Golfers 'pleased' with results in Cape Cod; Mulieri leads LC
Pat Taylor
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Sports
The Loyola golf team finished in 13th place this past week at the Hartford Hawk Invitational in the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. After the first round of play on Sunday was postponed due to inclement weather, the Hounds came out on Monday and finished 14th out of 23 teams. On Tuesday, the team pressed forward, recording a 14-stroke improvement (for a total score of 296).
Only five other teams in the tournament had a better single-round improvement than the Greyhounds.
Coach Tom Beidleman was extremely pleased with the way his team played, especially considering the conditions. "It was a week full of challenges," Beidleman said. "I am quite pleased with the way we rebounded today, and it is a good sign of things to come."
Senior Michael Mulieri bounced back from a mediocre first round to shoot a 4-under par 68 in the final round, an 11-stroke improvement from Monday. He also made 10 birdies in the tournament. Mulieri finished with a 147, good enough for 20th place overall.
Another bright spot was the return of sophomore Alex Redfearn, who turned in an impressive performance last weekend. Redfearn had fallen ill during the team's trip to Denver the week prior, forcing the Hounds to play a man down.
"It was nice to bounce back, instead of just sitting around and watching the team play," Redfearn said. "I'm just glad I was able to help the team out a bit."
Redfearn did more then just help a bit. On the final day he managed to improve his score by four strokes from Monday, shooting a 74 to give him a total of 152, good enough for 54th place overall. The most memorable part of the tournament for Redfearn was the eagle he scored on the first day. He was one of only six golfers to record an eagle at the event.
"It was the 10th hole, par-5, 548 yards," he recollected. "I hit a good drive and followed it up with a nice 4-iron that put me within 15 feet of the hole."
While he enjoyed his personal success, Redfearn understands that the team improving is more important.
"We have to remember that this is the fall. We're a young team but everything is working towards the spring," he said. "I see us improving each week. This tournament was a step in the right direction."
Freshmen Jay Mulieri finished third for the Hounds with a 154 (63rd overall), classmate Ryan McCarthy tied for 68th and freshman Patrick McCormick placed 108th.
Baylor ended up winning the tournament, followed by N.C. State.
On October 12, the Hounds travel out to Normal, IL, to participate in the Weibring Invitational.
Only five other teams in the tournament had a better single-round improvement than the Greyhounds.
Coach Tom Beidleman was extremely pleased with the way his team played, especially considering the conditions. "It was a week full of challenges," Beidleman said. "I am quite pleased with the way we rebounded today, and it is a good sign of things to come."
Senior Michael Mulieri bounced back from a mediocre first round to shoot a 4-under par 68 in the final round, an 11-stroke improvement from Monday. He also made 10 birdies in the tournament. Mulieri finished with a 147, good enough for 20th place overall.
Another bright spot was the return of sophomore Alex Redfearn, who turned in an impressive performance last weekend. Redfearn had fallen ill during the team's trip to Denver the week prior, forcing the Hounds to play a man down.
"It was nice to bounce back, instead of just sitting around and watching the team play," Redfearn said. "I'm just glad I was able to help the team out a bit."
Redfearn did more then just help a bit. On the final day he managed to improve his score by four strokes from Monday, shooting a 74 to give him a total of 152, good enough for 54th place overall. The most memorable part of the tournament for Redfearn was the eagle he scored on the first day. He was one of only six golfers to record an eagle at the event.
"It was the 10th hole, par-5, 548 yards," he recollected. "I hit a good drive and followed it up with a nice 4-iron that put me within 15 feet of the hole."
While he enjoyed his personal success, Redfearn understands that the team improving is more important.
"We have to remember that this is the fall. We're a young team but everything is working towards the spring," he said. "I see us improving each week. This tournament was a step in the right direction."
Freshmen Jay Mulieri finished third for the Hounds with a 154 (63rd overall), classmate Ryan McCarthy tied for 68th and freshman Patrick McCormick placed 108th.
Baylor ended up winning the tournament, followed by N.C. State.
On October 12, the Hounds travel out to Normal, IL, to participate in the Weibring Invitational.
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