By Herb Page
Head Coach
We have played well this season and put ourselves in position to win. We haven't been able to finish off a win yet, and our collective short games are part of the reason.
We've been trying to get our guys to take ownership of what they work on in practice. Everyone is working on something different. Our guys are not all alike, but they need to take ownership of the changes they need to make.
For example, Nick Scott needs to hit his wedges lower, flight them down and take that no-hand shot. Kyle Kmiecik has to continue to work on his posture and setup. Kyle and Josh Whalen are both working on their chipping. They are good chippers now, but they can be much better.
We have practices like every team where we work with our players, but a little unlike other sports, it is up to our players to come out the next day and do it on their own for an hour. We don't blow a whistle and everyone lines up for a drill. We work on different things with everyone.
Working on the short game is important for this team. I like this group, but they are all ball-strikers. They are bombers. We have to do a better job of getting up and down. Golf is still a game about getting your ball into the hole.
We've done a better job this week in practice with our short games, and we'll see if it pays off this weekend at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.
We'll be taking six golfers with us to Tennessee. Freshman Josh Whalen will jump back into the lineup and Jack Troyer will play as an individual.
After playing and finishing second two weeks ago despite an elbow injury, Taylor Pendrith is feeling much better. He has been getting treatment and he says he feels literally no pain whatsoever. But after getting a fourth and a second with a bad elbow, I'm thinking maybe we need more players with bad elbows.
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