Mike Lebow

Past Entries

Entry 1

October 8, 2004

And… there is hope!

After a rainy week in Scotland and two hurricane-shortened tournaments, it was a pleasant change to play golf without rain gloves, jacket, or an umbrella. The first couple weeks of the season were a struggle not only with the weather, but with our games. Fortunately, with the sun came better play.

Last week we proved that Emory golf is back for another competitive season. After a slow start on Monday we came back with a strong one-under-par score of 287 in Tuesday's tough conditions. With gusty winds and tucked pins we carded scores of 71, 71, 72, and 73; throwing out a 75, the lowest dropped score of the entire tournament. We also had an impressive showing from our individual entry, Chris Clarke, who shot 71 as well.

Our two-day total of 585 was good enough for fourth place out of 15 teams. Tuesday's comeback helped us finish ahead of a few district rivals, but we couldn't make up enough ground to beat three of the teams at the top of our district standings. Although this tournament improved our position for bid to nationals, it more importantly gave us some momentum going into the two biggest tournaments of the fall. We leave for the Wilson-Gordon Collegiate Classic this weekend and then travel to Orlando on October 20th to compete in the NCAA Division III Preview tournament.

In addition to the improved golf, there were many other pluses to this trip. For starters, we had zero near-death experiences in the van! Yes, that's a rare plus. We also got to know one of our fellow freshmen a little better, and although I didn't think it was possible, the maturity level of our team has plummeted. I hate to admit it, but Drew actually makes Keith and Tim look like seniors from time to time. We also discovered that although none of us seem to be able to study on these trips, with a little mental math we can get into some serious poker tournaments during a six-hour van ride.

This weekend we plan to pick up where we left off and hopefully knock off a couple top district teams as well as some tough out-of-district opponents… and then it's back to school work and reality next week.

P.S. I love my mom.

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