Mike Lebow

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June 7, 2004

The 2003-04 season came to an end with the conclusion of the NCAA Division III men's golf championships at the PGA of Southern California Golf Club at Oak Valley. Our last golf trip in beautiful southern California was easily the best trip of the season, with arguably some of the best play, weather, food and good times we could have imagined.

A few days after academic finals, with the usual burden of schoolwork off our backs, we flew out to Ontario, Calif., a day before the practice round. With a late shotgun start the next day we treated ourselves to a two-hour drive to the famous Santa Monica Boulevard for dinner and a night out.

We arrived at the course the next day with high expectations, and none of us were disappointed. The wonderfully designed course was long and challenging to say the least; a slope and rating of 76.5/141, playing just more than 7,000 yards. The four tournament rounds displayed the course's defense with tucked pins and windy conditions.

I'm obviously not going to sum up each round for you but anyone watching the live scoring on GolfStat knows we each had our share of ups and downs. After a pair of stressful days, Scherr decided to have some fun and finish off his record breaking collegiate career with two great rounds of even par.

It took Timmy four days to realize that he just had to get himself so deep into the red that he couldn't come back out. As a team, a rough second day in tough conditions proved to be the only thing keeping us from a top-four finish and taking home a piece of NCAA hardware. Disappointing… of course; but no regrets. We had an incredible trip, played tough, and got beat by a few of the best teams in the country who were on top of their games.

This season marked the end of two great college careers and I'd like to personally congratulate Jason and Brian for all of their accomplishments. They helped shape this team on and off the course and in doing so set the standard for Emory golf in the future. Emory proved itself to be a strong national contender with talent and dedication…. and we're all looking forward to next year!!!

Mike Lebow is a sophomore from Royersford, Pa. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.