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Men’s golf prevails despite tough conditions

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Men’s Golf prevails despite tough conditions. 

In the sport of golf, when heavy winds become an obstacle, determining the direction, speed, and overall intensity of the gusts are of major importance. When the Longwood men’s golf team faced this obstacle at the Manor Invitational this past weekend, they rose to the occasion.

The Lancers swept the tournament at their home course, the Manor Golf Club, earning wins both as a team and individually, as sophomore Brandon Weaver earned medalist honors after beating seniors Dylan MacQueen and Jackson Bishop from Western Carolina University in a two-hole playoff.

Weaver was named the Big South Golfer of the week following his performance over the weekend.

For a total team score, the Lancers shot 29 over par to best second-place Delaware by three strokes, scoring 32 over par.

This weekend's victory was the first for Men’s golf as a team in the 2017-18 campaign.

“It’s good to see a reward for the hard work that you put in. It’s good to win at home, we should play well at home since we play there a lot, so we should have an advantage," said head coach Kevin Fillman. "We should feel comfortable, but at the same time, there is more pressure on yourself to play well."

For Weaver, he was able to score two over par in regulation play, but it wasn’t enough to settle the individual race as the tournament went into a two-hole playoff taking place on holes one and nine. 

On the first playoff hole, Weaver was able to two-putt from 35 feet and save a par, then save himself with an excellent bunker shot on the ninth hole to seal the victory. 

“It felt pretty good, it’s like a confidence boost, and it is also reassurance that I can play under pressure and compete with people like that is a pretty good feeling,” Weaver said.

He continued, “I thought my ball striking was probably the best, it’s the best as it's probably been all semester, and my contact is really good, and I was able to flight shots whichever way I wanted, high or low."

Coach Fillman praised Weaver for his performance over the weekend, saying he needs to trust his abilities more than he does.

“Brandon is really good, and I hope that Brandon starts to realize how good he really is because he can be his own worst enemy and if he starts to realize how good he is then this could be something really special,” said Fillman.

The Lancers also had another top ten individual, junior Jordan Boulton who shot 10 over par.

“The first two rounds were pretty good. I was surprised how in the first round until the 15th hole, and made a stupid error in judgment for a four putt, bogeyed 17, just missed the green in the wrong spot there," Boulton said. "But overall I thought I played pretty well."

The team will be back in action at the Wofford Coca-Cola Invitational next week on April 9-10 at the Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, S.C.

Men’s Golf prevails despite tough conditions. 

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