By Pat Tintle Staff Writer After a disappointing trip to West Virginia for the Greenbrier Invitational, the Bonnies headed back north to Rochester, N.Y. for the Oak Hill Invitational. The two-day tournament, which took place on April 21 and 22, saw the Bonnies finish in sixth place out of the seven competing schools. Despite a…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer While golf may not be known as the typical team sport, there are competitive relationships developing between Bonnie golfers on the course. “Obviously, golf is an individual sport,” senior Chris Mackey said. “But I don’t think a lot of people understand the team aspect is so important when trying to…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor As the fall season draws to a close, the golf team will stow its nine-irons and putters until the milder days of spring. The team closed its first five weeks of play last Tuesday after competing in six invitationals. As per NCAA regulations, the team will not be able…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Golf is a sport built on the foundation of individual performance. There are no assists, no intricately coordinated plays and no one to rely on but yourself and your driver. Even in such a personal, even isolated, sport, there is the same sense of unity and common purpose on…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor In the words of golfing great Ben Hogan, “the most important shot in golf is the next one.” St. Bonaventure Golf Head Coach John Powers subscribes to a similar philosophy of the game he plays, coaches and loves. “One of the biggest things that can hinder your performance on…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Part of what attracts fans and athletes to sports is the element of rivalry. Teams that reside in the same neighborhood (Ohio State vs. Michigan) or have a long history of competition and animosity (Yankees vs. Red Sox) develop almost personal grievances that make their matchups all the more…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Ithaca, N.Y. is known for its gorges, Finger Lakes and higher education. For the St. Bonaventure golf team, however, it will be the site of the next challenge in its fall season. The team heads to the Cornell Invitational this weekend. Last season at the invitational, St. Bonaventure finished…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Home-field advantage can often be the deciding factor in a sporting event. Playing in front of raucous, screaming fans can inspire an inferior team to victory, motivating the players to compete at the top of their skill level. In a sport such as golf, where crowd silence is a…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor The men’s golf team can look to the incipient 2012-13 season with an attitude of growth and progress. Following an eighth-place finish in last season’s Atlantic 10 tournament, Coach John Powers said he and the team performed well in the final tournament of the campaign. “I felt like that…
By Harrison Leone Assitant Sports Editor A season’s worth of training, effort and preparation for the golf team boils down to one tournament. The Atlantic 10 championship tournament, will take place April 26-28 at the Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla. The upcoming tournament will mark the first time the Bonnies have been…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor With only days left until the Atlantic 10 championships, the men’s golf team will face one final regular season test today and tomorrow at the Longwood Invitational in Farmville, Va. Coach John Powers said he expects his team to be able to focus on the Longwood tournament and will…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor As the winter frost finally beings to dissipate, the golf team is gearing up for one last regular season tournament before the Atlantic 10 Championships later this month. The Bonnies will travel south to compete in the Longwood Manor Invitational at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. The meet will…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The mercurial Western New York spring weather is wreaking havoc on sports schedules and practice routines, and Bonaventure golf is not immune to the ill effects of such an unpredictable climate. For the last several days, the men of the team have been forced indoors to continue their preparation…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor For the golf team’s leading freshman Josh Stauffer, the transition from supervised adolescence to independent college life has been a smooth one. “It’s really not that different than high school so far,” the Bradford, Pa. native said. “I mean, other than missing classes and the courses being more difficult,…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The clubs of the SBU golf team will be quiet for more than two weeks until March 24 when the Bonnies compete in the La Salle Invitational. The Invitational will be a two-day event held at the Talamore Country Club in the Philadelphia suburb of Ambler. Coach John Powers…
By Harrison Leone Assistant Sports Editor The golf team is back at the tee for the second half of its 2012-13 campaign. Next up for the Bonnies is a trip to Rocklidge, Fla. Feb. 28 to face Brevard Community College (BCC). The match will be the second sojourn to Florida this spring for the team.…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The men’s golf fall season came to a close this past Tuesday as the Bonnies concluded the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational. St. Bonaventure logged a 10th place finish out of a field of 18 schools from across the Eastern Seaboard. Also competing at the tournament were fellow Atlantic 10 schools…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer With the fall season coming to a close for men’s golf, the last challenge for St. Bonaventure will come this weekend when they travel to Powell’s Point, N.C. for the Old Dominion Collegiate Tournament. The three-day event begins on Sunday and continues through Tuesday. “Some of the best teams from…
By Harrison Leone Staff Writer The men’s golf team hopes to build on its early successes. The next test for the Bonnies will come this upcoming weekend in Apalachin, N.Y., where the team will compete in the Binghamton University Fall Invitational. The Invitational will be held at The Links at Hiawatha. The Invitational will be…
By Harrison Leone Contributing Writer The Bonnies hope to rebound after logging their lowest tournament finish of the season. The team’s next opportunity is in Appalachian, N.Y. at the Binghamton Invitational Oct. 7. “Binghamton has a lot of experience, and there’ll be a lot of solid teams there,” Coach John Powers said. “We’ll have our…