she finished first for UC in each Tournament. Peace tied for fifth at the Bluegrass Fall Classic with a score of 86, tied for tenth at the Old Bridge Fall Invitational with 86, and finished first place at the Union College Golf Challenge with 78. The Men’s team exited the fall season with a record of 10-32 after competing in six tournaments. Senior Justin Price ( Somerset, KY) proved to be a leader for the guys as he finished first for UC in five of the tournaments. Price finished second at the West Virginia Tech Invitational with 67 and came out in first place at the Union College Golf Challenge with 71. Head Coach Chris Kraftick commented, “ I am really looking forward to the spring season and my first semester with the teams. The goal is to improve everyday at practice and be completely prepared for tournaments. Both teams have quality schedules which will show us where we stand and what it will take to make the programs competitive on the national level. The players have impressed me so far with their desire to get better both individually and as a program. From that standpoint I think everyone in the program is ready to get started this spring”. Spring Season will kick off with the Men’s team traveling to Pineville, KY to compete in a tournament hosted by Union College on March 3 rd and 4 th. 2007 Preview |
